Monitor GitHub Releases with Gemini AI Chinese Translation & Slack Notifications

Overview

This n8n template monitors specified GitHub repositories. When a new release is published, it automatically fetches the information, uses AI (Google Gemini by default) to summarize and translate it into Chinese, and sends a formatted notification to a designated Slack channel.

Core Features:

• Automated Monitoring : Checks for updates on a predefined schedule.
• Intelligent Processing : Uses AI to extract key information and translate.
• Error Handling : Sends an error notification if fetching RSS for a single repository fails, without affecting others.
• Duplicate Prevention : Remembers the last processed release ID using Redis to ensure only new content is pushed.

Prerequisites

• Slack : Configure your Slack app credentials in n8n.
• Redis : Have an available Redis service and configure its credentials in n8n.
• AI Provider (Gemini) : Configure credentials for Google Gemini (or your chosen AI model) in n8n.

Configuration Instructions

After importing the template, you need to modify the following key nodes:

1. Cron Trigger :

   • Adjust the Rule setting to change the update check frequency (default is 0 */10 9-23 * * *, checking every 10 minutes between 9 AM and 11 PM daily).

2. GitHub Config (Repository List - Code Node):

   • Edit the JavaScript array within this node's code area.

   • Modify or add the repositories you want to follow. Each repository object needs a name (custom display name) and github (format: owner/repo).

   • Example:

          {
     

     "name": "n8n", // Custom display name "github": "n8n-io/n8n" // GitHub path }, { "name": "LobeChat", "github": "lobehub/lobe-chat" } // ... add more repositories

3. Redis and Redis2 (Redis Connection):

   • Select your configured Redis credentials in both nodes.

4. Gemini (AI Model):

   • Select your configured Google Gemini credentials.
   • (Optional) Replace with a different supported AI model node and select its credentials.

5. Information Extractor (AI Processing & Translation):

   • Main Configuration : Review the System Prompt. By default, it asks the AI to extract information and translate it into Chinese. Modify this prompt if you need a different language or summary style.

6. Send Message and Send Error (Slack Notifications):

   • Select your configured Slack credentials in both Slack nodes.
   • Set the target Channel ID for notifications.

Workflow Overview

1. Start : Cron Trigger initiates the workflow on schedule.
2. Load Config : GitHub Config provides the list of repositories to monitor.
3. Loop : The Loop node iterates through each repository.
4. Fetch & Check:
   • The RSS node attempts to fetch the repository's releases feed.
   • If No Error checks for success:
     • Failure : Send Error posts an error to Slack, skips this repository.
     • Success : Continues.
5. Check for New Release :
   • The Redis node retrieves the last recorded Release ID for this repository.
   • The If New node compares the latest Release ID with the recorded ID:
     • Different IDs (New Release) : Proceeds to processing.
     • Same ID (Already Processed) : Skips this repository.
6. Process & Notify (Only for New Releases):
   • Information Extractor (with Gemini) extracts, summarizes, and translates the content.
   • The Code node formats the information into Slack Block Kit.
   • Send Message sends the formatted message to Slack.
   • The Redis2 node stores the current Release ID in Redis.
7. End : The workflow finishes after processing all repositories.

Conclusion

Once configured, this template automates GitHub release monitoring, uses AI to distill key information, and delivers it efficiently to your Slack workspace.