{ "id": "NwsRssAiDraft000001", "name": "Auto-draft your weekly newsletter from RSS feeds with AI", "nodes": [ { "id": "ae6b0fcf-3eac-4950-aba4-5bf6301e8bdc", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -1560, -80 ], "parameters": { "width": 540, "height": 1180, "content": "## Auto-draft your weekly newsletter from RSS feeds with AI\n\n### How it works\n\nThis workflow runs weekly, pulls recent articles from configured RSS feeds, and filters them to the last seven days. It uses OpenAI to draft a newsletter digest, formats the result as email-safe HTML, then creates a **draft** broadcast in Kit (`send_at: null` \u2014 it never emails your subscribers by itself; you review, edit and send). It can also notify Slack and includes an alternate branch for emailing the draft to yourself through Gmail.\n\n### Setup steps\n\n- Edit the \"Define Source Feeds\" code node with the RSS feed URLs you want to include.\n- Configure the schedule trigger if Monday at 05:00 is not the desired run time.\n- On \"Post to OpenAI API\", create a **Header Auth** credential: name `Authorization`, value `Bearer sk-\u2026`. Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint works, including self-hosted Ollama \u2014 just change the URL.\n- On \"Post to Kit API\", create a second **Header Auth** credential: name `X-Kit-Api-Key`, value = your API key from Kit \u2192 Settings \u2192 Developer.\n- Edit the \"Create AI Prompt\" node to set the newsletter name, tone, model and any editorial instructions.\n- Optional: add a Slack incoming webhook URL to the notification node.\n- Optional: connect Gmail and set the recipient if using the self-email branch. **Keep the delivery branch you use and delete the other** (or keep both).\n\n### Customization\n\nAdjust the feed list, seven-day filter window, 25-story cap, newsletter voice, and HTML wrapper. Prefer another ESP? Swap one HTTP call: beehiiv `POST /v2/publications/{id}/posts`, Mailchimp `POST /campaigns` + `/content` \u2014 or use the Gmail branch and paste the draft anywhere (Substack, Ghost, Buttondown)." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "fc6987a1-5ff7-404b-a01a-3fe37a137af1", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -960, 0 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 680, "height": 360, "content": "## 1. Schedule and read feeds\n\nStarts the workflow every Monday morning, defines the RSS feed list to monitor, and reads items from those feeds." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "357852c1-e674-4ccb-b342-0c56deff81f6", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -240, 0 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 480, "height": 360, "content": "## 2. Filter and prepare prompt\n\nFilters feed entries to recent stories, tidies the fields, limits the story count, and builds the AI prompt with the desired newsletter voice." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "495556f9-0d44-4681-a970-91e37c844f4f", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 260, 0 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 460, "height": 360, "content": "## 3. Generate newsletter HTML\n\nSends the prepared prompt to OpenAI to draft the digest, then wraps the AI copy in a minimal email-safe HTML layout." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "dc569f4f-8f94-4f9f-ba40-9c9231516afc", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 740, 0 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 520, "height": 360, "content": "## 4. Create Kit broadcast\n\nCreates a draft broadcast in Kit from the generated HTML and optionally posts a Slack notification that the draft is ready. `send_at: null` is what keeps it a draft \u2014 please keep a human review before sending." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "2b7d012d-d3b0-4fae-9fc1-cdcdad15f120", "name": "Sticky Note5", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 740, 440 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 380, "height": 340, "content": "## 5. Email draft alternative\n\nAn ESP-free branch: the generated draft lands in your own inbox via Gmail instead of (or in addition to) the Kit broadcast. Keep the delivery branch you use and delete the other." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0002-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000002", "name": "When Monday at 5am", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [ -900, 180 ], "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [ { "field": "weeks", "triggerAtDay": [ 1 ], "triggerAtHour": 5 } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1.2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0003-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000003", "name": "Define Source Feeds", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ -680, 180 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// ============ EDIT ME: your source feeds ============\n// One line per RSS/Atom feed you want in the digest.\n// These two are live examples so you can run the workflow as-is \u2014\n// replace them with the feeds you actually read.\nconst FEEDS = [\n 'https://hnrss.org/frontpage',\n 'https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml',\n];\n// =====================================================\nreturn FEEDS.map((url) => ({ json: { url } }));" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0004-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000004", "name": "Fetch RSS Feeds", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead", "position": [ -460, 180 ], "parameters": { "url": "={{ $json.url }}", "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 1.1 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0005-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000005", "name": "Filter Recent Stories", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ -180, 180 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Keep only the last 7 days, tidy the fields, cap at 25 stories.