Monitor GitHub releases with Gemini AI Chinese translation & Slack notifications

Overview

This n8n template monitors specified GitHub repositories. When a new release is published, it automatically fetches the information, uses AI (Google Gemini by default) to summarize and translate it into Chinese, and sends a formatted notification to a designated Slack channel.

Core Features:

• Automated Monitoring: Checks for updates on a predefined schedule.
• Intelligent Processing: Uses AI to extract key information and translate.
• Error Handling: Sends an error notification if fetching RSS for a single repository fails, without affecting others.
• Duplicate Prevention: Remembers the last processed release ID using Redis to ensure only new content is pushed.

Prerequisites

• Slack: Configure your Slack app credentials in n8n.
• Redis: Have an available Redis service and configure its credentials in n8n.
• AI Provider (Gemini): Configure credentials for Google Gemini (or your chosen AI model) in n8n.

Configuration Instructions

After importing the template, you need to modify the following key nodes:

1. Cron Trigger:
   • Adjust the Rule setting to change the update check frequency (default is 0 */10 9-23 * * *, checking every 10 minutes between 9 AM and 11 PM daily).
2. GitHub Config (Repository List - Code Node):
   • Edit the JavaScript array within this node's code area.
   • Modify or add the repositories you want to follow. Each repository object needs a name (custom display name) and github (format: owner/repo).
   • Example:

     {
       "name": "n8n", // Custom display name
       "github": "n8n-io/n8n" // GitHub path
     },
     {
       "name": "LobeChat",
       "github": "lobehub/lobe-chat"
     }
     // ... add more repositories
     

3. Redis and Redis2 (Redis Connection):
   • Select your configured Redis credentials in both nodes.
4. Gemini (AI Model):
   • Select your configured Google Gemini credentials.
   • (Optional) Replace with a different supported AI model node and select its credentials.
5. Information Extractor (AI Processing & Translation):
   • Main Configuration: Review the System Prompt. By default, it asks the AI to extract information and translate it into Chinese. Modify this prompt if you need a different language or summary style.
6. Send Message and Send Error (Slack Notifications):
   • Select your configured Slack credentials in both Slack nodes.
   • Set the target Channel ID for notifications.

Workflow Overview

1. Start: Cron Trigger initiates the workflow on schedule.
2. Load Config: GitHub Config provides the list of repositories to monitor.
3. Loop: The Loop node iterates through each repository.
4. Fetch & Check:
   • The RSS node attempts to fetch the repository's releases feed.
   • If No Error checks for success:
     • Failure: Send Error posts an error to Slack, skips this repository.
     • Success: Continues.
5. Check for New Release:
   • The Redis node retrieves the last recorded Release ID for this repository.
   • The If New node compares the latest Release ID with the recorded ID:
     • Different IDs (New Release): Proceeds to processing.
     • Same ID (Already Processed): Skips this repository.
6. Process & Notify (Only for New Releases):
   • Information Extractor (with Gemini) extracts, summarizes, and translates the content.
   • The Code node formats the information into Slack Block Kit.
   • Send Message sends the formatted message to Slack.
   • The Redis2 node stores the current Release ID in Redis.
7. End: The workflow finishes after processing all repositories.

Conclusion

Once configured, this template automates GitHub release monitoring, uses AI to distill key information, and delivers it efficiently to your Slack workspace.