Newsletter Digest Generator
Aggregate the best content from RSS feeds and web sources, then draft a curated weekly digest — formatted and ready to publish in Mailchimp, Beehiiv or Substack.
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Input
- →List of RSS feed URLs
- →Newsletter topic and audience description
Output
- ←Curated list of top articles with AI-written summaries
- ←Formatted newsletter draft with sections and a closing takeaway
- ←Draft pushed to email platform for review
Prerequisites
- 1.n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- 2.Claude or OpenAI API key
- 3.Email platform account — Mailchimp, Beehiiv or similar
- 4.List of RSS feed URLs for your topic area
Implementation
- 1
Add your source RSS feed URLs to an n8n feed aggregator node
- 2
Schedule the workflow to run weekly — Friday morning works well for weekend publishing
- 3
Fetch and deduplicate articles from all configured sources
- 4
Filter content to include only items published in the last 7 days
- 5
Send the filtered article list to an AI model with your audience context and the curation prompt
- 6
AI selects the most relevant items, writes concise summaries and structures the digest
- 7
Format the output as an email-ready newsletter draft with sections and a closing takeaway
- 8
Push the draft to Mailchimp, Beehiiv or your email platform for review before sending
Outcomes
- ✓Cut newsletter research and writing time by over 70%
- ✓Consistent weekly content without missing a publication deadline
- ✓AI-curated relevance filtering — no manual browsing through low-signal sources
- ✓Scalable to multiple newsletters across different topics simultaneously
Built for
- 1.Solo creators publishing niche newsletters on a consistent schedule
- 2.Marketing teams sending weekly industry digests to their audience
- 3.Communities curating and sharing relevant content for members
- 4.Founders staying current with their industry without hours of reading
Included prompt
A reusable AI prompt ships with this workflow. Open it to read, copy and adapt.
Deploy
Download the starter template, import into your automation platform, then connect credentials and test.
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Operational notes
Operational notes — Operator
Implementation insights, edge cases, and production tips from the Kairox team.