Automate weekly tech research with Perplexity AI, Notion & Gmail
Stay ahead of the curve with this automated research assistant that scours the web for tech updates every Monday morning. It uses Perplexity AI to synthesize deep insights, organizes them neatly in Notion, and delivers a polished summary straight to your inbox. Simplify your weekly market intelligence gathering without lifting a finger.
Run this with your team's AIWhat This Recipe Does
Staying ahead of rapid technological shifts is critical for competitive advantage, yet manual research consumes hours of valuable time every week. This automation eliminates the manual labor of scouting for updates by transforming your research process into a fully autonomous system. Every week, the workflow uses Perplexity AI to perform deep-web research on specified tech topics, extracting key insights and emerging trends without requiring human intervention. The findings are then automatically organized into a centralized Notion database, creating a searchable knowledge base for your team. To ensure critical information is never missed, the system generates a summary report and delivers it directly to your Gmail inbox. By bridging the gap between raw data and actionable intelligence, this automation empowers decision-makers to focus on strategy rather than searching. It ensures your organization remains at the forefront of innovation while maintaining a structured repository of industry intelligence that grows more valuable over time.
What your team gets
Forms and dashboards, so it is not a script only one person understands
Runs on your schedule in the cloud, so it does not stop when a laptop closes
Endpoints, so the rest of your stack can trigger the same work
DaySchedule, BigMailer, Notion connected for the team, not per person
How It Works
- 1
Open the recipe and connect your accounts
Connect DaySchedule and BigMailer once, in your team cloud, and nobody has to do it again on their own machine
- 2
Tell your own agent what is different about your process
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, whichever your team already uses. It adapts the recipe to how you actually work
- 3
Run it, then leave it running
It lives in your team cloud, so it keeps going after you close the laptop and every teammate's AI can use it
Who Uses This
- Product Managers who need to track competitor feature releases and industry shifts to inform their product roadmap.
- Marketing Agencies that want to provide clients with weekly trend reports and emerging technology briefs automatically.
- IT Executives who must stay informed about new cybersecurity threats and enterprise software updates without manual searching.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I change the frequency of the research reports?
Yes, you can easily adjust the schedule trigger to run daily, weekly, or monthly depending on your specific information needs.
Do I need to know how to code to connect my Notion workspace?
No coding is required. You simply connect your Notion account through the Runwork interface and select the specific database where you want the research stored.
Can I customize the specific tech topics being researched?
Absolutely. You can define specific keywords, industries, or technologies for the AI to focus on, ensuring the results are highly relevant to your business.
What information is included in the Gmail summary?
The email includes a high-level executive summary of the research findings and a direct link to the full detailed entry in your Notion database.
Coming from n8n?
This recipe uses nodes like ScheduleTrigger, Gmail, Langchain.lmChatOpenRouter, StickyNote and 3 more. On Runwork, you don't need to learn n8n's workflow syntax. Describe what you want to your own AI agent in plain English.
Based on n8n community workflow. View original
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