Chat trigger
Receives a topic conversationally and passes the request into the research agent.
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News research brief
A chat-led n8n workflow that turns a topic into a sourced news brief, a formatted document, and an email-ready summary.
What this demonstrates
A focused research loop with explicit source handling and multiple delivery formats.
The workflow keeps the request conversational, then delegates search, document formatting, and distribution to dedicated tools.
The project
This workflow is built for repeatable topic monitoring. A user submits a subject through chat, and the agent searches for recent reporting before shaping the result into an organised brief with headlines, summaries, dates, and source names.
From there, the same report can be written to a document and turned into an email summary. The outputs stay aligned because one agent owns the research and editorial structure.
Workflow anatomy
Search and shape
Finds recent reporting, checks source details, and builds a clear news-report structure.
Document and email
Creates or updates a document, then sends a concise version to the configured recipient.