Discover business ideas from HackerNews posts with GPT-4.1 analysis and Google Sheets
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 13 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Hacker News, OpenRouter Chat Model and HTTP Request.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Hacker News: uses Hacker News
- Filter Posts By Features (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Select Key Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Output The Results (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenRouter Chat Model; 1 tool (HTTP Request); output parser: Structured Output Parser
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Assign Sheet Headers (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:
- AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) AI Agent (v1.9) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Nodes used (11)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Hacker News
n8n-nodes-base.hackerNews - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - OpenRouter Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter - Http Request Tool
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequestTool - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured
From the author
What it is This n8n workflow monitors top Hacker News posts (in the Front Page) and identifies business-related pain points using AI. How It Works It filters posts by engagement (comments > 80, points > 200, and recent date), extracts key metadata,…