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Create Ai-curated Tech News Digests with Gpt-4.1 Mini and Notion Database

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This n8n workflow automates the curation of a daily tech and startup news digest from articles stored in a Notion database. It filters articles from the past 24 hours, refines them using keyword matching and LLM classification, aggregates them into a single Markdown digest with…

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexityAI-powered20 nodesHTTP RequestNotionText ClassifierOpenAI ChatAgent
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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8665 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Agent → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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      "name": "When clicking \u2018Execute workflow\u2019",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "b53c4d1d-ea67-4ef8-a637-3ed694d78845",
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        3136,
        368
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={{ $item(\"0\").$node[\"Code in JavaScript2\"].json.pagePayload }}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
            },
            {
              "name": "Notion-Version",
              "value": "2022-06-28"
            }
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        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "046cff62-c51c-4568-91e3-b387641a6800",
      "name": "Get many database pages",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
      "position": [
        720,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filters": {
          "conditions": [
            {
              "key": "Date|date",
              "date": "={{$now.minus({days: 1}).toISO()}}",
              "condition": "after"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "resource": "databasePage",
        "matchType": "allFilters",
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true,
        "databaseId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "26f79f2b-1851-8054-a6af-e7106fc0ce40",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://www.notion.so/26f79f2b18518054a6afe7106fc0ce40",
          "cachedResultName": "Tech & Startups rss feed"
        },
        "filterType": "manual"
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "typeVersion": 2.2
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const techKeywords = [\n  \"tech\", \"startup\", \"ai\", \"openai\", \"google\", \"microsoft\", \"apple\",\n  \"iphone\", \"app\", \"software\", \"vc\", \"funding\", \"ipo\", \"venture\",\n  \"silicon valley\", \"cloud\", \"semiconductor\", \"data\", \"innovation\",\n  \"tiktok\", \"meta\", \"facebook\", \"amazon\", \"netflix\", \"snap\"\n];\n\nreturn items.filter(item => {\n  const text = (\n    (item.json.property_title || \"\") + \" \" +\n    (item.json.property_summary || \"\") + \" \" +\n    (item.json.property_full_article || \"\")\n  ).toLowerCase();\n\n  return techKeywords.some(k => text.includes(k));\n});\n"
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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        "inputText": "=Classify the article into one of these categories: \"Tech/Startup\" or \"Other\".\nReturn only one word: Tech/Startup or Other.\n\nTitle: {{$json.property_title}}\nSummary: {{$json.property_summary}}\nFull article: {{$json.property_full_article}}\n",
        "categories": {
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            {
              "category": "Other",
              "description": "not Tech/Startup"
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              "description": "Tech/Startup"
            }
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    {
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gpt-4.1-mini"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
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      "name": "Code in JavaScript1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "\nconst articles = items.map(item => item.json);\n\n// Return one array in one item\nreturn [{ json: { articles } }];\n"
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      "name": "AI Agent",
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      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.articles }}",
        "options": {
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        "promptType": "define"
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        "jsCode": "// Get markdown digest from AI output\nconst digest = $json[\"output\"];\nconst today = new Date().toISOString().split(\"T\")[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD\n\n// Helper: convert a markdown line into a Notion block\nfunction mdToBlock(line) {\n  line = line.trim();\n\n  // Headings\n  if (line.startsWith(\"### \")) {\n    return {\n      object: \"block\",\n      type: \"heading_3\",\n      heading_3: {\n        rich_text: [{ type: \"text\", text: { content: line.replace(/^### /, \"\") } }]\n      }\n    };\n  }\n  if (line.startsWith(\"## \")) {\n    return {\n      object: \"block\",\n      type: \"heading_2\",\n      heading_2: {\n        rich_text: [{ type: \"text\", text: { content: line.replace(/^## /, \"\") } }]\n      }\n    };\n  }\n  if (line.startsWith(\"# \")) {\n    return {\n      object: \"block\",\n      type: \"heading_1\",\n      heading_1: {\n        rich_text: [{ type: \"text\", text: { content: line.replace(/^# /, \"\") } }]\n      }\n    };\n  }\n\n  // Bulleted list\n  if (line.startsWith(\"- \")) {\n    const linkMatch = line.match(/\\[(.*?)\\]\\((.*?)