Why This Playbook Matters

Most people want to stay sharp and keep learning.

But between work, meetings and life... deep learning often falls through the cracks.

Instead of random browsing or endless scrolling, you can build a system:

It collects valuable projects automatically. It summarizes them clearly. It organizes everything neatly for later review

This playbook will show you how to automate a Weekly Research Assistant using Zapier, ChatGPT, and Notion.

Spend less time gathering information—and more time growing from it.

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Implementation Guide

Step 1: Schedule Your Weekly Kickoff

Objective: Trigger the workflow every Monday automatically.

1.Open Zapier and create a new Zap.

2. Choose “Schedule” as the trigger app.

3. Set it to trigger every Monday at 9 AM.

Why it matters:

Learning is a habit. Consistency beats intensity.

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Step 2: Fetch the Top Open-Source Projects

Objective: Pull trending GitHub repos automatically.

1. Add a “Webhooks by Zapier” step.

Action: GET request.

Use this URL:

https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=stars:%3E100&sort=stars&order=desc&per_page=3

Headers:

{

"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json"

}

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Why it matters:

Get pure signal—no distractions, no manual search.
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Step 3: Summarize Using ChatGPT

Objective: Turn raw project info into short, digestible summaries.

1. Add a ChatGPT (Zapier app) action.

Prompt:

2. Summarize this GitHub project in 3 paragraphs:

- What it does

- Why it's interesting

- Key takeaways for developers

Project Info:

[Insert project data]

Why it matters:

Fast, human-like insights instead of skimming dense READMEs.

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​Step 4: Create Your Research Vault in Notion

Objective: One-time setup to store your summaries.

1. In Notion, create a Table called “AI GitHub Summaries.”

Columns: Name, Summary, GitHub Link, Stars, Language.

2. Share the database to the web so Zapier can access it.

Why it matters:

Learning compounds when it’s organized and easy to revisit.

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​Step 5: Log Everything into Notion

Objective: Save each new project neatly into your database.

1. Add Notion as the final Zapier action.

2. Create a database item using the mapped fields:

Name → Repo Name

Summary → ChatGPT Output

GitHub Link → Repo URL

Stars → Star count

Language → Programming language

Why it matters:

Build a growing knowledge base that works for you while you sleep.
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Final Thoughts

With this system, you:

✅ Automate learning and stay ahead of trends

✅ Organize insights into a living library

✅ Build a personal knowledge engine for long-term growth

Learning isn’t about working harder—it’s about designing smarter systems.

Start building yours today.
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