Missing daily updates on AI workflow and automation news from your favorite blogs? This tutorial shows how to build an automated blog tracking workflow in Needle that aggregates the latest posts and delivers daily summaries to Slack.

Overview

The workflow automatically monitors multiple automation blogs (n8n, Zapier, Needle), searches for trending AI workflow news, and compiles everything into a daily digest—keeping your team informed without manual blog checking.

Key Actions

1. Scheduled Daily Trigger – Runs automatically every day at midnight UTC
2. Web Search – Searches for latest AI workflows and business automation news
3. Blog Monitoring – Browses n8n, Zapier, and Needle blogs to extract recent posts
4. AI Content Extraction – Extracts the 3 most recent blog posts with titles, URLs, authors, dates, and summaries
5. Data Aggregation – Merges all news sources and blog updates into a unified dataset
6. AI Summary Generation – Creates a concise digest (under 250 words) organized by category
7. Slack Notification – Sends the formatted summary to your team's Slack channel

What You'll Need

• Slack Channel – A dedicated channel for daily news digests (e.g., #marketing, #product-updates) Tip: Create a channel like #ai-workflow-news to keep your team updated on industry trends.
• Blog Sources – The workflow monitors n8n.io/blog, zapier.com/blog, and needle.app/blog by default
• Schedule Preference – Runs daily at midnight UTC, but can be adjusted to your timezone

How It Works

Every day at midnight:

1. The workflow searches the web for latest AI workflow and automation news
2. Simultaneously browses three major automation blogs:
   • n8n blog for workflow automation updates
   • Zapier blog for integration news
   • Needle blog for AI agent developments
3. AI extracts the 3 most recent posts from each blog including:
   • Title and direct URL
   • Author name
   • Publication date
   • One-sentence summary
4. All data sources are merged into a single collection
5. AI generates a structured digest with sections like:
   • Industry News
   • Platform Updates
   • Key Blog Insights
   • Emerging Trends
6. The formatted summary is posted to your Slack #marketing channel with proper markdown

Wrap-up

With this Needle workflow, your team stays current on AI workflow innovations without manual blog monitoring—perfect for product teams, marketers, and tech leaders who need to track the automation space efficiently.