n8n shares workflow that filters AI news before posting to Slack
By Automate Basics, written with AI from n8n's original
n8n has published a free workflow template that searches AI news, filters articles for relevance to a team, and sends cited briefs to Slack. Topics with no material news produce no post.
What changed
n8n has published a workflow template for a weekday AI news brief. According to n8n, it searches recent news by topic, skips articles seen in earlier runs, and uses TypeSafe AI's Jev to judge whether each remaining article reports a development, fits the topic, and matters to the team. Articles that pass the filter are grouped so coverage of the same story does not fill the brief with repeated items.
You.com Research then writes a short brief with citations for each topic that has material news, and the workflow posts it to Slack. A topic with nothing worth reporting produces no post. The template is scheduled for 8am on weekdays in the n8n instance's timezone, though the team can edit its topics, priorities and materiality threshold.
Who can use the n8n news brief?
The template is for teams that already use n8n or are willing to set up an instance to monitor news relevant to their work. n8n says it works with both n8n Cloud and self-hosted instances. Users also need the verified You.com community node, a You.com API key, a TypeSafe API key, and Slack credentials for a channel their bot has joined. Jev was in early access when n8n published the post, so access to that part of the workflow must be requested.
n8n says the template is free to import. It estimates that a morning run costs about $0.01 to $0.04 for searches, article scoring and briefs, depending on what the workflow finds. The post does not give subscription prices for the services or an exact cost for every team.
How do I try it at work?
A useful first test is a topic where your team would act differently if a competitor launched a product, changed a price, or faced a new rule. n8n says the template has a Config node for topics, a description of the team, its priorities and a materiality threshold. Those details tell Jev what should count as relevant rather than treating every AI headline alike.
Import the template after arranging the required service access, then inspect a few morning briefs against the underlying cited articles. Check whether the cited sources support the claims, whether repeated coverage has been combined, and whether important developments were filtered out. If the brief is too noisy or too quiet, n8n says the materiality threshold can be adjusted. A daily briefing built with ChatGPT Tasks is a separate option for readers who do not want to set up this workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Does the workflow post to Slack when there is no relevant news?
No. n8n says the workflow sends a cited brief only for a topic with articles that pass its materiality filter. If nothing qualifies for a topic, it sends no Slack post for that topic, rather than a message saying there is no news.
What do I need to run the template?
n8n says you need an n8n Cloud or self-hosted instance, the verified You.com community node, API keys for You.com and TypeSafe, and Slack credentials for a channel the bot has joined. Jev, the TypeSafe model used for filtering, was in early access when the post appeared.
Can I change which stories make the brief?
Yes. n8n says the template lets you set topics, describe your team and its priorities, and adjust a materiality threshold. Jev uses that context to score articles before You.com Research writes the brief. Check the cited stories after a run to see whether the filter matches your team's needs.
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Source: Build a morning AI news brief with You.com, Jev, and n8n, n8n, 13 Oct 2026.