Automate File Organization with Mistral AI and n8n
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Streamline your file management by automating the organization of files into designated subfolders. This workflow leverages n8n's power with Mistral AI to intelligently sort and move your files, ensuring a tidy digital workspace.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow offers a robust solution for automatic file organization. It begins by monitoring a specified local directory for new file additions. Upon detection, it identifies all files and folders within that directory. The core intelligence comes from Mistral AI, which analyzes the file list and suggests an optimal folder structure, including recommending new subdirectories if necessary. Finally, the workflow executes commands to move files into their assigned folders, creating new directories as dictated by the AI's suggestions and handling potential file naming conflicts by appending random strings. This ensures your files are consistently sorted and easily accessible.
Key Features
- Automated File Monitoring: Trigger workflows automatically when new files appear in a designated local folder.
- Intelligent AI Sorting: Utilize Mistral AI to categorize and suggest optimal subfolder structures for your files.
- Dynamic Folder Creation: Automatically create new subdirectories based on AI-driven organization suggestions.
- Conflict Resolution: Smartly handles existing files in destination folders by renaming new files to prevent overwrites.
- Flexible Configuration: Easily adapt the monitored directory and integrate with your existing file system.
How To Use
- Configure Local File Trigger: Set the
pathparameter to the directory you want to monitor (e.g.,/home/node/host_mount/shared_drive). Ensureeventsis set toaddandtriggerOnis set tofolderfor optimal monitoring. - Set Initial Directory Variable: The
Set Variablesnode will automatically capture the path from theLocal File Triggerand store it in a variable nameddirectory. - List Files and Folders: The
Get Files and Foldersnode usesls -pcommands to list files and folders. TheFiles and Folders to Arraynode then parses this output into distinctfilesandfoldersarrays. - Conditional Processing: The
If Has Target Files...node ensures that the subsequent AI processing only occurs if there are files to organize. - AI-Powered Organization: Connect the
Mistral Cloud Chat Modelto receive your file and folder data. Configure theStructured Output Parserwith the provided JSON schema to extract organized folder and file suggestions. - Move Files: The
Move Files into Foldersnode takes the AI's suggestions and executes Linux commands to create necessary subdirectories and move files. It includes logic to rename files if a conflict is detected in the destination folder.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"id": "607f55e5-65ee-4851-93ac-cf500215e6e3",
"name": "Automate File Organization with Mistral AI and n8n",
"nodes": 11,
"category": "Operations",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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