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Weekly Competitor Research Report with SerpAPI and Claude

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 8 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: Claude

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 2

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

  1. 1Every Monday 9 AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Claude ModelLm Chat AnthropicModel
  3. 3Define KeywordsSetLogic
  4. 4Generate Japanese ReportAgentModel
  5. 5Split KeywordsSplit OutLogic
  6. 6Send Report EmailGmailService
  7. 7SerpAPI SearchHttp RequestService
  8. 8Collect All ResultsAggregateLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
8
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Gmail
Model
Claude

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.