Create curated industry trend reports from Medium to Google Docs with Claude via OpenRouter and BrowserAct
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Automate your market research! This workflow scrapes Medium for specific industry tags, uses AI to filter spam and categorize stories into readable buckets, and compiles a high-quality trend report directly into a Google Doc.
What does Create curated industry trend reports from Medium do?
This workflow automates the process of market research by generating curated digests of Medium articles. It runs on a schedule to:
- Scrape Content: Visits specific Medium tag pages (e.g., /tag/artificial-intelligence) to fetch recent article titles, authors, and summaries.
- AI Analysis: Uses an AI Agent (via OpenRouter) to filter out clickbait and duplicates, then categorizes high-quality stories into buckets like "Must Reads" or "Engineering."
- Build Report: Automatically compiles the analyzed content into a formatted Google Doc.
- Notify: Sends a Slack alert to your team when the new report is ready.
What data can you scrape from Medium ?
This template is designed to scrape:
- Article Titles: The headlines of the latest stories in your target niche.
- Authors: Names of the content creators.
- Summaries: Brief descriptions or snippets of the articles.
- Metadata: Contextual info used by the AI to categorize the relevance of the post.
How to use Create curated industry trend reports from Medium ?
- Credentials: Connect your BrowserAct, Google Docs, Slack, and OpenRouter accounts in n8n.
- BrowserAct Setup: Ensure the "Automated Industry Trend Scraper & Outline Creator" template is saved in your BrowserAct account.
- Set Target: Open the "Target Page" node and replace the link with the Medium tag archive you want to track (e.g.,
https://medium.com/tag/bitcoin/archive). - Configure Alerts: Select your target channel in the "Send a message" (Slack) node.
- Activate: Turn on the workflow to start generating reports on your defined schedule.
Why scrape Medium ?
Scraping Medium allows you to:
- Cut Through Noise: Filter out low-quality posts and spam to focus only on relevant industry trends.
- Save Time: Automate the manual work of checking multiple tag pages daily.
- Gather Intelligence: Help Product Managers and Investors track emerging topics and "Must Read" content without manual curation.
Customization Options:
- Adjust Buckets: Modify the system prompt in the AI node to change categorization labels (e.g., "Marketing Strategies" vs. "Engineering").
- Change Output: Replace Google Docs with Notion or Airtable nodes if you prefer a database format.
- Email Delivery: Add a Gmail node to email the final report link to stakeholders.
Requirements:
- BrowserAct account (with the correct template).
- Google Docs & Slack accounts.
- OpenRouter account (or compatible LLM credentials).
