Get top learning resources from Hacker News in your inbox

Tell it what you want to learn, and it emails you the best community-recommended resources.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each discussion thread.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationResearch & Market IntelligenceSurvey & FeedbackEducation & Training
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Hacker NewsGoogle GeminiGmail

The problem it solves

Searching for the best way to learn something new means digging through forums and comment threads hoping someone smarter has already done the work. It's slow, and you're never sure you found the good stuff. You just want a trustworthy shortlist, not another hour of tab-hopping.

Who it fits

Anyone learning a new skill who wants curated recommendations instead of searching forums themselves.

How it works

  1. You submit a topic you want to learn through a simple form
  2. The system searches Hacker News for relevant discussion threads and pulls the top comments
  3. AI reads the comments and identifies the best learning resources
  4. It sends you an email with a categorized list by resource type and difficulty
What you get

Learning resources curated instead of searched for

You get an emailed list of the best community-recommended resources for anything you want to learn.

What you get

An email with a curated, categorized list of learning resources for your topic.

What you need

A Google Gemini API key and an email account for sending.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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