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RSS to AI-Summarized Slack Digest

Intermediate   Apps: Schedule, RSS, OpenAI, Slack  ·  Setup: 15 minutes

Staying on top of industry news costs either 30 minutes a day of skimming or $20+/month for a curation tool. This workflow reads the feeds for you and writes a two-minute digest, on your schedule, for pennies of API cost.

Download workflow JSON (free) Setup guide

What this workflow does

  1. A Schedule Trigger fires every weekday morning at 7:30.
  2. An RSS Read node pulls the latest items from your chosen feed.
  3. A Code node keeps only items published in the last 24 hours and trims them to title + snippet.
  4. An AI node (OpenAI, or swap for Claude/Gemini) writes a short digest: top 5 stories, one line each, with links.
  5. A Slack node posts the digest to your channel.

Setup guide

  1. Import the JSON into n8n (Workflows > Import from File).
  2. Open the RSS Read node and set your feed URL (any RSS/Atom feed works).
  3. Add your OpenAI API credential to the AI node - or swap it for the Anthropic/Google node.
  4. Connect Slack and pick your channel in the Slack node.
  5. Adjust the schedule time to your morning, then activate.
  6. Run it once manually to see your first digest.

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FAQ

Can I use multiple feeds?Yes. Duplicate the RSS Read node for each feed and merge them with a Merge node before the Code node, or loop a feed list from a Code node.
How much does the AI step cost?With a small model and one run per weekday, typically under $1/month. The digest prompt is short.
Can it post to email or Teams instead of Slack?Swap the Slack node for Gmail, Outlook, or Microsoft Teams. The digest text works anywhere.

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