Intel Brief — Workflow B — Follow-up Q&a

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{
  "name": "Intel Brief \u2014 Workflow B \u2014 Follow-up Q&A",
  "nodes": [
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          "message"
        ],
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        }
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      "parameters": {
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            "caseSensitive": true,
            "leftValue": "",
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
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            {
              "id": "user-allowlist",
              "leftValue": "={{ String($json.message.from.id) }}",
              "rightValue": "={{ $env.ALLOWED_USER_ID }}",
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "equals"
              }
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    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $json.message.from.id }}",
        "text": "Sorry, this bot is private.",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
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      "name": "Reject Unauthorized",
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      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
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      ],
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Rate limit check using workflow staticData\nconst staticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\nconst MAX_PER_DAY = parseInt($env.DAILY_FOLLOWUP_CAP || '20', 10);\n\nconst today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);\nif (staticData.rateLimitDate !== today) {\n  staticData.rateLimitDate = today;\n  staticData.rateLimitCount = 0;\n}\nstaticData.rateLimitCount = (staticData.rateLimitCount || 0) + 1;\n\nconst remaining = MAX_PER_DAY - staticData.rateLimitCount;\nconst over = staticData.rateLimitCount > MAX_PER_DAY;\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    ...$input.first().json,\n    rateLimit: { count: staticData.rateLimitCount, max: MAX_PER_DAY, remaining, over }\n  }\n}];"
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                "type": "boolean",
                "operation": "equals"
              }
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          "combinator": "and"
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      "name": "Over Daily Limit?",
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      "typeVersion": 2.2,
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        200
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    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $json.message.from.id }}",
        "text": "=Daily question limit reached ({{ $json.rateLimit.max }}). Resets at midnight.",
        "additionalFields": {}
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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    },
    {
      "parameters": {
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        "url": "={{ $env.LLM_BASE_URL || 'https://api.groq.com/openai/v1' }}/chat/completions",
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        }
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          {
            "node": "Auth: Allowed User?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Auth: Allowed User?": {
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          {
            "node": "Rate Limit Check",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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        [
          {
            "node": "Reject Unauthorized",
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            "index": 0
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          {
            "node": "Over Daily Limit?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Over Daily Limit?": {
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        [
          {
            "node": "Tell User: Rate Limited",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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        [
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            "index": 0
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            "index": 0
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          {
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            "index": 0
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            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
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  "settings": {
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    "saveExecutionProgress": true,
    "saveDataErrorExecution": "all",
    "saveDataSuccessExecution": "all",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "intel-brief"
    },
    {
      "name": "phase-2"
    }
  ]
}

Credentials you'll need

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• httpHeaderAuth
• telegramApi

About this workflow

Intel Brief — Workflow B — Follow-up Q&A. Uses telegramTrigger, telegram, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/balasudharsan/intel-brief-bot/blob/main/workflows/workflow_b_followup_qa.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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