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Send daily AI news digest to Slack with OpenAI and PostgreSQL

Started by a clock, and works across Postgres and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 13 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 4

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

  1. 1Daily News SchedulerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Fetch Latest News ArticlesHttp RequestService
  3. 3Process Individual ArticlesCodeLogic
  4. 4Filter AI Related NewsIfLogic
  5. 5Analyze News with AIOpen AiModel
  6. 6Merge Article & AI InsightsMergeLogic
  7. 7Parse AI Analysis ResponseCodeLogic
  8. 8Check Existing ArticlesPostgresService
  9. 9Validate Duplicate ArticlesIfLogic
  10. 10Store News InsightsPostgresService
  11. 11Prepare Daily Digest PayloadCodeLogic
  12. 12Generate Executive AI DigestOpen AiModel
  13. 13Send Slack News DigestSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Postgres, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Postgres 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.