| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Project Name | AI Trend Scoring Engine |
| Type | Personal Tool / Portfolio Project |
| Status | ✅ Shipped |
| Stack | n8n · Reddit RSS · News RSS · Claude API / OpenRouter · Telegram |
| Hosted On | Oracle Cloud VPS · Self-hosted n8n via Docker |
| Date Built | May 2026 |
An automated daily pipeline that scrapes trending content from Reddit and RSS news, scores each trend using an AI virality engine, and delivers the top 3 picks directly to Telegram — without any manual input.
Built as a channel-agnostic tool — originally adapted from a channel-specific workflow, refactored to run on pure trend data with no dependency on historical channel analytics.
Trigger → Fetch → Score → Deliver. Fully automated, zero manual input after setup.
Step 1: Trigger
⏰ Schedule Trigger fires daily. Kicks off both fetch branches in parallel.
Step 2: Parallel Data Fetch
| Source | Volume | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Reddit Hot | 50 posts/run | Fetch → Code Extract (XML parse) → Aggregate |
| News RSS / GNews | 30–38 articles/run | Fetch → Code Extract → Aggregate |
Both branches run simultaneously, then merge into a single payload.
Step 3: Merge & Aggregate
🔀 Merge All Trend Sources combines Reddit + News → Aggregate Trends Objects consolidates into one clean item ready for AI.
Step 4: AI Virality Scoring
🤖 AI Virality Scoring Engine (Claude API / OpenRouter)
Scores each trend 0–100 based on: topic relevance, title pattern match, content format alignment, audience interest signals, and risk flags.
Returns structured JSON with viralScore, suggestedTitle, suggestedContentFormat, and reasoning.