Automate RSS content with AI: summarize, notify & archive

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1. Workflow Overview

Product Overview This n8n workflow template automates the entire lifecycle of RSS feed monitoring—perfect for tech news aggregation, content curation, and AI powered updates. It reads RSS links ...

Best for

Social Media automation workflows
AI Summarization automation workflows
advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.markdown, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-base.wait, n8n-nodes-base.rssfeedread, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.set

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Victor.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: Automate RSS content with AI: summarize, notify & archive
Workflow name: Automate RSS content with AI: summarize, notify & archive

🚀 Product Overview This n8n workflow template automates the entire lifecycle of RSS feed monitoring—perfect for tech news aggregation, content curation, and AI-powered updates. It reads RSS links from a Google Sheets file, fetches content, summarizes it using GPT, sends digest messages to Discord, and stores clean content into a Google Sheets database for future use.

🔄 How It Works ✅ 1. Scheduled RSS Fetching Triggers every 24 hours via Schedule Trigger.

Reads a list of RSS feed URLs from a centralized Google Sheets file.

Splits them for individual processing.

🔍 2. Feed Scanning & Filtering Loops through each RSS link and retrieves the latest entries.

Filters out content older than 24 hours to avoid duplicates or outdated info.

🤖 3. AI Summarization & Messaging Aggregates filtered entries.

Summarizes content using an AI Agent (OpenAI Chat Model).

Sends beautifully formatted summaries directly to Discord as a message, keeping your community or team informed.

🗃️ 4. Persistent Storage Converts each item to Markdown.

Writes entries to a second Google Sheets file, including a rate limiter (wait step) to avoid API limits.

💡 Why Use This Template? No-code setup: Drag, drop, and deploy in n8n.

AI-powered: Smart summarization reduces content noise.

Discord integration: Great for community managers, news bots, or internal updates.

Database-ready: Stores everything cleanly for later analysis or republishing.

🧩 Use Cases Daily tech news digest for Discord communities.

Content curation for newsletters.

Competitive intelligence via targeted RSS feeds.

Auto-archiving of blog or podcast updates.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 2 - Markdown

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.markdown - markdown
Config choices: Version 1

Block 3 - Loop Over Items

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices: Version 3

Block 4 - Wait

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices: Version 1.1

Block 5 - Loop Over Items1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices: Version 3

Block 6 - RSS

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - rssFeedRead
Config choices: Version 1.1

Block 7 - Sticky Note

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 8 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 9 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 10 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 11 - Save News

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.5

Block 12 - Set Tech News RSS Feeds

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 13 - Split Out

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices: Version 1

Block 14 - Aggregate

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - aggregate
Config choices: Version 1

Block 15 - AI Agent

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices: Version 2

Block 16 - OpenAI Chat Model

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 17 - Discord

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.discordTool - discordTool
Config choices: Version 2

Block 18 - Map Fields

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 19 - filterYesterdayNews

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices: Version 2

Block 20 - aggregateNews

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices: Version 2

3. Summary Table

Workflow	Automate RSS content with AI: summarize, notify & archive
Complexity	advanced
Nodes	20
Categories	Social Media, AI Summarization
Author	Victor
Published	30 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/4503/4503.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Social Media workflows AI Summarization workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does Automate RSS content with AI: summarize, notify & archive do?

Product Overview This n8n workflow template automates the entire lifecycle of RSS feed monitoring—perfect for tech news aggregation, content curation, and AI powered updates. It reads RSS links ...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Social Media, AI Summarization use case.

Victor

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Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger n8n-nodes-base.markdown n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches n8n-nodes-base.wait n8n-nodes-base.rssfeedread n8n-nodes-base.stickynote n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets n8n-nodes-base.set

Complexity

advanced

Published 30 May 2025

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1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Block 2 - Markdown

Block 3 - Loop Over Items

Block 4 - Wait

Block 5 - Loop Over Items1

Block 6 - RSS

Block 7 - Sticky Note

Block 8 - Sticky Note1

Block 9 - Sticky Note2

Block 10 - Sticky Note3

Block 11 - Save News

Block 12 - Set Tech News RSS Feeds

Block 13 - Split Out

Block 14 - Aggregate

Block 15 - AI Agent

Block 16 - OpenAI Chat Model

Block 17 - Discord

Block 18 - Map Fields

Block 19 - filterYesterdayNews

Block 20 - aggregateNews

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions