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