Send a daily RSS digest email with GPT-4o-mini and SMTP
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 AI workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 7 * * *) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 7 * * *) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Digest Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 7 fields: FeedUrls, IncludeKeywords, ExcludeKeywords…
- Split Feeds (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Read Feed (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
- Filter And Score Items (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Has New Items? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Summarize Digest (Basic LLM Chain): sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
- Send Digest Email (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP
Services it uses
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 (10)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - RSS Read
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs every morning, reads multiple RSS feeds, uses OpenAI to generate a plain-text daily digest from the latest items, and emails the summary via SMTP. How it works 1. Runs daily on a cron schedule. 2. Splits a comma-separated…