Daily Content Research Automation
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Scans YouTube, Reddit, X, and the news every morning and delivers a report of trending topics and ready-to-use content ideas.
The problem
Staying on top of what's trending across YouTube, Reddit, X, and the news means checking each platform separately every day and then manually trying to spot the patterns worth turning into content — a research routine that eats a meaningful chunk of the morning before any actual content gets made.
How it works
On a schedule set before the workday, the workflow checks trending videos on YouTube (including their transcripts), rising discussions on a configured subreddit, high-engagement posts on X, and current news coverage — the same set of checks a content strategist would run manually, done in parallel automatically.
Rather than handing back a raw feed of links, the workflow analyzes what it finds for recurring patterns, hooks, and topics that keep coming up across sources, since a topic appearing in multiple places independently is a stronger trend signal than one mention.
From that analysis, it drafts several concrete content concepts — not just topics, but a rough angle or storyline for each — so the output is something to act on rather than raw research to interpret.
The finished report is delivered by email in a readable format, with the underlying source data also saved for later reference rather than lost once the email is read.
Key capabilities
- Scans YouTube, Reddit, X, and news coverage on a daily schedule
- Includes full video transcript analysis, not just titles
- Identifies patterns and hooks that recur across multiple sources
- Drafts concrete content concepts with a rough angle, not just topics
- Delivers a formatted report by email and archives the source data
Built on
- n8n for workflow orchestration
- YouTube, Reddit, and X API integrations
- Web search integration for news coverage
- An LLM step for pattern analysis and idea generation
- Email delivery and data archiving
Best for: Content creators, marketers, and agencies who currently spend time each morning manually checking multiple platforms for trending topics.