Track New Blog Posts
Automate daily collection and summarization of the latest AI workflow news and blog posts, delivering concise updates directly to your Slack channel.
Last updated
October 1, 2025
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Key Takeaways
- Daily automated digest - Aggregates the latest AI workflow and automation blog posts every day
- Multi-source monitoring - Tracks n8n, Zapier, and Needle blogs by default
- Web search included - Also searches the web for trending AI workflow news
- Slack delivery - Posts a formatted summary to your team's Slack channel
What This Workflow Does
This Needle workflow monitors multiple automation blogs and searches the web for AI workflow news daily. It extracts the most recent posts, merges all sources together, generates a summary digest, and posts it to Slack.
Use cases:
- Keeping product teams informed on automation industry trends
- Tracking competitor blog activity (n8n, Zapier)
- Aggregating AI workflow news for marketing or leadership teams
- Replacing manual blog checking with an automated daily digest
How It Works
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Scheduled trigger | The workflow runs automatically every day at midnight UTC |
| 2. Web search | Searches for the latest AI workflow and business automation news |
| 3. Blog browsing | Simultaneously browses n8n, Zapier, and Needle blogs for recent posts |
| 4. Content extraction | AI extracts the 3 most recent posts from each blog (title, URL, author, date, summary) |
| 5. Data aggregation | Merges all news sources and blog updates into a unified dataset |
| 6. Summary generation | AI creates a concise digest (under 250 words) organized by category |
| 7. Slack notification | Posts the formatted summary to your team's Slack channel |
Monitored Blog Sources
| Blog | URL |
|---|---|
| n8n | n8n.io/blog |
| Zapier | zapier.com/blog |
| Needle | needle.app/blog |
What Gets Extracted Per Blog Post
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Blog post title |
| URL | Direct link to the post |
| Author | Author name |
| Date | Publication date |
| Summary | One-sentence summary |
Digest Categories
The AI-generated summary is organized into sections:
- Industry News
- Platform Updates
- Key Blog Insights
- Emerging Trends
Requirements
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Needle Account | Running the workflow |
| Slack Channel | Receiving the daily digest (e.g., #marketing, #ai-workflow-news) |
Setup Instructions
- Add the workflow template to Needle
- Connect your Slack workspace and select the target channel for digest delivery
- Configure the scheduled trigger if you want to change the default midnight UTC timing
- Review and adjust the blog source URLs if you want to monitor different blogs
Customization
| What You Can Change | How |
|---|---|
| Schedule time | Adjust the scheduled trigger to run at a different time or timezone |
| Blog sources | Replace or add blog URLs in the blog browsing nodes |
| Number of posts extracted | Change the AI extraction prompt to pull more or fewer posts per blog |
| Digest length | Modify the summary generation prompt (default is under 250 words) |
| Slack channel | Select a different Slack channel in the notification node |
| Digest categories | Update the summary generation prompt to use different section headings |
FAQ
Q: Can I add more blogs to monitor? A: Yes, add additional blog browsing nodes with the URLs of blogs you want to track.
Q: How many posts does it extract per blog? A: By default, the AI extracts the 3 most recent posts from each blog.
Q: Can I send the digest somewhere other than Slack? A: You can modify the final node to send the digest via email or another messaging tool instead.
Q: What time does it run? A: The default schedule is midnight UTC daily. This can be changed in the scheduled trigger settings.
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