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Started by a clock, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 19 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 10Service 4

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

  1. 1Daily Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenRouter GPT5Lm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3OpenRouter GPT4Lm Chat Open RouterModel
  4. 4Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5HTTP RequestHttp RequestService
  6. 6Basic LLM ChainChain LlmModel
  7. 7Split OutSplit OutLogic
  8. 8Format for TelegramCodeLogic
  9. 9Filter Last 24 HoursFilterLogic
  10. 10Send newsTelegramService
  11. 11LimitLimitLogic
  12. 12Guard EmptyCodeLogic
  13. 13IfIfLogic
  14. 14Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  15. 15Notify No NewsTelegramService
  16. 16Collect ArticlesCodeLogic
  17. 17Scrape Article URLHttp RequestService
  18. 18Edit FieldsSetLogic
  19. 19Convert to MarkdownMarkdownLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
19, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.