Build a Free AI News Digest in n8n (No API Key)

Description and use

Automated AI news digest sent daily without paid APIs, using free RSS feeds and n8n.

Problem

Need a daily AI news digest without paid APIs or keys.

Outcome

Daily AI news digest delivered to inbox or Telegram without paid APIs, using only free RSS feeds and n8n.

Workflow

• Schedule trigger at 7:00
• Manual trigger for testing
• Set node with maxStories and emailTo
• RSS Read nodes for TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Hacker News (AI, 50+ points)
• Merge node to combine feeds
• Code node: dedupe, filter last 36h, rank by keyword matches, summarize, keep top maxStories
• Code node: build digest message
• Send Email node (SMTP) or Telegram node

Evidence

Every morning I used to open five tabs to find out what happened in AI overnight. Now an n8n workflow does it for me and sends one short digest to my inbox (or Telegram) at 7:00.

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It doesn't need an OpenAI key or any paid API, and the whole thing runs on free RSS feeds.

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Add three RSS Read nodes: TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Hacker News (AI, 50+ points).

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The Code node: dedupe, filter last 36h, rank by keyword matches, summarize, keep top maxStories.

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The template includes both Send Email (SMTP) and Telegram nodes.

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