\nconst cutoff = Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;\nconst seen = new Set();\nconst stories = [];\n\nfor (const item of $input.all()) {\n const j = item.json;\n const dateStr = j.isoDate ?? j.pubDate ?? null;\n const ts = dateStr ? Date.parse(dateStr) : NaN;\n if (Number.isNaN(ts) || ts < cutoff) continue;\n const link = j.link ?? '';\n if (!link || seen.has(link)) continue;\n seen.add(link);\n const snippet = (j.contentSnippet ?? j.content ?? '')\n .replace(/<[^>]+>/g, ' ')\n .replace(/\\s+/g, ' ')\n .trim()\n .slice(0, 300);\n let source = '';\n try { source = new URL(link).hostname.replace(/^www\\./, ''); } catch {}\n stories.push({ ts, title: j.title ?? '(untitled)', link, snippet, source });\n}\n\nstories.sort((a, b) => b.ts - a.ts);\nif (stories.length === 0) {\n throw new Error('No stories in the last 7 days \u2014 check your feed URLs.');\n}\nreturn stories.slice(0, 25).map((s) => ({ json: s }));" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0006-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000006", "name": "Create AI Prompt", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ 40, 180 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// ============ EDIT ME: newsletter voice ============\nconst NEWSLETTER_NAME = 'My Weekly Digest';\nconst TONE = 'friendly, concise, no hype';\nconst MODEL = 'gpt-4o-mini'; // any chat model your API key can use\n// ====================================================\n\nconst stories = $input.all().map((i) => i.json);\nconst list = stories\n .map((s, n) => `${n + 1}. [${s.source}] ${s.title}\\n${s.snippet}\\nLink: ${s.link}`)\n .join('\\n\\n');\n\nconst system = `You draft the weekly email digest for \"${NEWSLETTER_NAME}\". Tone: ${TONE}. You write tight, scannable email copy. You never invent facts beyond the provided stories, and every story keeps its link.`;\n\nconst user = `Draft this week's digest from the stories below.\\n\\nRules:\\n- Group related stories into 3\u20135 themed sections with short

headings.\\n- Each story: 1\u20132 sentences in your own words + an \"Read more\" link.\\n- Open with a 2-sentence intro of the week; close with one sign-off line.\\n- Output CLEAN HTML ONLY (h2, p, a, ul/li). No // wrapper, no markdown, no code fences.\\n\\nSTORIES:\\n\\n${list}`;\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n body: {\n model: MODEL,\n messages: [\n { role: 'system', content: system },\n { role: 'user', content: user },\n ],\n temperature: 0.4,\n },\n },\n}];" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0007-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000007", "name": "Post to OpenAI API", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ 320, 180 ], "parameters": { "url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions", "method": "POST", "options": { "timeout": 120000 }, "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.body) }}", "sendBody": true, "specifyBody": "json", "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth" }, "typeVersion": 4.2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0008-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000008", "name": "Build Email HTML", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ 540, 180 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Wrap the AI copy in a minimal, email-safe shell.\nlet html = $input.first().json.choices?.[0]?.message?.content ?? '';\nhtml = html.replace(/^```(html)?/m, '').replace(/```\\s*$/m, '').trim();\nif (!html) throw new Error('AI returned no content \u2014 check the previous node.');\n\nconst subject = `Your weekly digest \u2014 ${$now.toFormat('d LLLL')}`;\nconst content = `
${html}
`;\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n subject,\n preview_text: 'The week, in five minutes.',\n content,\n },\n}];" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0009-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000009", "name": "Post to Kit API", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ 820, 180 ], "parameters": { "url": "https://api.kit.com/v4/broadcasts", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ subject: $json.subject, preview_text: $json.preview_text, content: $json.content, description: 'Auto-drafted by n8n \u2014 review before sending', public: false, send_at: null }) }}", "sendBody": true, "specifyBody": "json", "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth" }, "typeVersion": 4.2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0010-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000010", "name": "Notify Slack", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ 1040, 180 ], "parameters": { "url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/PASTE/YOUR/SLACK_WEBHOOK", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "sendBody": true, "bodyParameters": { "parameters": [ { "name": "text", "value": "=\ud83d\udcf0 This week's newsletter draft is ready in Kit \u2192 Broadcasts. Review, edit, send: https://app.kit.com/campaigns" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 4.2 }, { "id": "c4d5e6f0-0012-4b2a-9d11-bb0000000012", "name": "Send Draft via Gmail", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "position": [ 820, 620 ], "parameters": { "sendTo": "you@example.com", "message": "={{ $json.content }}", "options": {}, "subject": "={{ '[DRAFT] ' + $json.subject }}" }, "typeVersion": 2.1 } ], "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }, "connections": { "Fetch RSS Feeds": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Filter Recent Stories", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Post to Kit API": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Notify Slack", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Build Email HTML": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Post to Kit API", "type": "main", "index": 0 }, { "node": "Send Draft via Gmail", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Create AI Prompt": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Post to OpenAI API", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Post to OpenAI API": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Build Email HTML", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "When Monday at 5am": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Define Source Feeds", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Define Source Feeds": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Fetch RSS Feeds", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Filter Recent Stories": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Create AI Prompt", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }