Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor brand mentions and route Slack alerts with Groq

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, RSS and Slack. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 7Service 8

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

  1. 1Run Every 15minSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get TrustpilotHttp RequestService
  3. 3Normalize RedditCodeLogic
  4. 4Merge SourcesMergeLogic
  5. 5Fetch News RSSRss Feed ReadService
  6. 6Search RedditHttp RequestService
  7. 7Normalize NewsCodeLogic
  8. 8Format ErrorsCodeLogic
  9. 9Dedupe StoriesCodeLogic
  10. 10Report ErrorsSlackService
  11. 11Classify SentimentHttp RequestService
  12. 12Parse ResponseCodeLogic
  13. 13Check SeverityIfLogic
  14. 14Draft ResponseHttp RequestService
  15. 15Log To SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Send AlertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, RSS, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets, RSS and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

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.