Description
🚀 Discover Top Learning Resources with Hacker News + AI
Automatically find the most recommended resources for any topic from Hacker News — delivered to your inbox using GPT-4o & Google Gemini.
📚 Stop Endless Searching
This smart workflow scrapes Hacker News, processes discussions, and sends you a curated, categorized list of learning resources based on real community insights.
🧠 What Problem Does It Solve?
Manually digging through threads to find useful advice is time-consuming and overwhelming. This workflow automates that, using AI to extract and summarize the best resources for learning topics like:
📘 Programming
📖 Language Learning
🧪 AI & Data Science
📈 Career & Personal Growth
⚙️ How It Works
📝 User submits their learning topic through a web form
🔍 Searches Hacker News for “Ask HN” posts related to the topic
💬 Scrapes top-level comments with real user advice
🤖 GPT-4o + Gemini analyze comments for quality and relevance
📧 Sends a curated email with categorized recommendations
✨ Key Features
🔎 Extracts real-world learning recommendations from Hacker News
🧠 Uses Gemini + GPT-4o for high-quality summarization
📂 Categorizes results by resource type & difficulty
📧 Sends the final list directly to your inbox
🔁 Fully automated with no coding required
🧰 What You Need
✅ Google Gemini API key with Generative Language API enabled
✅ Gmail or SMTP credentials to send emails
✅ n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
✅ (Optional) Customize form prompts, messages, or email formatting
🛠️ Setup Instructions
🔗 Add Gemini & Gmail credentials to your workflow
📝 Customize your topic form (title, fields, messages)
📤 Deploy and activate the workflow
📬 Submit a topic — get results instantly in your email
📌 Modify prompt to adjust how AI classifies and ranks resources
🔗 Integrations
📩 Telegram Bot
🧠 OpenAI GPT-4o (Text, Image & Audio)
📁 (Optional) Google Drive & Google Sheets
💡 Designed for lifelong learners, techies, educators, and curious minds. Fork it, test it, and level up your learning journey!
