Learn Anything from HN - Get Top Resource Recommendations from Hacker News

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Created on June 07, 2026

Description

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 simple form.
The workflow searches for relevant "Ask HN" posts on Hacker News and extracts top-level comments.
An LLM analyzes the comments and identifies the best learning resources.
A personalized email is sent to the user with a Markdown formatted list of top recommendations, categorized by resource type (e.g., book, course, article) and difficulty level.

Set up steps

Add your Google Gemini API credentials. You'll need to create a project and enable the Generative Language API.
Add your SMTP credentials for sending emails.
Customize the Form and email subject (optional)
Activate the workflow

Screenshots for Workflow, Form and Email



Built on Day-03 as part of the #100DaysOfAgenticAi
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Nodes Used (5)

Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm
Google Gemini Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini
Hacker News
n8n-nodes-base.hackerNews
HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend