IndieTools RSS n8n Workflow: Daily Indie Tool Discovery

Discover the newest indie tools every day—automatically with this IndieTools RSS n8n workflow

This n8n workflow reads the public IndieTools RSS feed, deduplicates entries, selects the 10 most recently published tools, and outputs both structured data and a ready-to-use Markdown discovery list. Run it manually or let it refresh daily at 08:00 (Asia/Shanghai).

What this workflow does

• Scheduled or manual execution: Use the manual trigger, or enable the daily schedule at 08:00 (Asia/Shanghai).
• Fetches latest tools from IndieTools: Pulls items from https://indietools.work/api/rss/tools using the RSS Feed Read step.
• Cleans and normalizes fields: Standardizes each tool’s title, description, tags, published date, and detail/external URLs.
• Deduplicates and ranks by time: Removes duplicate entries, sorts by publish time, and keeps only the 10 newest tools.
• Generates combined output: Produces one output containing the selected tool records plus a Markdown list with links, descriptions, and tags.

Use cases

• SaaS operators who want a simple daily pipeline for keeping track of emerging indie software categories.
• Automation engineers building a lightweight “tool discovery” system inside n8n without credentials.
• Product and growth teams who maintain curated lists of new tools and want them formatted as Markdown for easy sharing.

Technical details

• n8n nodes / components: Manual Trigger, Schedule Trigger, RSS Feed Read, Code, Sticky Note.
• No credentials required: The workflow directly reads the public RSS feed.
• Setup: Import the workflow and keep the RSS URL set to https://indietools.work/api/rss/tools. Run once to confirm you receive items and Markdown output, then activate the daily schedule (adjust cron/timezone if needed).

Perfect for n8n automation workflows focused on daily indie tool discovery, structured enrichment, and Markdown-ready publishing.