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Create daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude, Notion, and Slack

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1. Workflow Overview

Quick overview This scheduled workflow pulls article URLs from Google Sheets, scrapes each page, uses Anthropic Claude to generate a structured news briefing, saves results to Notion, posts a compi...

Best for

  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.limit, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainllm, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatanthropic

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Create daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude, Notion, and Slack
Workflow name
Create daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude, Notion, and Slack

Quick overview

This scheduled workflow pulls article URLs from Google Sheets, scrapes each page, uses Anthropic Claude to generate a structured news briefing, saves results to Notion, posts a compiled digest to Slack, and appends a processing log back to Google Sheets.

How it works

  1. Runs on a weekday morning cron schedule.
  2. Loads configuration values (sheet IDs, Notion database ID, Slack channel, and prompt settings) and reads article URLs from Google Sheets.
  3. Limits the run to the first 10 URLs, fetches each article’s HTML via HTTP, and extracts a cleaned text version.
  4. Sends the article text to Anthropic Claude to produce a JSON briefing with headline, summary, why it matters, and a relevance score.
  5. Creates a new page in Notion for each generated briefing.
  6. Appends each briefing record to a Google Sheets log and aggregates all briefings into a single daily message.
  7. Posts the aggregated daily digest to a Slack channel.

Setup

  1. Add credentials for Google Sheets, Notion, Slack, and Anthropic (Claude) in n8n.
  2. Create a Google Sheet (tab name: urls) with a url column, and set the Google Sheet ID in the configuration.
  3. Create a second Google Sheet (tab name: log) for logging, and set the log sheet ID used by the append step.
  4. Create a Notion database for briefings and set the database/page target ID used by the Notion step.
  5. Set your Slack channel and review the cron expression and maxArticles limit to match your schedule and desired volume.

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 - Overview

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

Block 2 - Section: Trigger and Config

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

Block 3 - Section: Scrape and Analyse

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

Block 4 - Section: Store and Notify

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

Block 5 - Schedule Trigger

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

Block 6 - Configure Settings

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

Block 7 - Read URL List from Sheets

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 8 - Limit to Max Articles

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

Block 9 - Fetch Article Content

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 10 - Prepare Article Text

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

Block 11 - Claude AI Chain

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - chainLlm
Config choices
Version 1.4

Block 12 - Claude Model

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

Block 13 - Parse Claude Briefing

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

Block 14 - Save to Notion

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

Block 15 - Log to Google Sheets

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 16 - Aggregate Briefings

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

Block 17 - Build Slack Digest

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

Block 18 - Send Slack Digest

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Create daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude, Notion, and Slack
Complexity advanced
Nodes 18
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Akshay Chug
Published 27 May 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/15979/15979.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 daily AI news briefings from Google Sheets with Claude, Notion, and Slack do?

Quick overview This scheduled workflow pulls article URLs from Google Sheets, scrapes each page, uses Anthropic Claude to generate a structured news briefing, saves results to Notion, posts a compi...

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 Market Research, AI Summarization use case.