Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Send Slack alerts for new npm or PyPI package releases

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Discord, Gmail, Notion and one other. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
5Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 6

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

  1. 1Every 12 hoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Optional: post it to Discord insteadDiscordService
  3. 3Optional: email yourself the releaseGmailService
  4. 4Optional: keep a changelog page in NotionNotionService
  5. 5Optional: send it to your own webhookHttp RequestService
  6. 6Packages to watchSetLogic
  7. 7Check the registryApifyService
  8. 8Keep real packagesFilterLogic
  9. 9Only new versionsRemove DuplicatesLogic
  10. 10Classify the releaseCodeLogic
  11. 11Only the releases you asked forFilterLogic
  12. 12Post the release to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Discord, Gmail, Notion, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Discord, Gmail, Notion 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.