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Generate pain-driven content ideas from market signals

Started by a clock, and works across ClickUp, Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 7Logic 3Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Workflow Error HandlerError triggerStarts it
  2. 2Scheduled Market Discovery TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Public Search & Social Intelligence Connector (MCP)Mcp Client ToolModel
  4. 4OpenAI Reasoning Engine for Market DiscoveryLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5OpenAI Reasoning Engine for Content IdeationLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6OpenAI Reasoning Engine for Slack SummaryLm Chat Open AiModel
  7. 7Send a message1GmailService
  8. 8Inject Niche and Keyword ParametersSetLogic
  9. 9Extract Raw User Pain Points from Public Discussions (AI)AgentModel
  10. 10Generate Pain-Driven Content Ideas from Market Signals (AI)AgentModel
  11. 11Generate Slack Summary of Content IdeasAgentModel
  12. 12Normalize and Parse Content Ideas OutputCodeLogic
  13. 13Send Content Ideation Summary to Slack ChannelSlackService
  14. 14Append Content Ideas to Content Database Google SheetsService
  15. 15Create Content Task in ClickUpClick UpService
  16. 16Aggregate Generated Content IdeasAggregateLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
ClickUp, Gmail, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own ClickUp, Gmail, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.