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Add to-dos from Telegram with an n8n flow

On Hacker News a user asked how he could add things to his to do list at home through Telegram without setting up OpenClaw. Another user replied that he does exactly that with n8n. A Telegram bot receives the message, a language model interprets it, and the task lands in Todoist. He thinks a platform such as n8n or windmill.dev gives more control than OpenClaw, but he does not show the flow itself.

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On Hacker News a user asked how he could add things to his to do list at home through Telegram without setting up OpenClaw. Another user replied that he does exactly that with n8n. A Telegram bot receives the message, a language model interprets it, and the task lands in Todoist. He thinks a platform such as n8n or windmill.dev gives more control than OpenClaw, but he does not show the flow itself.

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  1. Paste the prompt into the tool, and replace the text in brackets with your own.
  2. Read the answer through. Do not send, delete or publish anything until you have seen it yourself.
  3. Check the original before you trust a figure, a name or a date.

Try it with n8n

Build a flow in [n8n or similar] where a message to [Telegram bot] becomes a task in [to do app]. Use a language model to pull out the title, due date and project from the message. Only messages from [my user] are accepted. Show me the flow and three test messages with their interpretation before it is switched on. You are done when a message like [example] creates the right task and a short reply in Telegram.

Replace text in brackets with your own.

Read the original

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