📊 Search Skool community posts with Claude and Google Docs analysis

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Description

How it works

1. Form Trigger accepts a question and optional settings (folder ID, search depth)
2. Cookie Validation checks if Skool session is still active
3. BuildId Extraction dynamically extracts Skool’s build ID from homepage
4. Keyword Extraction uses Claude Haiku to extract 1-2 search keywords
5. Multi-Page Search fetches 1-10 pages of Skool search results
6. Post Aggregation collects all posts with content and comments
7. AI Analysis uses Claude Sonnet to analyze posts and answer your question
8. Google Doc Report creates a detailed research document in your Drive
9. HTML Response returns a beautiful summary page

Key Features

• Auto BuildId Detection - No manual updates when Skool changes
• Cookie Expiration Handling - Clear error messages when session expires
• Configurable Search Depth - Search 1-10 pages (default: 5)
• Token Protection - Limits content to control API costs
• Dual AI Models - Haiku for keywords (cheap), Sonnet for analysis (powerful)

Set up steps

Time required: 10-15 minutes

1. Get your Skool session cookie from browser DevTools
2. Get an Anthropic API key from console.anthropic.com
3. Set up Google Docs OAuth2 credential in n8n
4. Create a Google Drive folder for research docs
5. Update the Config node with your values:
   • COOKIE - Your Skool session cookie
   • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY - Your Claude API key
   • DEFAULT_FOLDER_ID - Your Google Drive folder ID
   • COMMUNITY - Your Skool community slug

Who is this for?

• Members of Skool communities searching past discussions
• Community managers researching common questions
• Anyone building knowledge bases from Skool content

Estimated costs

• Per search: $0.02-0.10 (Claude Haiku + Sonnet)
• Skool cookies expire every 7-14 days (requires refresh)

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## 🏷️ Suggested Tags

skool, community, search, ai, claude, anthropic, google-docs, research, knowledge-base, form

🔗 Nodes Used

HTTP Request, Google Docs, n8n Form Trigger

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup