Auto-post breaking news content using Perplexity AI to X (Twitter)
Keep your social media feed active and informative by automatically broadcasting AI-generated insights on any trending topic to X (Twitter). This workflow harnesses Perplexity AI to fetch real-time answers to your custom queries, ensuring your followers always receive fresh, high-value content on a schedule. It’s a powerful tool for maintaining a consistent digital presence with minimal effort.
Run this with your team's AIWhat This Recipe Does
Maintaining a consistent and authoritative presence on social media is essential for brand growth, yet manually scouring the web for relevant news is a significant time sink. This automation bridges the gap between information gathering and content distribution by leveraging Perplexity AI to research current events and automatically drafting and posting updates to X (Twitter). Instead of spending hours each morning looking for industry trends, this workflow proactively identifies timely topics based on your specific criteria and shares them with your audience. By automating the research-to-publication pipeline, businesses can ensure they remain at the forefront of industry conversations without diverting resources from high-level strategy. This system transforms your social media profile into a real-time information hub, increasing engagement and establishing your brand as a thought leader in your niche. The result is a streamlined marketing operation that delivers consistent value to followers while operating entirely in the background.
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
Http connected for the team, not per person
How It Works
- 1
Open the recipe and connect your accounts
Connect Http once, in your team cloud, and nobody has to do it again on their own machine
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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
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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
- Marketing agencies managing multiple client accounts who need to maintain a high volume of relevant, news-driven content without increasing headcount.
- SaaS companies wanting to share the latest breakthroughs in AI or technology to position themselves as industry experts.
- Independent consultants who need to stay active on social media while focusing their time on client delivery and billable work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to manually select the news topics every day?
No, you can define specific keywords or industry themes within the workflow settings, and the AI will automatically find relevant news based on those parameters.
Can I control how often the automation posts to my account?
Yes, the schedule trigger allows you to set the exact frequency, whether you want to post once a day, every few hours, or only on specific weekdays.
Is it possible to review the content before it goes live?
While this version is fully automated for maximum efficiency, the workflow can be modified to send a draft to a messaging app or email for approval before posting.
What accounts do I need to make this work?
You will need an active X (Twitter) developer account and a Perplexity AI API key to enable the research and posting capabilities.
Coming from n8n?
This recipe uses nodes like ScheduleTrigger, Set, HttpRequest, Twitter. 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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