Intel Brief — Workflow a — Morning Brief (tavily + Groq)

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{
  "name": "Intel Brief \u2014 Workflow A \u2014 Morning Brief (Tavily + Groq)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
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              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "30 1 * * *"
            }
          ]
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      "id": "node-schedule",
      "name": "Schedule (07:00 IST)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
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      },
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      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "categories",
        "options": {}
      },
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      "name": "Split Categories",
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      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "amount": 3,
        "unit": "seconds"
      },
      "id": "node-throttle",
      "name": "Throttle (3s)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        820,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "Mild throttle. Tavily allows ~10 RPS, Groq 30 RPM. Keeps us comfortably under both."
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
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        "url": "https://api.tavily.com/search",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
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        "sendHeaders": true,
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          "parameters": [
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              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
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        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"query\": {{ JSON.stringify($json.tavily_query) }},\n  \"topic\": \"news\",\n  \"search_depth\": \"basic\",\n  \"days\": 1,\n  \"max_results\": 8\n}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 20000,
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      "id": "node-tavily",
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      "typeVersion": 4.2,
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "maxTries": 3,
      "waitBetweenTries": 3000
    },
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Pack Tavily results into a clean prompt for Groq\nconst category = $('Split Categories').item.json.name;\nconst scope = $('Split Categories').item.json.scope;\nconst tavilyResults = ($input.first().json.results) || [];\n\nconst formatted = tavilyResults.slice(0, 8).map((r, i) => ({\n  i: i + 1,\n  title: String(r.title || '').slice(0, 200),\n  url: r.url || '',\n  snippet: String(r.content || '').slice(0, 500),\n  published: r.published_date || 'unknown',\n  score: r.score\n}));\n\nconst userPrompt = `Category: ${category}\\nScope: ${scope}\\n\\nYou have ${formatted.length} candidate search results below. Pick the 5 highest-quality, most important items for this category. Return ONLY JSON in this exact schema:\\n{\"items\": [{\"title\": string, \"summary\": string (2 sentences, factual), \"url\": string (use EXACTLY one of the URLs below, never invent), \"source\": string (publication name derived from URL hostname), \"published_at\": string}]}\\n\\nCandidate results:\\n${JSON.stringify(formatted, null, 2)}`;\n\nreturn [{ json: { category, scope, userPrompt, resultCount: formatted.length } }];"
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        "url": "={{ $env.LLM_BASE_URL || 'https://api.groq.com/openai/v1' }}/chat/completions",
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            }
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        "options": {
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            }
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      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
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        }
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      "waitBetweenTries": 3000
    },
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      "typeVersion": 2,
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        300
      ]
    },
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Aggregate all categories into final brief object + warnings\nconst all = $input.all().map(i => i.json);\nconst today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);\n\nconst brief = {\n  date: today,\n  generated_at: new Date().toISOString(),\n  categories: {},\n  warnings: []\n};\n\nlet totalItems = 0;\nfor (const cat of all) {\n  const items = cat.items || [];\n  brief.categories[cat.category] = {\n    items: items,\n    error: cat.error || null,\n  };\n  totalItems += items.length;\n  if (items.length === 0) {\n    const reason = cat.error || 'no relevant news found';\n    brief.warnings.push(`${cat.category}: ${reason}`);\n  }\n}\nbrief.totalItems = totalItems;\nbrief.emptyCount = brief.warnings.length;\n\nreturn [{ json: brief }];"
      },
      "id": "node-aggregate",
      "name": "Aggregate Brief",
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      "position": [
