n8n AI Research Pipeline — 14-Node Workflow

A production-ready n8n workflow that automates the entire research process from query to polished report.

**What it does:**

1. Accepts a research topic via webhook or scheduled trigger

2. Searches Brave/Google for top 10 sources

3. Scrapes and cleans each source

4. Sends each source to Claude/GPT-4 for summarisation

5. Deduplicates and clusters insights by theme

6. Generates a structured briefing report (Markdown)

7. Emails the report or posts to Slack/Notion

**Nodes used:** Webhook, HTTP Request, Code, AI Agent, Gmail, Slack, Notion, Markdown, Schedule

**What you get:**

- n8n workflow JSON (import in one click)

- Step-by-step setup guide

- Required API keys list

- 5 example reports from test runs

**Requirements:** n8n Cloud or self-hosted v1.0+, Anthropic or OpenAI API key