If you want to automatically generate AI-powered summaries for new RSS posts inside Airtable, you can use Airtable Automations together with your RSS feed data.

1. In your Airtable base, open the Automations tab.

2. Click Create new > New automation.

1. Click + Add trigger.

2. Select When a record is created.

3. Choose the table containing your RSS entries.

4. Use suggested record or pick any existing record as your test example.

Airtable will confirm that the trigger is configured correctly.

1. Click + Add advanced logic or action.

2. Select Generate with AI > Generate text.

3. In the prompt editor, write the instruction you want OpenAI to follow (for example, “Analyze this post in 1-2 sentences”).

4. Click the + icon inside the prompt field and insert the Airtable fields the model should reference, such as Title and Summary.

5. Choose your model and randomness level.

6. Click Test action.

You should see the AI-generated result appear in the test output.

1. Click + Add advanced logic or action again.

2. Choose Update record.

3. Select the table where your RSS posts are stored.

3. For Record ID, click + and select Airtable record ID from the trigger step so the summary is placed in the same row.

4. Choose the field that should store the AI summary.

5. Click + and select the Response from the “Generate text” step.

1. Click Generate a preview to see how the AI summary will look within your test record.

A pop-up will show all fields from your test record, now including the newly created AI summary.

2. Then click Test automation, select a test record, and click Run automation.

Airtable will execute the full workflow, and the AI summary should appear in the correct field of your database.

If everything looks correct, switch Automation: Off to On.

Going forward, every time a new RSS post is added to your table, Airtable will automatically generate a summary based on your prompt and update the record.

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