On This Day: Hacker News Retrospective
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Generates a retrospective of Hacker News headlines for a specific day across multiple years, highlighting tech evolution.
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Overview
This template fetches Hacker News headlines for a specific day across several past years. It then uses an LLM to analyze these headlines, identify key themes, and present a historical overview of how the technology landscape has evolved on that particular day each year. The output is formatted in Markdown with hyperlinks to the original articles.
Key Features
- Fetches Hacker News headlines for a given day across multiple years.
- Analyzes headlines to identify recurring themes and technological trends.
- Generates a structured Markdown output with year-prefixed headlines and links.
- Utilizes Google Gemini for advanced text analysis and summarization.
- Sends the generated retrospective to a specified Telegram channel.
How To Use
- Set Schedule Trigger: Configure the
Schedule Triggernode to run the workflow daily or at your preferred interval. - Configure Environment Variable: Ensure you have an environment variable
BASE_URLset to the correct Hacker News API endpoint (e.g.,https://news.ycombinator.com). - Configure Google Gemini Credentials: Set up your Google Gemini API credentials in n8n.
- Configure Telegram Credentials: Set up your Telegram Bot credentials in n8n and specify the
Chat ID(e.g.,@OnThisDayHN). - Run the Workflow: The workflow will automatically fetch headlines, process them, and send the formatted retrospective to your Telegram channel.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "9447ffdd-0d89-4444-b8b4-3ee95fb7f827",
"name": "On This Day: Hacker News Retrospective",
"nodes": 0,
"category": "Data Analysis & AI",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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