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Developer details RAG knowledge base creation from Substack newsletters

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A developer has outlined a method for building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) knowledge base from Substack newsletters. The process involves listing posts via the Substack API, fetching the body content, and then converting the HTML into clean Markdown using the Turndown service. This clean Markdown is then chunked for use in AI models, with a strategy for keeping the knowledge base updated by tracking seen posts. AI

IMPACT Enables creation of custom AI knowledge bases from curated newsletter content.

RANK_REASON Developer provides a technical guide for building a specific AI application.

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Developer details RAG knowledge base creation from Substack newsletters

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Max Prozapas ·

    Build a RAG knowledge base from Substack newsletters (clean Markdown, no paywall tricks)

    <p>Newsletters are some of the best expert content on the internet — and a great source for a RAG chatbot or an AI<br /> research agent. The problem: Substack's HTML is full of "Subscribe now" buttons, share widgets and image wrappers<br /> that pollute your embeddings. Here's a …

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