Send GitHub release audio newsletters with OpenAI, Google Drive, Gmail and Sheets
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 13 nodes and runs on Github events (release). Along the way it connects GitHub, OpenAI Chat Model, Google Drive and Google Sheets and 1 more. It also calls api.openai.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On Github events (release).
- 2. Code — Parse Release Changelog (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- 3. AI Agent — Write Spoken Script (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
- 4. Code — Extract Script Text (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- 5. HTTP — OpenAI TTS Generate MP (HTTP Request): calls api.openai.com (POST)
- 6. Google Drive — Save MP3 File (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- 7. Google Drive — Make File Public (Google Drive): share
- 8. Code — Store Drive URL and Release Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- 9. Google Sheets — Load Subscribers (Google Sheets): get many
- 10. Aggregate — Bundle All Subscriber Emails (Aggregate): combines items into one
- 11. Code — Build HTML Newsletter (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.openai.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:
- AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in 3. AI Agent — Write Spoken Script (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).
| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) 3. AI Agent — Write Spoken Script (v1.9) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Nodes used (9)
- Github Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.githubTrigger - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail
From the author
Quick overview This workflow triggers on a published GitHub Release, uses OpenAI to turn the release notes into a short spoken script and MP3, stores the audio on Google Drive, pulls subscribers from Google Sheets, and sends an HTML “listen” newsletter to…