The latest articles on DEV Community by Hawksxo (@hawksxo). https://dev.to/hawksxo https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3459185%2F07e2f369-f096-4e3a-a2aa-2c4582597a34.gif https://dev.to/hawksxo en Hawksxo Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:58:16 +0000 https://dev.to/hawksxo/how-i-built-an-event-driven-go-microservice-to-automate-tech-updates-from-github-to-linkedin-acc https://dev.to/hawksxo/how-i-built-an-event-driven-go-microservice-to-automate-tech-updates-from-github-to-linkedin-acc <p>As developers, we ship features every day, but summarizing technical Pull Requests or Release notes into engaging LinkedIn posts is often an afterthought or a manual chore.</p> <p>To solve this, I built <strong>Git-To-Feed</strong>—an open-source Go microservice that listens to GitHub webhooks, processes technical context via Gemini AI, and requires a human approval tap in Discord before publishing to LinkedIn.</p> <h2> 🏗️ System Architecture </h2> <p>Here is how the event-driven pipeline flows:<br> </p> <pre data-lang="mermaid"><code>flowchart TD GH["GitHub Webhook"] --&gt;|"HMAC Verified"| WH["Webhook Handler"] WH --&gt; PIPE["Pipeline Gemini AI"] PIPE --&gt; BOT["Discord Bot"] BOT --&gt;|"Approve / Reject"| APP["Approval Engine"] APP --&gt;|"Published"| LI["LinkedIn API"]</code></pre> <h2> 🛠️ Key Technical Features </h2> <ul> <li><p><strong>Package-by-Feature Layout:</strong> Domain logic (internal/approval, internal/pipeline, internal/publisher) is cleanly separated from infrastructure adapters (internal/platform).</p></li> <li><p><strong>HMAC Signature Verification:</strong> Webhooks are validated before processing payload memory.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Anti-Cringe &amp; Few-Shot Prompting:</strong> Structured AI templates convert technical jargon into clear release announcements without corporate fluff.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Human-in-the-Loop:</strong> Discord WebSocket bot renders interactive action buttons (Approve / Reject) so no post goes live without dev review.</p></li> </ul> <h2> 🤝 Open Source &amp; Contributing </h2> <p>The repository is live on GitHub under the MIT license!</p> <p>👉 <a href="https://github.com/hawksxo/git-to-feed" rel="noopener noreferrer">Git To Feed - GTF</a></p> <p>We have open issues labeled good first issue and help wanted for CI/CD setup, multi-channel routing, and test coverage. PRs and star support are highly appreciated!</p> go opensource architecture ai