Overview

This n8n workflow monitors one or more RSS feeds, extracts new articles, and transforms them into publish-ready blog posts using AI. It handles content summarization, formatting, SEO metadata, and automated CMS or email output.

Workflow Steps

  1. RSS Trigger: Polls configured RSS feeds at your chosen interval.
  2. Duplicate Check: Compares against previously processed items to avoid republishing.
  3. Content Extraction: Fetches full article text from each RSS item URL.
  4. AI Rewriting: Sends content to ChatGPT or Claude API for summarization and style formatting.
  5. SEO Generation: Creates meta title, description, and tags automatically.
  6. Output: Pushes to WordPress, Webflow, Markdown file, or email digest based on your configuration.

Tools Required

  • n8n (self-hosted or cloud)
  • OpenAI API or Anthropic API key
  • CMS integration (WordPress, Webflow, or file output)

Use Cases

  • Content curation sites that aggregate industry news
  • Personal newsletters that summarize daily RSS feeds
  • Internal knowledge bases that auto-sync with external sources

Why n8n for This Workflow

n8n is an open-source workflow automation platform with 400+ integrations, self-hostable, and native AI agent support. It is the backbone of this automation because it can connect RSS feeds, AI APIs, and CMS publishing in a single visual pipeline. See our full n8n review for pricing, features, and real-world testing.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the n8n RSS to blog post workflow? It is an n8n automation that monitors RSS feeds, extracts new articles, rewrites them with AI (ChatGPT or Claude), generates SEO metadata, and publishes them to WordPress, Webflow, Markdown, or email.
  • Is n8n free for this automation? n8n is open source and free to self-host. The cloud version has a free tier with limited execution credits. You also need an OpenAI or Anthropic API key for the AI rewriting step.
  • Can this workflow run without coding? Yes. n8n is a visual workflow builder, so you can assemble the RSS trigger, AI nodes, and CMS output by connecting nodes in the editor without writing code.
  • How often should the RSS trigger poll? It depends on your content volume. Most content curation sites poll every 15-60 minutes. Polling too frequently can consume execution credits, so match the interval to how often your sources publish.

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