Auto-Generate AI News Commentary with Dumpling AI and GPT-4o

This workflow turns trending news into thoughtful first-person commentary for platforms like LinkedIn. It uses Dumpling AI’s News Search and Scraping APIs to find and extract article content, then feeds the cleaned text to GPT-4o to write personalized insights. The final output is saved back to Google Sheets as a draft for easy review or posting.

✅ What this workflow does

Triggers daily using a Schedule node. Fetches a list of content topics from a Google Sheet. Uses Dumpling AI to search for relevant news articles based on each topic. Scrapes the article content with Dumpling AI’s /scrape endpoint. Cleans and aggregates the article content using a Code node. Generates first-person commentary with GPT-4o tailored for LinkedIn. Appends the generated post back to the Google Sheet next to its topic.

🧩 Nodes in this workflow

Schedule Trigger**: Starts the workflow daily. Google Sheets (Read Topics): Pulls topic rows that don’t have a generated commentary yet. Split In Batches: Processes each topic one at a time. Wait**: Adds a delay to manage API limits. HTTP Request (Search News): Uses Dumpling AI's /search-news to find relevant articles for the topic. Split Out: Iterates over the list of article results. HTTP Request (Scrape Article): Extracts the full article text using Dumpling AI’s /scrape. Aggregate: Collects and merges article content fields. Code (Clean Article): Strips links, formatting, and irrelevant text. OpenAI (GPT-4o): Generates a short, first-person LinkedIn post-style commentary using a custom prompt. Google Sheets (Write Back)**: Appends the final output next to the original topic in the sheet.

🧑‍💼 Who is this for?

Founders, content creators, marketers, or **agency teams looking to maintain an active presence on LinkedIn or newsletters by sharing smart takes on industry trends.

💡 What problem does this solve?

Most people want to comment on current events but don't have the time to summarize articles or write well-structured posts. This automation saves hours of manual work by: Finding the right article. Extracting and cleaning the content. Writing it in a natural, first-person voice using AI.

⚙️ What you need to use this:

A Google Sheet with at least two columns: topic and generated commentary. A Dumpling AI API Key with access to the /search-news and /scrape endpoints. An OpenAI GPT-4o connection.