Monitor Course Forum RSS with AI

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Course Forum Monitor",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes",
              "minutesInterval": 30
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": "Every 30 Minutes",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $vars.COMP2521_FORUM_RSS }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Fetch Forum RSS",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "caseSensitive": false,
            "leftValue": "",
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "new-post",
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.isoDate }}",
              "rightValue": "={{ $now.minus({ hours: 1 }).toISO() }}",
              "operator": {
                "type": "dateTime",
                "operation": "after"
              }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Filter New Posts",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "role": "system",
              "content": "You are a course forum post classifier. Analyze posts and determine if they are IMPORTANT for students.\n\nIMPORTANT posts include:\n- Exam announcements or changes\n- Assignment releases or deadline changes\n- Grade releases\n- Staff announcements\n- Course logistics changes\n- Pinned/featured topics\n\nNOT IMPORTANT:\n- Student questions\n- General discussion\n- Social posts\n\nRespond with JSON: {\"important\": true/false, \"reason\": \"brief reason\", \"priority\": \"high/medium/low\"}"
            },
            {
              "role": "user",
              "content": "Post Title: {{ $json.title }}\nCategory: {{ $json.categories }}\nContent Preview: {{ $json.contentSnippet }}\nAuthor: {{ $json.creator }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "temperature": 0.1
        }
      },
      "name": "Classify Importance",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "typeVersion": 1.8,
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const response = JSON.parse($input.first().json.message.content);\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    ...items[0].json,\n    classification: response\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "name": "Parse Classification",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1120,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "boolean": [
            {
              "value1": "={{ $json.classification.important }}",
              "value2": true
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": "Is Important?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1340,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $vars.BLINKO_URL }}/api/v1/note/upsert",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"content\": \"\ud83c\udf93 [COMP2521] {{ $json.title }}\\n{{ $json.link }}\\n\\n{{ $json.classification.reason }} #course\",\n  \"type\": 0\n}"
      },
      "name": "Save to Blinko",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1560,
        200
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Every 30 Minutes": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Fetch Forum RSS",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Fetch Forum RSS": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Filter New Posts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Filter New Posts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Classify Importance",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Classify Importance": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parse Classification",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Parse Classification": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Is Important?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Is Important?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Save to Blinko",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        []
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "course-monitor"
    }
  ]
}

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• httpHeaderAuth

About this workflow

Course Forum Monitor. Uses rssFeedRead, openAi, httpRequest. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Genius-Cai/homelab-dashboard/blob/8b1ab1829fd950b7acb417acb48098f3ccd2160e/n8n-workflows/course-forum-monitor.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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