Hacker News AI digest to Telegram

Once a day it queries the free Hacker News Algolia API for AI stories from the last 24 hours, scrapes up to three articles, summarizes them (in Russian by default) via OpenRouter and posts a digest to Telegram. Sends 'no news today' if nothing qualifies.

Scrolling Hacker News for AI storiesn8n + OpenRouter (GPT-5) + Telegram

Cost afterNot reported (HN API is free; OpenRouter credits extra)

SetupMedium · Not reported

Time savedNot reported

SkillIntermediate

App vs bot, side by side

Old app vs bot
	Old app / habit	Bot
Tool	Hacker News front page, checked by hand	n8n + HN Algolia API + OpenRouter GPT-5 (GPT-4 fallback) + Telegram
Monthly cost	Not reported	Not reported (HN API is free; OpenRouter credits extra)
Setup	None (already in use)	Not reported · Intermediate
Your time	Baseline	Not reported
Maintenance	Handled by vendor/you as before	Change the summary language and query; some sites block scraping.
Privacy	Data stays with the app vendor	Article text goes to OpenRouter.

Full comparison

Replaces	Hacker News front page, checked by hand
Bot / agent stack	n8n + HN Algolia API + OpenRouter GPT-5 (GPT-4 fallback) + Telegram
Monthly cost before	Not reported
Monthly cost after	Not reported (HN API is free; OpenRouter credits extra)
Setup time	Not reported
Time saved	Not reported
Skill level	Intermediate
Reliability	3/5: published template with clear steps; no long-term usage data in the source. Skips blocked scrapes and has a model fallback.
Maintenance	Change the summary language and query; some sites block scraping.
Privacy & data	Article text goes to OpenRouter.
Best for	Developers who want a daily AI news pulse
Not for	People wanting broad, non-tech news

Pros and cons

Pros

Only 3 stories a day, no doom-scroll
Free HN API, no auth
Model fallback built in

Cons

Russian output by default, must edit prompt
Some articles fail to scrape

How it works

Daily schedule
Query HN Algolia for AI stories, last 24h, max 3
If none, send 'no news today'
Scrape each article to Markdown
Summarize with OpenRouter
Post formatted digest to Telegram

Source and evidence

n8n community template (RenegaDe, updated about 2 months before our check).

Read the original n8n template source ↗

“Not reported” means the source doesn't say. We never fill gaps with guesses. Numbers marked “per author” or “vendor claim” are the source's own and weren't independently tested. Source re-checked 2026-10-16.

Plain-text summary (for search and AI assistants)

Hacker News AI digest to Telegram. Replaces Hacker News front page, checked by hand with n8n + HN Algolia API + OpenRouter GPT-5 (GPT-4 fallback) + Telegram. Cost before: Not reported. Cost after: Not reported (HN API is free; OpenRouter credits extra). Setup: Not reported, Intermediate. Time saved: Not reported. Reliability 3/5: 3/5: published template with clear steps; no long-term usage data in the source. Skips blocked scrapes and has a model fallback. Best for: Developers who want a daily AI news pulse. Not for: People wanting broad, non-tech news. Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/17875-send-a-daily-ai-news-digest-from-hacker-news-with-openrouter-gpt-5-and-telegram/

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