Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor NASA asteroid threats with OpenAI and Apify

Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
5Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 1Logic 10Service 6

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

  1. 1Daily ScheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Webhook TriggerWebhookStarts it
  3. 3Merge TriggersMergeLogic
  4. 4Get NASA Asteroid DataNasaService
  5. 5Analyze Asteroid ThreatsCodeLogic
  6. 6Check for Hazardous ObjectsIfLogic
  7. 7Configure Regional SearchCodeLogic
  8. 8Create All-Clear StatusCodeLogic
  9. 9Loop Over RegionsSplit In BatchesLogic
  10. 10Aggregate All NewsAggregateLogic
  11. 11Search Regional NewsApifyService
  12. 12AI Fact-Check AnalysisOpen AiModel
  13. 13Parse AI ResponseCodeLogic
  14. 14Generate Visualization ChartsCodeLogic
  15. 15Format Multi-Channel MessagesCodeLogic
  16. 16Send Slack AlertSlackService
  17. 17Send Discord AlertDiscordService
  18. 18Send Email AlertEmail SendService
  19. 19Webhook ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it
  20. 20Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
20, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Discord, Email, 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 another system calling it.

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. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.