Daily AI News Digest from Hacker News with GPT-5 Summaries and Email Delivery

Daily AI News Digest from Hacker News with GPT Summaries and Email Delivery

Automate your daily AI news briefing: fetch AI-tagged stories from Hacker News, filter for the last 24 hours, scrape and summarize with GPT, then deliver a clean HTML email digest—no manual curation needed.

What It Does Runs on schedule to fetch up to 1000 Hacker News stories tagged "AI", filters for today's posts, loops through each to scrape content from source URLs, generates concise AI summaries via OpenAI GPT, aggregates into a styled HTML newsletter, and sends via email.

Setup Requirements Credentials Needed: OpenAI API Key**: Get from platform.openai.com/api-keys, add as "OpenAI" credential in n8n SMTP Server**: Configure email credentials (Gmail, Zoho, etc.) in n8n's SMTP settings

Configuration Steps: Import workflow JSON into n8n Add OpenAI credential to "GPT 5 pro" node Add SMTP credential to "Send email" node Update fromEmail and toEmail fields in "Send email" node Set schedule in "start" trigger node (default: daily) Activate workflow

Key Features Smart Filtering**: Fetches 1000 stories, filters last 24 hours using date expressions AI Summarization**: GPT generates heading + 2-sentence summaries with links Reliable Scraping**: HTTP requests with markdown conversion for clean LLM input Batch Processing**: Loops through items, processes sequentially Responsive Design**: Mobile-friendly HTML email template with inline CSS Aggregation**: Combines all summaries into single digest

Customization Options Change Keywords**: Modify "AI" filter in "Get many items" node Adjust Timeframe**: Edit date filter in "Today" node Tweak Summaries**: Customize GPT prompt in "News Summary Agent" node Email Styling**: Update HTML/CSS in "Send email" node Schedule**: Change frequency in "start" trigger

Use Cases Personal daily AI briefings for researchers/developers Team knowledge sharing via automated newsletters Content curation for blogs or social media Trend monitoring for marketers

Troubleshooting No stories returned**: Check HN API limits, verify keyword filter Scraping failures**: Some sites block bots—proxy noted in workflow but may need updates Email not sending**: Verify SMTP credentials and test connection Poor summaries**: Adjust GPT prompt or switch model

Execution Time: 2-10 minutes depending on story count