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AI Chatbot for Hacker News Queries

Original n8n title: 2026

2026. Uses chatTrigger, toolWorkflow, executeWorkflowTrigger, hackerNews. Chat trigger; 12 nodes.

Chat trigger trigger★★★★☆ complexityAI-powered12 nodesChat TriggerTool WorkflowExecute Workflow TriggerHacker NewsAgentOpenAI Chat
AI & RAG Trigger: Chat trigger Nodes: 12 Complexity: ★★★★☆ AI nodes: yes Added:

This workflow follows the Agent → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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}

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2026. Uses chatTrigger, toolWorkflow, executeWorkflowTrigger, hackerNews. Chat trigger; 12 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/n8nKOR/n8n-shared-workflow/blob/62a671327e906c22a40d290b339ff6d2373f8d75/workflows/n8nworkflows/ai/2026.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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