\\)/);\n    let textContent = line.replace(/^- /, \"\");\n    let richText = [];\n\n    if (linkMatch) {\n      richText.push({\n        type: \"text\",\n        text: { content: linkMatch[1], link: { url: linkMatch[2] } }\n      });\n      const after = textContent.replace(linkMatch[0], \"\").trim();\n      if (after) {\n        richText.push({ type: \"text\", text: { content: \" \" + after } });\n      }\n    } else {\n      richText.push({ type: \"text\", text: { content: textContent } });\n    }\n\n    return {\n      object: \"block\",\n      type: \"bulleted_list_item\",\n      bulleted_list_item: { rich_text: richText }\n    };\n  }\n\n  // Horizontal rule\n  if (line.startsWith(\"---\")) {\n    return { object: \"block\", type: \"divider\", divider: {} };\n  }\n\n  // Regular paragraph\n  if (line.length > 0) {\n    return {\n      object: \"block\",\n      type: \"paragraph\",\n      paragraph: { rich_text: [{ type: \"text\", text: { content: line } }] }\n    };\n  }\n\n  // Empty line \u2192 blank paragraph\n  return {\n    object: \"block\",\n    type: \"paragraph\",\n    paragraph: { rich_text: [] }\n  };\n}\n\n// Convert markdown into array of Notion blocks\nconst blocks = digest.split(\"\\n\").map(mdToBlock).filter(Boolean);\n\n// Split blocks into chunks of 100\nconst chunkSize = 100;\nconst chunks = [];\nfor (let i = 0; i < blocks.length; i += chunkSize) {\n  chunks.push(blocks.slice(i, i + chunkSize));\n}\n\nreturn {\n  pagePayload: {\n    parent: { page_id: \"26f79f2b185180ffa6aded90ddd9ba4c\" }, // your parent page\n    icon: { emoji: \"\ud83d\udcf0\" },\n    cover: {\n      external: { url: \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Tuscankale.jpg\" }\n    },\n    properties: {\n      title: [\n        {\n          text: { content: `Tech & Startup Daily Digest \u2013 ${today}` }\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    children: chunks[0] // first 100 blocks only\n  },\n  extraChunks: chunks.slice(1) // save rest for appending\n};\n\n"
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      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "disabled": true,
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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            }
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      "typeVersion": 1.2
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    {
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      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "height": 576,
        "content": "## manual activation is for testing\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "ba4b3f32-885b-4155-ab8e-a30530dc1f07",
      "name": "Sticky Note2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        400,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 208,
        "height": 128,
        "content": "## we can schedule it for daily"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "8e8e21ca-190f-491e-be20-f14861347e2e",
      "name": "Sticky Note3",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        624,
        16
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "height": 416,
        "content": "## date filter can be modified for desired days or may be hours to fetch articles from notion database\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3c1c0e30-ebe5-4b1b-b431-916716b822f1",
      "name": "Sticky Note4",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        896,
        48
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "height": 400,
        "content": "## this code does initial filtering for required articles for our these **Tech and startup** "
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "adff5b0a-8745-4a2e-9325-3a165055ac91",
      "name": "Sticky Note5",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1216,
        32
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 368,
        "height": 560,
        "content": "## more filtering for articles with text classifier model used is (gpt-4.1-mini)"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "1d4c0870-766f-453a-a2cc-dc4f38f433f1",
      "name": "Sticky Note6",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1696,
        352
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "height": 320,
        "content": "## combile articles in one object to pass into ai agent\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "0709856a-1b2e-4c31-97c8-b4546169cf60",
      "name": "Sticky Note7",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        2096,
        192
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 304,
        "height": 544,
        "content": "## generate summaries of all articles into single article with raw notion page format"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "c36eeaae-77ee-4d73-9e2f-6879c9c1801d",
      "name": "Sticky Note8",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        2528,
        272
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 384,
        "height": 288,
        "content": "## format into correct notion page json object to pass into http node"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "5dfb71e3-db06-49a2-b3ce-ff953a00ac50",
      "name": "Sticky Note9",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        3040,
        272
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 320,
        "height": 304,
        "content": "## create notion page\n### here created for specific day"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
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            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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            "node": "Get many database pages",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "OpenAI Chat Model": {
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            "node": "Text Classifier",
            "type": "ai_languageModel",
            "index": 0
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        ]
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            "node": "Text Classifier",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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            "node": "AI Agent",
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            "index": 0
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    "Code in JavaScript1": {
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        [
          {
            "node": "AI Agent",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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          {
            "node": "Code in JavaScript",
            "type": "main",
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            "node": "Get many database pages",
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}

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This n8n workflow automates the curation of a daily tech and startup news digest from articles stored in a Notion database. It filters articles from the past 24 hours, refines them using keyword matching and LLM classification, aggregates them into a single Markdown digest with…

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