Abu This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #17495 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Chainllm → OpenAI Chat recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": false
},
"name": "Monitor websites & RSS feeds for changes \u2192 GPT summary \u2192 Slack alert",
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"id": "e0a393ed-8d9f-457b-9767-988526113a69",
"name": "Run every morning",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
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"triggerAtHour": 8
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"typeVersion": 1.3
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
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"id": "034cbe6f-8939-4942-afc8-bb734a464bd5",
"name": "openai_model",
"type": "string",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
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"name": "Monitor RSS & pages (Apify)",
"type": "@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"actorId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "glueworks~rss-change-monitor",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://console.apify.com/actors/glueworks~rss-change-monitor/input",
"cachedResultName": "glueworks/rss-change-monitor"
},
"timeout": {},
"customBody": "={\n \"sources\": [\n { \"url\": \"https://news.ycombinator.com/rss\", \"type\": \"rss\", \"keywordFilters\": [\"ai\", \"startup\"] },\n { \"url\": \"https://example.com/pricing\", \"type\": \"webpage\", \"cssSelector\": \".price\" }\n ],\n \"deduplicationWindow\": 30\n}",
"actorSource": "store",
"waitForFinish": true
},
"credentials": {
"apifyApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "11a2bb7d-999e-4699-bb32-8f34c82706a7",
"name": "Get change events",
"type": "@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"limit": {},
"offset": {},
"resource": "Datasets",
"datasetId": "={{ $json.defaultDatasetId }}",
"operation": "Get items"
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"credentials": {
"apifyApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"name": "Only real change events",
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"conditions": {
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"version": 2,
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"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "loose"
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"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
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"id": "4773d949-9a99-4e61-9c06-41548a7e6a78",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.eventType }}",
"rightValue": "run_summary"
}
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"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "50b4f349-bb73-4196-aa97-73f75c5f361d",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
1360,
480
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Configuration').first().json.openai_model }}"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 1.3
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{
"id": "cc098d4a-f714-47b4-9b6a-d125ef3e816d",
"name": "Summarize change with GPT",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
1360,
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],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Change event (JSON):\n{{ JSON.stringify($json) }}\n\nWrite the one-line summary now.",
"batching": {},
"messages": {
"messageValues": [
{
"message": "You are a monitoring assistant. You receive ONE change event detected on a website or RSS feed (fields: eventType, sourceUrl, sourceType, and either an 'item' object with title/link/summary for new_item, or contentPreview for page_changed). Write a single concise Slack-ready line (max 240 chars): what changed, where, and why it may matter. No markdown headers."
}
]
},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 1.9
},
{
"id": "8bd845d7-b671-485b-95ae-9c373f94ddd8",
"name": "Post to Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
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300
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=:rotating_light: *Change detected* \u2014 {{ $('Only real change events').item.json.sourceUrl }}\n{{ $json.text }}",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "",
"cachedResultName": "#alerts"
},
"otherOptions": {
"includeLinkToWorkflow": false
},
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"slackOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "017e3b69-c998-4b54-8bbf-bda490abbab5",
"name": "note-title",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
260,
-40
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"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 900,
"height": 300,
"content": "# Monitor competitor websites & RSS feeds for changes \u2192 GPT summary \u2192 Slack alert\n\nRuns daily, detects new RSS items and page-content changes with the **glueworks/rss-change-monitor** Apify Actor, summarizes each change with GPT, and posts a Slack alert.\n\n**Setup:** add Apify, OpenAI and Slack credentials, edit the `sources` list in the Apify node, pick a Slack channel. That's it."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "66040932-515a-4bcd-8899-9f7691e5d860",
"name": "note-1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
700,
560
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 440,
"height": 220,
"content": "## 1. Schedule & scrape\nRuns every morning. The Apify Actor checks each source in `customBody.sources` and returns only NEW items / changed pages (it keeps its own dedupe state for `deduplicationWindow` days)."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "note-2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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560
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 300,
"height": 200,
"content": "## 2. Filter\nThe Actor also emits a `run_summary` record \u2014 the Filter drops it so only real change events flow on."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "665a37c5-8471-4093-a315-08d0636b8d08",
"name": "note-3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 420,
"height": 200,
"content": "## 3. Summarize & alert\nGPT turns each raw event into a one-line human summary, then Slack posts it to your channel. Swap Slack for Gmail/Telegram if you prefer."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
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"connections": {
"Configuration": {
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{
"node": "Monitor RSS & pages (Apify)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get change events": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Only real change events",
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},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
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{
"node": "Summarize change with GPT",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
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"node": "Configuration",
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"node": "Summarize change with GPT",
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"main": [
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{
"node": "Post to Slack",
"type": "main",
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get change events",
"type": "main",
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}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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About this workflow
This workflow runs every morning to monitor RSS feeds and webpages for changes using Apify, summarizes each detected change with OpenAI, and posts a Slack alert with a one-line, Slack-ready update. Runs every morning at 08:00 on a schedule. Sends a configured list of RSS feeds…
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