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Aggregate tech trend signals from RSS feeds into Google Sheets and Slack

Ready for 3.0

by Veena Pandian ✓ · 145 views · created 2026-03-03 · Market Research, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 24 hours). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Slack and Gmail. It also calls hnrss.org and producthunt.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every 24 hours).

  1. Fetch Hacker News RSS (HTTP Request): calls hnrss.org
  2. Fetch Product Hunt RSS (HTTP Request): calls producthunt.com
  3. Wait for All Feeds (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
  4. Parse All RSS Feeds (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  5. Score and Classify Signals (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Aggregate Signals into Themes (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  7. Build Intelligence Report (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Flatten Top Signals for Sheet (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  9. Prepare Themes for Sheet (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  10. Email Daily Report (Gmail): uses Gmail

…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsSlackGmail

HTTP calls to: hnrss.org, producthunt.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (7)

From the author

Who is this for? Founders, product managers, content strategists, indie hackers, and anyone who wants to automatically monitor tech industry trends across multiple sources — without manually browsing Hacker News and Product Hunt every day. What this workflow…

Excerpt from Veena Pandian's description on n8n.io.

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