AI Product Idea Generator — Reddit → Product Hunt → Gemini

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "AI Product Idea Generator \u2014 Reddit \u2192 Product Hunt \u2192 Gemini",
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    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "runSse",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/top/?t=week",
        "goal": "Extract the top 15 posts from this subreddit. For each post, identify the core problem or frustration the user is facing. Return as a JSON object: { painPoints: [{ title: string, upvotes: number, comments: number, problem: string, keywords: string }] } where 'problem' is a clear one-sentence description of the pain point, and 'keywords' is 2-3 search terms someone would use to find a solution to this problem.",
        "options": {
          "browserProfile": "stealth"
        }
      },
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        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "runSse",
        "url": "https://www.producthunt.com",
        "goal": "=I need you to search Product Hunt for existing products that solve these specific problems from Reddit:\n\n{{ JSON.stringify($json) }}\n\nFor EACH pain point above, use the search bar on Product Hunt to find if a product already exists that solves it. Search using the keywords provided.\n\nReturn a JSON object: { existingSolutions: [{ redditProblem: string, productName: string, productTagline: string, productUrl: string, howItSolves: string }], unsolvedProblems: [{ problem: string, keywords: string, whyUnsolved: string }] }\n\nIf no product exists for a pain point, add it to unsolvedProblems. Be thorough \u2014 search at least 5 of the top pain points.",
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        }
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              "content": "=You are a startup product strategist. I ran two research steps:\n\nSTEP 1 \u2014 Scraped Reddit r/SaaS for real pain points people are complaining about this week:\n{{ JSON.stringify($('TinyFish: Reddit Pain Points').first().json, null, 2) }}\n\nSTEP 2 \u2014 Searched Product Hunt to see which of those pain points already have solutions, and which are UNSOLVED:\n{{ JSON.stringify($('TinyFish: Search Product Hunt').first().json, null, 2) }}\n\nNow give me:\n\n## 1. Already Solved (Skip These)\nList pain points that already have a good Product Hunt solution. One line each.\n\n## 2. Market Gaps (Build These)\nFor each UNSOLVED pain point, propose a specific product:\n- **Product Name**: A catchy name\n- **One-Liner**: What it does in one sentence\n- **Target User**: Who exactly would pay for this\n- **Revenue Model**: How it makes money (pricing, tiers)\n- **Why Now**: Why this is the right moment to build it\n- **Estimated Difficulty**: Easy/Medium/Hard to build as MVP\n\n## 3. Top Pick\nWhich single product idea has the best ratio of high demand + low competition + easy to build? Explain in 2-3 sentences why you'd bet on this one.\n\nBe specific. Use real data from the research above. No hand-waving.",
              "role": "user"
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        }
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        ]
      ]
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          {
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        ]
      ]
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  "tags": [],
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}

Credentials you'll need

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• googlePalmApi
• tinyfishApi

About this workflow

AI Product Idea Generator — Reddit → Product Hunt → Gemini. Uses n8n-nodes-tinyfish, googleGemini. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/tinyfish-io/tinyfish-cookbook/blob/main/N8N_WorkFlows/ai-competitor-analysis/ai-competitor-radar.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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