Generate AI News Newsletters with GPT & Gmail

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  "name": "AI Generated Email Newsletter",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
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      "name": "Workflow Documentation",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 6,
        "width": 450,
        "height": 420,
        "content": "## Daily AI News Summary Workflow\n\nThis workflow runs every day at 9 AM to:\n\n1. **Fetch Latest AI News**: Uses Perplexity to find recent AI developments\n2. **Categorize Content**: Organizes news into three key areas:\n   - \ud83d\ude80 New Technology (breakthroughs, models, research)\n   - \ud83d\udca1 Tips & Tricks (practical applications, tutorials)\n   - \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f AI Ethics & Security (privacy, safety, regulations)\n3. **Format & Send**: Creates a beautiful HTML email with summaries and links\n\n### Setup Required:\n- Perplexity API credentials\n- SMTP email credentials\n- Update recipient email address\n\n### Customization:\n- Change schedule time in Daily Trigger\n- Modify categories in Perplexity prompt\n- Adjust email styling in Format Email Content node"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
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      "id": "3c6ef52a-3c4b-4d0e-be08-d496c407fa66",
      "name": "Setup Instructions",
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 580,
        "height": 280,
        "content": "\u2699\ufe0f **Configuration Needed:**\n\n1. **AI Agent**: Add your Chat Model API key to the \"AI Agent\"\n\n2. **Email Settings**: \n   - Add your Gmail Credentials\n   - Add subject and message seperately\n   - Email should be in HTML format\n\n3. **Timing**: Modify schedule in \"Daily Trigger\" if you want different timing\n\n4. **Content**: Customize the news categories or add more in the AI Agent prompt"
      },
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      "name": "Set Dates1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
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        360
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      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "current-date",
              "name": "currentDate",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $now.format('yyyy-MM-dd') }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "yesterday-date",
              "name": "lastweekDate",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $now.minus({days: 7}).format('yyyy-MM-dd') }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
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    {
      "id": "419a0eac-33f1-4349-ba54-a0a428ef8c1b",
      "name": "Gmail1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "position": [
        880,
        360
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "user@example.com",
        "message": "={{ $json.html }}",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "={{ $json.subject }}"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
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    {
      "id": "57cb8666-b3ff-489b-a6a5-be329ad82ab5",
      "name": "Format Email Content",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// n8n Code Node - Email Formatter for AI Newsletter\n// This code formats the AI agent output for email sending\n\n// Get the AI agent output from the previous node\nconst aiOutput = $input.all()[0].json.output || $input.all()[0].json.text || $input.all()[0].json;\n\n// Extract the newsletter content (remove the prefix text)\nlet newsletterContent = '';\nif (typeof aiOutput === 'object' && aiOutput.content) {\n  newsletterContent = aiOutput.content;\n} else if (typeof aiOutput === 'string') {\n  // Remove the \"this is the output from the ai agent:\" prefix if it exists\n  newsletterContent = aiOutput.replace(/^this is the output from the ai agent:\\s*/i, '');\n} else {\n  newsletterContent = JSON.stringify(aiOutput);\n}\n\n// Clean up the newsletter content - remove \\n literals and format properly\nnewsletterContent = newsletterContent\n  .replace(/\\\\n/g, '\\n')  // Convert literal \\n to actual newlines\n  .replace(/^\\s+|\\s+$/g, '')  // Trim whitespace\n  .replace(/\\n{3,}/g, '\\n\\n');  // Replace multiple newlines with double newlines\n\n// Generate email subject with current date\nfunction generateEmailSubject() {\n  const currentDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US', { \n    year: 'numeric', \n    month: 'long', \n    day: 'numeric' \n  });\n  return `\ud83e\udd16 AI Weekly Pulse - ${currentDate}: ChatGPT Voice Update & Latest AI News`;\n}\n\n// Generate email body with proper formatting\nfunction generateEmailBody() {\n  const emailBody = `Hi there!\n\nI hope this email finds you well. Here's this week's AI newsletter with the latest updates from the AI world:\n\n\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\n\n${newsletterContent}\n\n\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\n\nHope you found this week's AI updates valuable! Feel free to reply with your thoughts or questions.\n\nBest regards,\nAI Weekly Pulse Team\n\n---\n\ud83d\udce7 This newsletter was automatically generated and sent via n8n automation.\n\ud83d\udd17 Want to unsubscribe or have questions? Just reply to this email.`;\n\n  return emailBody;\n}\n\n// Generate HTML version of the email for better formatting\nfunction generateHTMLEmailBody() {\n  // Convert markdown-like content to basic HTML\n  let htmlContent = newsletterContent\n    .replace(/^# (.*$)/gm, '<h1 style=\"color: #333; border-bottom: 2px solid #667eea; padding-bottom: 10px;\">$1</h1>')\n    .replace(/^## (.*$)/gm, '<h2 style=\"color: #444; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\">$1</h2>')\n    .replace(/^### (.*$)/gm, '<h3 style=\"color: #555; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">$1</h3>')\n    .replace(/\\*\\*(.*?)\\*\\*/g, '<strong>$1</strong>')\n    .replace(/\\*(.*?)\\*/g, '<em>$1</em>')\n    .replace(/\\[([^\\]]+)\\]\\(([^)]+)\\)/g, '<a href=\"$2\" style=\"color: #667eea; text-decoration: none;\">$1</a>')\n    .replace(/^- (.*$)/gm, '<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">$1</li>')\n    .replace(/^> (.*$)/gm, '<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #667eea; padding-left: 20px; margin: 20px 0; font-style: italic; color: #666;\">$1</blockquote>')\n    .replace(/---/g, '<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 2px solid #eee; margin: 30px 0;\">')\n    .replace(/\\n\\n/g, '</p><p style=\"line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 15px;\">')\n    .replace(/\\n/g, '<br>');\n\n  // Wrap list items in ul tags\n  htmlContent = htmlContent.replace(/(<li[^>]*>.