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Started by a clock, and works across Discord and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 22 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAI

22 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 3Logic 12Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Check Every MorningSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Or Look Right NowManual triggerStarts it
  3. 3ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4SettingsSetLogic
  5. 5Would A Reply Help?Chain LlmModel
  6. 6Write The RepliesChain LlmModel
  7. 7Build The SearchesCodeLogic
  8. 8Read The JudgementCodeLogic
  9. 9Read The DraftsCodeLogic
  10. 10Ask Hacker NewsHttp RequestService
  11. 11Ask Stack ExchangeHttp RequestService
  12. 12Any Worth Replying To?IfLogic
  13. 13One Row Per ThreadCodeLogic
  14. 14Build The DigestCodeLogic
  15. 15Both SourcesMergeLogic
  16. 16Nothing Worth Replying ToNo OpLogic
  17. 17Remember Every ThreadData TableService
  18. 18Post The DigestDiscordService
  19. 19Read The ThreadsCodeLogic
  20. 20Read What You Have SeenData TableService
  21. 21Only The New ThreadsCodeLogic
  22. 22Anything Worth Reading?IfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
22, with 2 branches
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Discord, n8n data table
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Discord account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 22 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 22 steps before you point it at anything that matters.