Open Paws This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6482 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Chainllm → Emailsend recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "SWZk4x34IRwxhKzr",
"name": "Weekly Animal Advocacy Brief",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "b2a2dd9d-2bcf-4689-bfaf-099a1356188d",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
280,
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "weeks",
"triggerAtHour": 12
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "fe98d44d-7ec8-419f-a7d5-064a240a88a1",
"name": "OpenRouter Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter",
"position": [
980,
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],
"parameters": {
"model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openRouterApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0f3a7012-ce68-404b-b5c8-6394a11aedd5",
"name": "Call Research Agent",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "k053fXGjIF7dUIQZ",
"cachedResultName": "\u267b\ufe0f \ud83e\udde9 \ud83d\udcda General Research Agent"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"value": {
"chatInput": "=Your job is to research news and updates strictly from the past week, only using the Serper API. You must set the time parameter as follows to ensure only past-week articles are retrieved:\n\n\"tbs\": \"qdr:w\" (past week)\n\nYou are searching for news and articles on the following topics, but **only as they relate to animal rights, animal welfare, vegetarianism, and veganism**:\n\n{{ $json.Topics }}\n\nAlso consider the additional context of the user's instructions for the type of information they want you to find:\n\n{{ $json['Custom Instructions'] }}\n\nThe current date and time is {{ $now }}.\n\n**Your final answer should:**\n- Be as long and detailed as possible.\n- Include every direct URL you find, using exactly the same URL string returned by the tools.\n- Never modify, shorten, omit, or \"clean up\" URLs in any way.\n- Clearly show all URLs, even if some are repeated across different findings.\n\n**Research requirements:**\n- Make multiple API calls to Serper if needed to get complete coverage.\n- Use scraping tools (text scraping, URL scraping) on the sites you find to extract additional details, but never modify or fabricate URLs.\n- If a website blocks scraping, acknowledge it and continue with the available data (this does not mean the tool is broken).\n\n**Prohibited behavior:**\n- Never say \"I don't have access to real-time news data or current internet content\" or any similar disclaimer, as you do have tools for real-time news retrieval.\n- Never guess or invent URLs.\n\n**IMPORTANT:** Always include every URL exactly as found by the tools, without any alterations.",
"sessionId": "={{ (Math.random().toString(36).substring(2) + Date.now().toString(36)) }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "chatInput",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
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"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "sessionId",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
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"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": true
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "543cb81a-7d48-4040-ba32-43c3eac8b407",
"name": "Write HTML Report",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
980,
0
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Write an HTML formatted report on the latest updates relevant to the user based on the context provided and the user's request. \n\nRules for links:\n- You must ONLY use URLs explicitly provided in the context. \n- Do NOT invent, guess, or modify any URLs. If a link is missing or incomplete, state: \"Link not available.\"\n- Use the exact URL as it appears in the context without shortening, changing parameters, or cleaning them in any way.\n- When displaying a link, wrap it in an `<a href=\"URL\">` tag for presentation, but the URL must remain untouched.\n\nUser topics interested in:\n{{ $('Set Preferences').item.json.Topics }}\n\nUser instructions:\n{{ $('Set Preferences').item.json['Custom Instructions'] }}\n\nContext:\n{{ $json.output }}\n\nEXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Your response must be entirely valid HTML code and start directly with `<!DOCTYPE html>`. Do not include any backticks or code block formatting. \n\nCheck your response carefully to ensure:\n- Every hyperlink exactly matches a URL from the context.\n- There are no fabricated or missing URLs.\n- The HTML structure is correct and well-formed.",
"batching": {},
"promptType": "define"
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.7,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "39295455-87b7-45c3-956d-3624a9b1f594",
"name": "Set Preferences",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
500,
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8f4f5057-9dbf-4418-a2a8-e9ec0de3d678",
"name": "Topics",
"type": "string",
"value": "Animal rights legal cases, undercover investigations in factory farming, corporate pledges to improve animal welfare, plant-based and cultivated meat innovations, veganism trends and campaigns, government policies affecting farmed animals."
},
{
"id": "ef06b983-97ea-4581-b364-61f9781e13cf",
"name": "Custom Instructions",
"type": "string",
"value": "Focus on high-impact, verifiable updates that matter for animal advocacy campaigns. Prioritize credible sources (NGOs, major news outlets, scientific publications). Summarize key events in clear, non-technical language, and highlight how they affect animal rights or vegan advocacy efforts."
},
{
"id": "6f8950a4-8cbd-486e-b2eb-35a7102d9577",
"name": "Recipient Email",
"type": "string",
"value": "user@example.com"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "76bd893d-a50a-412c-ac54-901b45bce7e3",
"name": "Send email",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"position": [
1320,
0
],
"parameters": {
"html": "={{ $json.text }}",
"options": {
"appendAttribution": false
},
"subject": "Weekly Update from Open Paws",
"toEmail": "={{ $('Set Preferences').item.json['Email Address'] }}",
"fromEmail": "user@example.com"
},
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "585d8c3f-0940-4b6b-86f4-42bba49faba2",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
140,
-640
],
"parameters": {
"height": 600,
"content": "# \u23f0 Schedule Node (Cron)\n\n**What it does:** Triggers the workflow every week.\n\n## Recommended settings:\n- **Mode:** Cron\n- **Day of Week:** Monday (or your choice)\n- **Hour:** 09:00 (or your preferred time)\n\n**Tip:** \nFor a **daily version**, duplicate this workflow and set:\n- Schedule it **every day at 09:00**.\n- Set - `\"tbs\": \"qdr:d\"`in the \"Call Research Agent\" and \"Write HTML Report\" nodes\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7ad051d3-05ea-402d-aad1-aa151443e2bb",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
420,
-640
],
"parameters": {
"height": 600,
"content": "# \ud83e\udde9 Set Preferences\n- **Update Topics:** List of topics for research (e.g., factory farming expos\u00e9s, animal rights laws).\n- **Update Instructions:** How results should be summarized (e.g., \u201cFocus on advocacy actions and credible sources\u201d).\n- **Recipient Email:** Change this to where the email should be sent.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3f84cfea-d967-483b-92c2-9e95b87a0504",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
700,
-640
],
"parameters": {
"height": 600,
"content": "# \ud83d\udd0e Research Agent\n- Calls the **Multi-tool Research Agent subworkflow**: \n [Add this first](https://n8n.io/workflows/5588-multi-tool-research-agent-for-animal-advocacy-with-openrouter-serper-and-open-paws-db/).\n- Finds news using Serper + scraping tools (past week or day).\n- **Important:** Uses strict URL rules (no changes, no omissions).\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "94bd72d4-5192-496c-9662-24ef514ba714",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
980,
-640
],
"parameters": {
"height": 600,
"content": "# \ud83e\uddf1 Write HTML\n- Converts research output into a **valid HTML email**.\n- Starts with `<!DOCTYPE html>` (no code blocks).\n- **Includes all URLs exactly as found**, wrapped in `<a>` tags.\n- Missing links display as: **\"Link not available.\"**\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f8a10e24-f270-459d-8247-46f9bd1a4e92",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1260,
-640
],
"parameters": {
"height": 600,
"content": "# \u2709\ufe0f Send Email\n- Sends the final HTML report to **Recipient Email**.\n- Subject: `Animal Advocacy Weekly Brief \u2013 {{ $now }}`\n- Body: Uses HTML output from the previous node.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "1dbc091a-fbbe-425d-aaaf-ecc16a6363d0",
"connections": {
"Set Preferences": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Call Research Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Preferences",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Write HTML Report": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Call Research Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Write HTML Report",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenRouter Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Write HTML Report",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow is designed for animal advocacy organizations, activists, and campaigners who want to automatically receive a weekly email update summarizing the latest news and developments related to animal rights, welfare, vegetarianism, and veganism. It can also be easily…
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