*?<\\/li>)/gs, '<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">$1</ul>');\n\n  const htmlBody = `\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>AI Weekly Pulse</title>\n</head>\n<body style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n    <div style=\"background: white; padding: 40px; border-radius: 10px; box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\">\n        <div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 20px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%); border-radius: 8px; color: white;\">\n            <h1 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 24px;\">\ud83e\udd16 AI Weekly Pulse</h1>\n            <p style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; opacity: 0.9;\">Your Weekly Dose of AI Innovation</p>\n        </div>\n        \n        <div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n            <p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #555;\">Hi there!</p>\n            <p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #555;\">Hope this email finds you well. Here's this week's AI newsletter with the latest updates from the AI world:</p>\n        </div>\n        \n        <div style=\"background: #fafafa; padding: 30px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 20px 0;\">\n            <p style=\"line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 15px;\">${htmlContent}</p>\n        </div>\n        \n        <div style=\"margin-top: 40px; padding: 30px; background: #f0f4ff; border-radius: 8px; text-align: center;\">\n            <p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #555; margin-bottom: 15px;\">Hope you found this week's AI updates valuable!</p>\n            <p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #555; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Feel free to reply with your thoughts or questions.</p>\n            <p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #333; margin: 0;\"><strong>Best regards,<br>AI Weekly Pulse Team</strong></p>\n        </div>\n        \n        <div style=\"margin-top: 30px; padding: 20px; background: #e8f2ff; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 14px; color: #666; text-align: center;\">\n            <p style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\ud83d\udce7 This newsletter was automatically generated and sent via n8n automation.</p>\n            <p style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\ud83d\udd17 Want to unsubscribe or have questions? Just reply to this email.</p>\n        </div>\n    </div>\n</body>\n</html>`;\n\n  return htmlBody;\n}\n\n// Generate the formatted output for the email node\nconst emailSubject = generateEmailSubject();\nconst emailBodyText = generateEmailBody();\nconst emailBodyHTML = generateHTMLEmailBody();\n\n// Return the formatted data for the next node (email sender)\nreturn [\n  {\n    json: {\n      subject: emailSubject,\n      text: emailBodyText,\n      html: emailBodyHTML,\n      // Additional metadata\n      newsletter_content: newsletterContent,\n      generated_at: new Date().toISOString(),\n      email_type: \"ai_weekly_pulse\"\n    }\n  }\n];"
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        "text": "=Newsletter Structure\n1. Title\nEngaging and punchy (under 10 words).\n\nIncludes a relevant keyword (e.g., \u201cAI\u201d, \u201cChatGPT\u201d, \u201cMachine Learning\u201d).\n\n2. Editor\u2019s Note (Optional but preferred)\nA short 2\u20133 sentence personal note to the readers.\n\nTone: Conversational and warm.\n\nSummarize the theme of this issue or highlight an AI trend to watch.\n\n3. \ud83e\udde0 AI in Focus (Main Story)\nOne key development or trend in AI this week.\n\nCould be about a breakthrough, a major product launch, a regulatory move, or a case study.\n\n3\u20135 paragraphs long.\n\nInclude context (why it matters), impact, and your analysis.\n\n4. \ud83d\udcf0 Headlines in AI (News Roundup)\nList 3\u20135 bite-sized headlines with 1\u20132 sentence summaries for each. Include:\n\nDate (optional).\n\nSource (e.g., OpenAI, Google, MIT, etc.).\n\nLink (if available).\n\nExample:\n\nOpenAI Releases GPT-5 Preview \u2013 OpenAI teased major upgrades in language understanding and reasoning. Read more\n\n5. \ud83d\udd0d Tool of the Week\nIntroduce one new or underrated AI tool.\n\nInclude what it does, who it\u2019s for, and how it works (2\u20133 sentences).\n\nInclude a link if available.\n\n6. \ud83d\udcda Learning Corner\nRecommend one AI resource: a blog post, YouTube video, podcast, free course, or paper.\n\nMention why it\u2019s worth reading/listening/watching.\n\n7. \ud83e\udd16 Prompt of the Week\nShare a powerful or creative prompt users can try with ChatGPT or any LLM.\n\nExplain what it does and when to use it.\n\n8. \ud83d\udcc8 AI Stat of the Week\nShare one interesting stat about AI.\n\nCite the source and explain the takeaway in 1\u20132 sentences.\n\n9. \ud83d\udc65 Community Shoutout (Optional)\nHighlight a person, open-source project, or discussion in the AI community.\n\n10. \ud83d\udc40 What to Watch Next Week\nPreview an upcoming event, release, or expected trend in AI.\n\nKeep it short (1\u20132 sentences).\n\n\ud83e\uddfe Style Guidelines\nUse markdown for formatting: **bold**, # headers, - lists, etc.\n\nKeep tone informative, clear, and slightly casual.\n\nAvoid jargon unless explained.\n\nUse bullet points and subheaders for readability.\n\nProvide citations for all the topics immediately ",
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          "systemMessage": "You are an AI writing assistant tasked with creating a weekly newsletter about artificial intelligence (AI). The goal is to inform, engage, and educate readers ranging from tech-savvy professionals to curious enthusiasts. Follow the structure below and ensure the tone is professional yet accessible."
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      "parameters": {
        "model": "gpt-4.1",
        "options": {}
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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          }
        ]
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    },
    "Format Email Content": {
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          {
            "node": "Gmail1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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}

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• azureOpenAiApi
• gmailOAuth2

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