1What it does
Perplexity finds current AI news and Make posts it to Slack. The manual version sends each story separately. A second version built through Claude uses an LLM formatter to send one daily digest.
2Who it is for
- Industry
- Any business
- Platform
- Make
- Category
- Reporting
- Tools used
- MakePerplexityOpenAISlackClaude with Make connector (optional)
3How it works
Every step, in order, is in Workflow at a glance, pinned on the right as you scroll.
- 01 Trigger
Daily at 7:00 am in the Claude-built version. The manual build omitted the schedule.
- 02 AI / action
Manual build: use Perplexity Create a chat completion with sonar to return a JSON array of current AI stories, titles, two-sentence summaries, publication names and URLs.
- 03 Action
Generate a Parse JSON data structure from a sample response. Iterate the array and send each story through Slack Create a message to a public channel or DM.
- 04 AI / action
Alternative: ask Claude with the Make connector to build a morning AI news automation for the team on Slack. It finds existing connections and the daily AI news to Google Sheet scenario.
- 05 AI / action
The generated Daily AI News to Slack Team Digest uses Perplexity sonar for the last 24 hours, including headlines, summaries, why each matters and source names. This version drops URLs.
- 06 AI / action
OpenAI GPT-4o mini formats one Slack message with bold headlines, bullets, an intro and a motivating closing line. Slack adds a date header and bot signature.
- 07 Action
The generated version is scheduled daily at 7:00 am. Run and check the Slack output.
- Trigger
- Daily at 7:00 am in the Claude-built version. The manual build omitted the schedule.
- AI step
- Adapted from the shown research and formatting instructions: find current AI stories with titles, short summaries and sources, then format a morning Slack briefing. The generated version omitted source URLs.
4How it went
Both versions ran and posted to Slack on camera. No business results reported.
Only what the source reports. The source did not report numbers.
5Worth knowing
- An Iterator sends one Slack message per story. Use an aggregator or an LLM formatter for one digest.
- The manual build forgot scheduling. The generated version included a daily 7:00 am schedule but dropped source URLs.
- Change the AI niche to your industry. Perplexity also offers sonar pro, reasoning and deep research options in the shown module.
6Recipe
Adapted from source Reworded or reconstructed from what the source shows.
Adapted research spec: use Perplexity sonar to find trending AI news from the last 24 hours. Return a JSON array with a title, two-sentence summary, source publication name and URL for each story. Parse JSON and iterate for separate Slack messages, or use an aggregator or GPT-4o mini formatter for one digest. Adapted formatter spec: create a business-team morning briefing in Slack markdown with bold headlines, bullets, a one-line intro and a motivating closing line. Schedule the scenario daily at 7:00 am.