# Find reply-worthy Hacker News and Stack Overflow threads: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Discord and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/find-reply-worthy-hacker-news-and-stack-overflow-threads (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Find reply-worthy Hacker News and Stack Overflow threads

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.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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**22 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 3 Logic 12 Service 5

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

- 1 **Check Every Morning** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Or Look Right Now** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **Settings** Set *Logic*
- 5 **Would A Reply Help?** Chain Llm *Model*
- 6 **Write The Replies** Chain Llm *Model*
- 7 **Build The Searches** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Read The Judgement** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Read The Drafts** Code *Logic*
- 10 **Ask Hacker News** Http Request *Service*
- 11 **Ask Stack Exchange** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Any Worth Replying To?** If *Logic*
- 13 **One Row Per Thread** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Build The Digest** Code *Logic*
- 15 **Both Sources** Merge *Logic*
- 16 **Nothing Worth Replying To** No Op *Logic*
- 17 **Remember Every Thread** Data Table *Service*
- 18 **Post The Digest** Discord *Service*
- 19 **Read The Threads** Code *Logic*
- 20 **Read What You Have Seen** Data Table *Service*
- 21 **Only The New Threads** Code *Logic*
- 22 **Anything Worth Reading?** If *Logic*

## 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.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ffind-reply-worthy-hacker-news-and-stack-overflow-threads)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Discord#library)[n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=n8n+data+table#library)

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Also chat assistants, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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- [**Automated Discord spam moderation with OpenAI** 23 steps · calls a model · Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automated-discord-spam-moderation-with-openai)
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