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        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Persist today's brief + write heartbeat (path-allowlist guarded)\nconst fs = require('fs');\nconst path = require('path');\nconst ALLOWED_DIR = '/data/briefs';\n\nfunction safeWrite(targetPath, content) {\n  const resolved = path.resolve(targetPath);\n  if (!resolved.startsWith(ALLOWED_DIR + '/') && resolved !== ALLOWED_DIR) {\n    throw new Error('Path-allowlist violation: ' + resolved);\n  }\n  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(resolved), { recursive: true });\n  fs.writeFileSync(resolved, content, 'utf8');\n}\n\nconst brief = $input.first().json;\nconst briefPath = `${ALLOWED_DIR}/${brief.date}.json`;\nconst heartbeatPath = `${ALLOWED_DIR}/last_success.txt`;\n\nsafeWrite(briefPath, JSON.stringify(brief, null, 2));\nsafeWrite(heartbeatPath, JSON.stringify({\n  last_success_at: new Date().toISOString(),\n  date: brief.date,\n  total_items: brief.totalItems,\n  empty_categories: brief.emptyCount,\n  warnings: brief.warnings\n}, null, 2));\n\nreturn [{ json: brief }];"
      },
      "id": "node-write-file",
      "name": "Persist Brief to File",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
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        300
      ],
      "notes": "Writes today's brief JSON to /data/briefs/. Volume mount persists across container restarts."
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Format Telegram MarkdownV2 message from the aggregated brief\nconst brief = $('Aggregate Brief').first().json;\nconst MDV2 = /[_*[\\]()~`>#+\\-=|{}.!\\\\]/g;\nconst esc = s => String(s || '').replace(MDV2, '\\\\$&');\n\nconst lines = [];\nlines.push(`*Morning Intel Brief \u2014 ${esc(brief.date)}*`);\nif (brief.totalItems != null) {\n  lines.push(`_${esc(String(brief.totalItems))} items across ${esc(String(Object.keys(brief.categories).length))} categories_`);\n}\nlines.push('');\n\nfor (const [cat, data] of Object.entries(brief.categories)) {\n  lines.push(`*${esc(cat)}*`);\n  const items = data.items || [];\n  if (!items.length) {\n    lines.push(data.error ? `_${esc(data.error)}_` : '_No items found_');\n    lines.push('');\n    continue;\n  }\n  items.forEach((it, i) => {\n    lines.push(`${i + 1}\\\\. [${esc(it.title)}](${it.url})`);\n    lines.push(`   ${esc(it.summary)}`);\n    if (it.source) lines.push(`   _Source: ${esc(it.source)}_`);\n    lines.push('');\n  });\n}\n\nif (brief.warnings && brief.warnings.length) {\n  lines.push('');\n  lines.push(`_Note: ${esc(String(brief.warnings.length))} category${brief.warnings.length > 1 ? 'ies' : 'y'} returned no items today\\\\._`);\n}\n\nreturn [{ json: { message: lines.join('\\n').trim() } }];"
      },
      "id": "node-format",
      "name": "Format Telegram Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        2180,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $env.ALLOWED_USER_ID }}",
        "text": "={{ $json.message }}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "parse_mode": "MarkdownV2",
          "disable_web_page_preview": true
        }
      },
      "id": "node-telegram-send",
      "name": "Send to Telegram",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
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      ],
      "credentials": {
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Schedule (07:00 IST)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Define Categories",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Define Categories": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Split Categories",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Split Categories": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Throttle (3s)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Throttle (3s)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Tavily Search",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Tavily Search": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Prepare Groq Prompt",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Prepare Groq Prompt": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Groq Curate",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Groq Curate": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Validate + Sanitize",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Validate + Sanitize": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Aggregate Brief",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Aggregate Brief": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Persist Brief to File",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Persist Brief to File": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Format Telegram Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Format Telegram Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send to Telegram",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveExecutionProgress": true,
    "saveDataErrorExecution": "all",
    "saveDataSuccessExecution": "all",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "intel-brief"
    },
    {
      "name": "phase-2"
    }
  ]
}

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• httpHeaderAuth
• telegramApi

About this workflow

Intel Brief — Workflow A — Morning Brief (Tavily + Groq). Uses httpRequest, telegram. Scheduled trigger; 12 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/balasudharsan/intel-brief-bot/blob/main/workflows/workflow_a_morning_brief.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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