Learn anything from HN - get top resource recommendations from Hacker News
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What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 10 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“What do You want to learn ?”). Along the way it connects Google Gemini Chat Model and Hacker News.
How it runs
Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“What do You want to learn ?”).
- SearchAskHN (Hacker News): work with all
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- FindHNComments (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- CombineIntoSingleText (Aggregate): combines items into one
- Basic LLM Chain: sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: Google Gemini Chat Model
- Convert2HTML (Markdown): converts between Markdown and HTML
- Send Email: sends an email over SMTP
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (10)
- Google Gemini Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini - Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - Hacker News
n8n-nodes-base.hackerNews - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - n8n Form Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Markdown
n8n-nodes-base.markdown - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Learning something new? Endlessly searching to find the best resources? This workflow finds top community-recommended learning resources on any topic from Hacker News, delivered to your inbox. How it works - User submits a topic they want to learn via a…