AI-Powered Vendor Policy & RSS Feed Analysis with Integrated Risk Scoring
π§ Overview
A dual-engine, AI-driven n8n workflow that automates the monitoring of both vendor policy webpages and compliance-related RSS feeds. It intelligently detects recent updates, evaluates their potential risk, and delivers a structured HTML digest categorized by severity β right to your inbox.
βοΈ How It Works
1οΈβ£ Scheduled Execution
β° Runs daily at 3 AM to ensure timely and consistent monitoring.
2οΈβ£ Dual Data Streams
- π° RSS Feed Monitoring: Ingests articles from selected feeds focused on security, privacy, and compliance.
- π Vendor Webpage Monitoring: Fetches specified policy URLs and checks for updates using
Last-Modifiedheaders and in-page content analysis.
3οΈβ£ Content Filtering
π§Ή Applies logic to filter out stale or irrelevant data, focusing only on updates within the past 24 hours.
4οΈβ£ AI-Powered Risk Categorization
π€ Two dedicated AI agents (one per stream) analyze content to:
- π Generate a 2-line compliance/risk-focused summary
- π¦ Assign a risk score: High, Medium, Low, or Informational
5οΈβ£ Digest Generation
πΌοΈ Summaries are grouped by risk level and formatted into a visually polished HTML report, using category-specific styles and color coding.
6οΈβ£ Email Delivery
π§ Automatically sends out two separate email reports via Gmail:
- ποΈ One for vendor webpage updates
- π° One for RSS feed-based vendor news
β¨ Key Features
- π Automates daily monitoring across feeds and policy pages
- π€ AI-driven summarization and structured risk scoring
- π§Ύ Clean, HTML-formatted digests grouped by risk category
- π§© Fully customizable: feed sources, vendor URLs, AI prompts, and email styling
- π‘οΈ Designed for compliance, security, and risk teams needing proactive intelligence
AI-Powered Vendor Policy & RSS Feed Analysis with Integrated Risk Scoring
This n8n workflow automates the process of monitoring RSS feeds for new vendor policy updates, analyzing their content using AI for potential risks, and notifying stakeholders via email. It's designed to help organizations stay on top of vendor changes and proactively assess their impact.
What it does
- Schedules Feed Checks: Periodically checks specified RSS feeds for new entries.
- Fetches RSS Feed Content: Reads new items from the configured RSS feed.
- Filters for Relevant Content: Ensures only new or relevant items are processed.
- Analyzes Content with AI: Uses a Google Gemini Chat Model to analyze the RSS feed content for potential policy changes or risk indicators.
- Extracts Risk Score and Summary: A custom Code node processes the AI output to extract a risk score and a concise summary.
- Filters by Risk Score: Routes items based on a predefined risk score threshold.
- Sends Email Notifications: For items exceeding the risk threshold, it sends a detailed email notification via Gmail to relevant stakeholders, including the AI-generated summary and risk score.
- Merges and Sorts (Optional): Combines the processed items and sorts them, potentially for logging or further processing.
Prerequisites/Requirements
- n8n Instance: A running n8n instance.
- Google Gemini API Key: For the AI Agent and Google Gemini Chat Model nodes. This will require a credential setup in n8n.
- Gmail Account: For sending email notifications. This will require a Google OAuth2 credential setup in n8n.
- RSS Feed URLs: The URLs of the RSS feeds you wish to monitor for vendor policy updates.
Setup/Usage
- Import the Workflow:
- Copy the provided JSON code.
- In your n8n instance, click "New" in the workflows section.
- Click the three dots menu (...) and select "Import from JSON".
- Paste the JSON and click "Import".
- Configure Credentials:
- Locate the "AI Agent" and "Google Gemini Chat Model" nodes. You will need to set up a Google Gemini credential with your API key.
- Locate the "Gmail" node. You will need to set up a Google OAuth2 credential for your Gmail account.
- Configure RSS Feed:
- Open the "RSS Read" node and enter the RSS feed URL(s) you want to monitor.
- Configure AI Analysis:
- Review the prompt in the "AI Agent" and "Google Gemini Chat Model" nodes. Adjust it if necessary to better suit your specific risk assessment criteria for vendor policies.
- Configure Risk Scoring Logic:
- Open the "Code" node and inspect the JavaScript logic used to extract the risk score and summary from the AI's response. Modify it if your AI output format changes or if you need a different scoring mechanism.
- Adjust the condition in the "If" node (connected to the "Code" node) to set your desired risk score threshold for sending email notifications.
- Configure Email Notifications:
- Open the "Gmail" node.
- Set the recipient email addresses, subject line, and email body content. You can use expressions to dynamically include the vendor policy details, AI summary, and risk score.
- Activate the Workflow:
- Ensure the workflow is active by toggling the "Active" switch in the top right corner of the workflow editor.
- The "Schedule Trigger" node is configured to run periodically, but you can also execute it manually for testing.
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