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Create a daily visual journal from Discord chats with GPT-4, DALL-E and Notion

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1. Workflow Overview

I wanted a journal but never had the discipline to write one. Most of my day happens in Discord anyway, so I built this to do it for me. Every night, it reads my Discord channel, asks GPT 4 to writ...

Best for

  • Personal Productivity automation workflows
  • Multimodal AI automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.discord, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.notion

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Create a daily visual journal from Discord chats with GPT-4, DALL-E and Notion
Workflow name
Create a daily visual journal from Discord chats with GPT-4, DALL-E and Notion

I wanted a journal but never had the discipline to write one. Most of my day happens in Discord anyway, so I built this to do it for me.

Every night, it reads my Discord channel, asks GPT-4 to write a short reflection, generates an image that captures the vibe of the day, and saves everything to Notion. I wake up with a diary entry I didn't have to write.

How it works

  1. Runs daily at whatever time you set
  2. Grabs messages from a Discord channel (last 100)
  3. Filters to today's messages only
  4. GPT-4 writes a title, summary, mood, and tags
  5. DALL-E generates an image based on the day's themes
  6. Uploads image to Cloudinary (Notion needs a public URL)
  7. Creates a Notion page with everything formatted nicely

Setup

  • Discord Bot credentials (read message history permission)
  • OpenAI API key
  • Free Cloudinary account for image hosting
  • Notion integration connected to your database

Notion database properties needed

  • Title (title)
  • Date (date)
  • Summary (text)
  • Mood (select): 😊 Great, 😌 Good, 😐 Neutral, πŸ˜” Low, πŸ”₯ Productive
  • Message Count (number)

Takes about 15 minutes to set up. I use Gallery view in Notion with the AI image as cover - looks pretty cool after a few weeks.

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 - Sticky Note - Main

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

Block 2 - Sticky Note1

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

Block 3 - Sticky Note2

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

Block 4 - Sticky Note3

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

Block 5 - Sticky Note4

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

Block 6 - Sticky Note5

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 7 - Sticky Note6

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 8 - Sticky Note7

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 9 - Sticky Note8

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 10 - Sticky Note9

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

Block 11 - Sticky Note10

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

Block 12 - Daily Trigger (11pm)

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

Block 13 - Get Discord Messages

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

Block 14 - Filter Today's Messages

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

Block 15 - Has Messages?

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

Block 16 - Format for GPT-4

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

Block 17 - GPT-4 Analyze Day

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 18 - Parse Analysis

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

Block 19 - Generate Image (DALL-E)

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

Block 20 - Upload to Cloudinary

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
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Version 2

Block 21 - Create Notion Entry

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.notion - notion
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 22 - Success Response

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

Block 23 - No Messages Today

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Create a daily visual journal from Discord chats with GPT-4, DALL-E and Notion
Complexity advanced
Nodes 23
Categories Personal Productivity, Multimodal AI
Author Victor Manuel Lagunas Franco
Published 31 Dec 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/12337/12337.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

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

  4. 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. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Create a daily visual journal from Discord chats with GPT-4, DALL-E and Notion do?

I wanted a journal but never had the discipline to write one. Most of my day happens in Discord anyway, so I built this to do it for me. Every night, it reads my Discord channel, asks GPT 4 to writ...

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 Personal Productivity, Multimodal AI use case.