Does this publish the posts too?

No — it plans the content. Use the Social Media Post Scheduler template in this catalog to handle publishing on schedule.

Can I run it weekly instead of monthly?

Yes — just change the schedule trigger's interval; noted in the guide.

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AI Content Calendar Generator

Define your content pillars once (client wins, industry tips, behind-the-scenes, etc.), and on the 1st of every month this automation has AI generate a full month's worth of post ideas — 20 ready-to-use captions, tagged by pillar and spread across the month — written straight into a Google Sheet.

Automation flow

Step 1

1st of Every Month

A monthly schedule kicks off the planning run.

Step 2

Read Content Pillars

Your defined content themes are read from Sheets.

Step 3

Generate Content Calendar (AI)

AI plans 20 posts spread across the month.

Step 4

Save Calendar to Sheet

Every post idea is written as its own row.

Step 5

Notify Team

Slack confirms the new month's calendar is ready.

How it works

1On the 1st of each month at 8 AM, your Content Pillars list is read.
2The pillars are sent to the AI with instructions to plan 20 posts spread across the month, each tagged to a pillar with a ready-to-use caption.
3Each of the 20 posts is written as its own row in Content Calendar, starting life with Status: Idea.
4Your team gets a Slack ping that the new month's calendar is ready.

Services used

Google SheetsAI API (OpenAI-compatible)Slack

What you'll need

An n8n Cloud or self-hosted account
A Google account (Sheets)
An OpenAI API key (or any compatible AI API)
A Slack workspace (optional)

What's included

20 ready-to-use captions generated in one run
Tagged by content pillar for balance across themes
Pairs naturally with the Social Media Post Scheduler template
Bring your own AI API key

Estimate what this could save you

Times per week

Minutes each time

Your hourly value ($)

3.6 hours/month

≈ $108/month in your time

A rough estimate based on what you enter above — not a guarantee. Actual time saved depends on your process.

Make it yours

Add a Platform column to pillars and generate platform-specific caption variants (LinkedIn tone vs. Instagram tone).
Have the AI also suggest a matching image/video concept per post, not just the caption.
Run it weekly instead of monthly for a shorter, more responsive planning cadence — just change the schedule rule.

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Save with the complete system: AI Content & Marketing Bundle

Instead of buying separately: $235 — System: $99

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Questions about this template

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Structurally validated: automatically checked for valid n8n format before every deploy.

Difficulty: Medium
Setup time: ~15 min
Integrations: 3
Node count: 7
Format: .json + guide