Summarize RSS feeds with Claude and post digests to Slack
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 16 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 24 hours). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls api.anthropic.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every 24 hours).
- Set: feed URL & Slack webhook (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: feedUrl, slackWebhookUrl, maxItems
- Fetch RSS feed (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Feed fetched OK? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Convert XML to JSON (XML): converts between XML and JSON
- Error: feed fetch failed (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Extract feed items (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Build Claude prompt (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Call Claude (Anthropic) API (HTTP Request): calls api.anthropic.com (POST)
- Claude call succeeded? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Build Slack message (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.
HTTP calls to: api.anthropic.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)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - XML
n8n-nodes-base.xml - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick overview On a schedule, this workflow fetches an RSS feed, extracts the latest items, asks Claude to write a short factual digest from only that data, and posts the digest to Slack. How it works 1. On a schedule, fetches an RSS feed and converts it from…