Monitor news risk with Google News, Groq (Llama 3), and Gmail alerts

AI-Powered News Risk Monitoring & Alert System (Google News + Groq + Gmail) --- This workflow acts as an automated, proactive monitoring system that separates "market noise" from actual "market risk". Instead of flooding your inbox with every single news mention about a company or topic, it uses artificial intelligence (Llama 3 via Groq) to act as a virtual risk analyst. The AI reviews recent Google News articles, categorizes the risk as Low, Medium or High and only sends you an email alert when the risk is significant (Medium or High). Fast Track Setup 1. Prepare your Data: Create a Google Sheet named "Risk Keywords" and list your target companies or terms under a "Keyword" column. 2. Connect Credentials: Add your Google Sheets, Groq API and Gmail credentials to your n8n instance. 3. Configure Nodes: Select your specific spreadsheet in the "Fetch Risk Keywords" node and update the "Gmail Alert Dispatcher" node with your recipient email address. 4. Run: Trigger the workflow manually to start receiving your filtered risk alerts. What It Does This workflow automates the tedious process of monitoring the news for potential business risks. It begins by fetching a customized list of keywords — such as company names, competitors or industry terms — from a Google Sheet. It then processes these keywords one by one, using an iterator to safely manage the flow of data. For each keyword, the workflow scrapes the top 4 most recent articles from a Google News RSS feed. To ensure the system doesn't overwhelm the AI service with too many requests at once, it introduces a brief 2-second rate-limit delay. Once the news data is collected, an AI Agent uses Llama 3 (via Groq) to read the headline and snippet of each article. The AI is instructed to determine the risk level and provide a one-sentence reason for its decision. The workflow then filters out any "Low" risk news, bundles the "Medium" and "High" risk alerts together, formats them into a clean text summary and emails the final report directly to you. Who’s It For Investors and Traders: Who need to monitor sudden negative news about stocks in their portfolio without reading every minor press release. Risk Management Professionals: Who must keep an eye on supply chain disruptions, regulatory changes or macroeconomic indicators like inflation. Public Relations (PR) Teams: Who want instant alerts when a client or their own brand is mentioned in a potentially damaging context. Business Owners and Executives: Who need to monitor competitor struggles or industry shifts that could impact their strategic planning. Requirements to use this workflow To successfully run this workflow, you will need: An active n8n account. A Google account to create the "Risk Keywords" Google Sheet. Google Sheets credentials configured within n8n. A Groq API key to power the Llama 3 AI analysis. Gmail credentials configured within n8n to send the final alerts. How It Works & Set Up Follow these step-by-step instructions to configure and use the workflow: 1. Set Up the Google Sheet: Create a new Google Sheet and name it exactly "Risk Keywords". In the first tab (Sheet1), create a header row and name the first column "Keyword". Fill the rows below with the terms you want to monitor (e.g., "Tesla", "Nvidia", "Inflation Rate"). 2. Configure n8n Credentials: Go to your n8n credentials page and ensure you have active connections for Google Sheets (OAuth2) and Gmail (OAuth2). Create a new credential for the Groq API and input your secret API key. 3. Adjust the Google Sheets Node: Open the "Fetch Risk Keywords" node. Use the dropdown menus to select your "Risk Keywords" document and "Sheet1". 4. Adjust the AI Node: Open the "Llama 3 (via Groq)" node and ensure your Groq credential is selected. 5. Configure the Email Destination: Open the "Gmail Alert Dispatcher" node. Find the "Send To" field and replace "RECIPIENTEMAILHERE" with your actual email address. How To Customize Nodes Top 4 Articles Filter (Limit Node): Currently,