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1. Workflow Overview

Send Weekly GitHub Digest with Releases, Commits, and Trending Repos Stay on top of the GitHub ecosystem with a single automated weekly email covering it all. How it works 1. A schedule trigger fir...

Best for

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

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.gmail

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Send weekly GitHub digest with releases, commits and trending repos via Gmail
Workflow name
Send weekly GitHub digest with releases, commits and trending repos via Gmail

Send Weekly GitHub Digest with Releases, Commits, and Trending Repos

Stay on top of the GitHub ecosystem with a single automated weekly email covering it all.

How it works

  1. A schedule trigger fires every Monday at 9am and reads your config variables. Feel free to modify schedule.

  2. Three branches run in parallel:

  • Releases: fetches the latest release from each watched repo via the GitHub API
  • Commits: fetches recent commits or public events for each tracked repo or username
  • Trending: scrapes github.com/trending for that day's actual trending repositories
  1. All three branches merge into a single Code node that builds one HTML email with three labeled sections.

  2. If any content was found, the email is sent via Gmail. Otherwise the workflow exits silently.

Setup steps

  1. Connect your Gmail account.
  2. Open Set Variables and configure:
  • recipient_email — where to send the digest
  • release_repos — list of repos to watch for releases (e.g. n8n-io/n8n)
  • tracked_entities — GitHub usernames or owner/repo paths to track commits- days_back — lookback window in days (default: 7)
  1. Activate.

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 - Every Monday at 9am

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

Block 3 - Releases Section

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

Block 4 - Split Watched Repos

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

Block 5 - Aggregate Releases

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

Block 6 - Commits Section

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

Block 7 - Extract Commits

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

Block 8 - Trending Section

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

Block 9 - Fetch GitHub Trending Page

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

Block 10 - Parse Trending HTML

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

Block 11 - Merge Releases + Commits

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3.2

Block 12 - Merge All Data

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3.2

Block 13 - Has Any Content?

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

Block 14 - Build Combined Email

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

Block 15 - Send Weekly Digest

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

Block 16 - Fetch Latest Release

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.4

Block 17 - Fetch Entity Data

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.4

Block 18 - Sticky Note

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

Block 19 - Split Tracked Entities

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

Block 20 - Do Nothing

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

Block 21 - Set Variables

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

Block 22 - Commits Section1

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Send weekly GitHub digest with releases, commits and trending repos via Gmail
Complexity advanced
Nodes 22
Categories Market Research
Author Dahiana
Published 20 Feb 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/13552/13552.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 Send weekly GitHub digest with releases, commits and trending repos via Gmail do?

Send Weekly GitHub Digest with Releases, Commits, and Trending Repos Stay on top of the GitHub ecosystem with a single automated weekly email covering it all. How it works 1. A schedule trigger fir...

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 use case.