n8n Research AI Content Creation
Contributed by Sabrina Ramonov 🍄. From the community directory at agents.sabrina.dev, republished with permission and full credit.
Open Deep Research - AI-Powered Autonomous Research Workflow
This workflow automates deep research by leveraging AI-driven search queries, web scraping, content analysis, and structured reporting. It enables autonomous research with iterative refinement, allowing users to collect, analyze, and summarize high-quality information efficiently.
How it works
User Input
The user submits a research topic via a chat message.
AI Query Generation
A Basic LLM generates up to four refined search queries to retrieve relevant information.
SERPAPI Google Search
The workflow loops through each generated query and retrieves top search results using the SerpAPI API.
Jina AI Web Scraping
Extracts and summarizes webpage content from the URLs obtained via SerpAPI.
AI-Powered Content Evaluation
An AI Agent evaluates the relevance and credibility of the extracted content.
Iterative Search Refinement
If the AI finds insufficient or low-quality information, it generates new search queries to improve results.
Final Report Generation
The AI compiles a structured markdown report, including sources with citations.
Set Up Instructions
Estimated setup time: ~10-15 minutes
Required API Keys:
SerpAPI For Google Search results
Jina AI For text extraction
OpenRouter For AI-driven query generation and summarization
n8n Components Used:
AI Agents with memory buffering for iterative research
Loops to process multiple search queries efficiently
HTTP Requests for direct API interactions with SerpAPI and Jina AI
Recommended Enhancements:
Add sticky notes in n8n to explain each step for new users
Implement Google Drive or Notion Integration to save reports automatically
Ideal for:
Researchers & Analysts - Automate background research
Journalists - Quickly gather reliable sources
Developers - Learn how to integrate multiple AI APIs into n8n
Students - Speed up literature reviews
Completely free and open-source!
Tools used: SerpApi, Jina AI, Openrouter
Download the workflow template (JSON)
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