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Personalized AI tech newsletter using RSS, OpenAI and Gmail

Needs changes

by Miha ✓ · 72,419 views · created 2025-05-11 · Personal Productivity, AI RAG

Needs 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 17 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Embeddings OpenAI, OpenAI Chat Model and Gmail.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day) (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Set Tech News RSS Feeds (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: rss
  2. Your topics of interest (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: Interests, Number of news items to include
  3. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  4. News reader AI (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 1 tool (Get News Articles)
  5. Read RSS News Feeds (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
  6. Convert Response to an Email-Friendly Format (Markdown): converts between Markdown and HTML
  7. Set and Normalize Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: title, content, date…
  8. Send Newsletter (Gmail): uses Gmail
  9. Store News Articles (Simple Vector Store): stores documents in the Simple vector store, with embeddings: Embeddings OpenAI; document loader: Default Data Loader

Services it uses

Embeddings OpenAIOpenAI Chat ModelGmail

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 News reader AI (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
News reader AI (v1.9)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (12)

From the author

Combine Tech News in a Personalized Weekly Newsletter This n8n template automates the collection, storage, and summarization of technology news from top sites, turning it into a concise, personalized weekly newsletter. If you like staying informed but want to…

Excerpt from Miha's description on n8n.io.

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