Course Creator From SRT Files

A 162-node workflow that takes existing video subtitle files and transforms them into fully structured online courses. If you have recorded video content sitting on a drive somewhere -- webinars, lectures, tutorials, conference talks -- this workflow extracts the knowledge from those SRT files and repackages it into a professional course on Thinkific. No re-recording. No manual transcription cleanup. Just automated content repurposing at its most practical.

Nodes	Category	Complexity	Key Integrations
162	Content Creation & AI	Advanced	Google Drive, Mistral OCR, OpenAI, Anthropic, Qdrant, Thinkific API

Prerequisites

• Google Drive OAuth2 credentials for SRT file retrieval
• Mistral API key for OCR text cleaning (called via HTTP Request)
• OpenAI API key for AI agent processing
• Anthropic API key for AI agent processing
• Qdrant instance (cloud or self-hosted) for cross-lesson reference embeddings
• Cohere API key for embedding generation
• Thinkific API key (paid Thinkific plan required for API access)
• Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials for content logging and audit
• Source SRT files uploaded to a Google Drive folder
• Knowledge level: Advanced -- requires understanding of multi-agent pipelines, vector databases, and external API integration

Estimated Setup Time

90-120 minutes including Thinkific API setup, Qdrant initialization, credential connections, and SRT file organization in Google Drive.

What It Does

The pipeline starts by pulling SRT files from Google Drive. These raw subtitle files are messy by nature -- fragmented sentences, timestamp artifacts, speaker label inconsistencies. The first processing stage uses Mistral OCR (via HTTP Request) to clean and normalize the text, then AI agents restructure the raw transcript into coherent prose organized by topic rather than by timestamp.

Once the content is restructured, a chapter-splitting agent analyzes the material for natural breakpoints: topic shifts, conceptual boundaries, and logical progression markers. Each chapter becomes a lesson candidate. A polishing agent then rewrites each chapter into proper lesson format with introductions, structured body content, key takeaways, and smooth transitions. Simultaneously, a quiz generation agent creates assessment questions anchored to the specific content of each lesson.

The Qdrant vector store plays a supporting role throughout, storing previously processed content that the AI agents can reference for consistency and to avoid repetition across lessons. The final stage pushes everything to Thinkific via HTTP API calls -- creating the course, building the chapter structure, uploading lesson content, and attaching quizzes.

Workflow Diagram

Node Breakdown

Triggers

• Manual Trigger

AI & Language Models

• AI Agent (8+)
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Qdrant Vector Store
• Cohere Embeddings

Data & Integrations

• Google Drive
• HTTP Request (Mistral OCR)
• HTTP Request (Thinkific API)
• Google Sheets
• Code
• Loop / SplitInBatches

Step-by-Step Flow

1. Manual Trigger starts the workflow with a reference to the source video folder in Google Drive.
2. Google Drive node retrieves all SRT files from the specified folder.
3. Mistral OCR (via HTTP Request) cleans the raw subtitle text, removing timestamp artifacts and normalizing formatting.
4. Restructure Agent reorganizes the cleaned text from timestamp-ordered fragments into coherent, topic-organized prose.
5. Chapter Splitting Agent identifies natural content boundaries and divides the material into discrete lesson units.
6. Qdrant stores each chapter's content as embeddings for cross-reference during lesson polishing.
7. Lesson Polish Agent rewrites each chapter into structured lesson format with introductions, body sections, and takeaways.
8. Quiz Generation Agent creates module-specific assessment questions based on each lesson's content.
9. Google Sheets logs all generated content for review and audit tracking.
10. HTTP Request nodes push the complete course structure to Thinkific: course creation, chapter setup, lesson upload, and quiz attachment.

What Sets It Apart

• Content repurposing at scale. Existing video content is an underutilized asset for most businesses. This workflow unlocks the educational value trapped in SRT files without requiring any new recording.
• Intelligent restructuring. The AI does not simply clean up subtitles -- it reorganizes fragmented, time-stamped text into logically structured educational content. This is a non-trivial transformation.
• OCR-first pipeline. Using Mistral OCR as the first processing step ensures clean input data regardless of SRT formatting inconsistencies.
• RAG-powered consistency. The Qdrant vector store ensures that later lessons reference and build upon concepts introduced in earlier ones, maintaining pedagogical coherence.

Cost Considerations

• Mistral OCR: Pay-per-use via API; SRT files are small so cost is minimal (~$0.01-0.05 per file)
• OpenAI: Multiple agent calls per lesson; estimate $1-5 per course depending on lesson count and length
• Anthropic: Used alongside OpenAI for processing; similar per-course cost range
• Qdrant Cloud: Free tier (1GB) is sufficient for most course projects
• Cohere: Free trial tier available; production embeddings are low-cost
• Thinkific: Requires a paid plan ($49+/month) for API access; the workflow itself does not incur Thinkific API fees
• Google Drive & Sheets: Free with Google account

Ideal For

• YouTubers looking to monetize their back catalog as online courses
• Training departments converting recorded sessions into structured learning paths
• Webinar hosts repurposing live event recordings into evergreen course products
• Conference speakers packaging their talks into sellable educational content

Tip: Key Techniques Used in This Workflow

• OCR preprocessing -- Mistral OCR via HTTP Request cleans raw SRT data before AI processing, demonstrating effective use of external APIs for data preparation.
• Content restructuring agents -- AI agents that reorganize rather than just summarize, transforming time-ordered fragments into topic-organized prose.
• Chapter boundary detection -- AI analysis identifies natural breakpoints in continuous content, a technique applicable to any long-form content processing.
• Cross-lesson RAG -- The vector store maintains awareness of previously generated content, preventing repetition and ensuring progressive complexity.
• Multi-stage content pipeline -- Each processing stage has a clear, single responsibility, making the workflow debuggable and each stage independently testable.

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