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Automate FAQ Generation from Stack Overflow to Notion using GPT-4o-mini with Slack Alerts

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Created by: Rahul Joshi || rahul08

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📊 Description

This workflow automatically classifies new Stack Overflow questions by topic, generates structured FAQ content using GPT-4o-mini, logs each entry in Google Sheets, saves formatted FAQs in Notion, and notifies your team on Slack — ensuring your product and support teams stay aligned with real-world developer discussions. 🤖💬📚

⚙️ What This Template Does

  • Step 1: Monitors Stack Overflow RSS feeds for new questions related to your selected tags. ⏱️
  • Step 2: Filters out irrelevant or incomplete questions before processing. 🧹
  • Step 3: Uses OpenAI GPT-4o-mini to classify each question into a topic category (Frontend, Backend, DevOps, etc.). 🧠
  • Step 4: Generates structured FAQ content including summaries, technical insights, and internal guidance. 📄
  • Step 5: Saves formatted entries into your Notion knowledge-base database. 📚
  • Step 6: Logs all FAQ data into a connected Google Sheet for analytics and tracking. 📊
  • Step 7: Sends real-time Slack notifications with quick links to the new FAQ and the original Stack Overflow post. 🔔
  • Step 8: Provides automatic error detection — any failed AI or Notion step triggers an instant Slack alert. 🚨

💡 Key Benefits

✅ Builds a continuously updated, AI-driven knowledge base
✅ Reduces repetitive support and documentation work
✅ Keeps product and dev teams aware of trending community issues
✅ Enhances internal docs with verified Stack Overflow insights
✅ Maintains an audit trail via Google Sheets
✅ Alerts your team instantly on errors or new FAQs

🧩 Features

  • Automatic Stack Overflow RSS monitoring
  • Dual-layer OpenAI integration (Topic Classification + FAQ Generation)
  • Structured Notion database integration
  • Google Sheets logging for analytics
  • Slack notifications for new FAQs and error alerts
  • Custom tag-based question filtering
  • Near real-time updates (every minute)
  • Built-in error handling for reliability

🔐 Requirements

  • OpenAI API Key (GPT-4o-mini access)
  • Notion API credentials with database access
  • Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials
  • Slack bot token with chat:write permissions
  • Stack Overflow RSS feed URL for your preferred tags

👥 Target Audience

  • SaaS or product teams building internal FAQ and knowledge systems
  • Developer relations and documentation teams
  • Customer-support teams automating knowledge reuse
  • Technical communities curating content from Stack Overflow

🧭 Setup Instructions

  • Add your OpenAI API credentials in n8n.
  • Connect your Notion database and update the page or database ID.
  • Connect Google Sheets credentials and select your tracking sheet.
  • Connect your Slack account and specify your notification channel.
  • Update the RSS Feed URL with your chosen Stack Overflow tags.
  • Run the workflow manually once to test connectivity, then enable automation.