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Create research-backed articles with AI planning, Linkup Search & GPT-5

Ready for 3.0

by Guillaume Duvernay ✓ · 714 views · created 2025-09-07 · Content Creation

Ready 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 13 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“New article”). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model. It also calls api.linkup.so over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“New article”).

  1. Prepare form values (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: Title, Guidelines
  2. Generate research questions (Basic LLM Chain): sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: GPT 5 mini; output parser: Structured Output Parser
  3. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  4. Loop Over Questions (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  5. Aggregate: combines items into one
  6. Query Linkup for insights (HTTP Request): calls api.linkup.so (POST)
  7. Generate the AI output (Basic LLM Chain): sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: GPT 5 chat
  8. Format question and insights (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: Question, Insights
  9. Article result (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Article

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat Model

HTTP calls to: api.linkup.so

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 (9)

From the author

Go beyond basic AI-generated text and create articles that are well-researched, comprehensive, and credible. This template automates an advanced content creation process that mimics a professional writing team: it plans, researches, and then writes. Instead…

Excerpt from Guillaume Duvernay's description on n8n.io.

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