Automate Your Workflow with n8n: Build Intelligent AI Assistants
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Unlock the power of intelligent automation with this n8n workflow. Build AI assistants capable of understanding and querying external data sources like PDFs, and interacting with predefined API endpoints. Streamline complex tasks and leverage AI for enhanced productivity.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow showcases the advanced capabilities of the platform, enabling the creation of sophisticated AI assistants. It demonstrates how to integrate Langchain and OpenAI to build solutions for complex data interactions. The workflow is divided into key examples: 1. A basic automation to send data from a webhook to Slack, demonstrating fundamental workflow triggers and actions. 2. A robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system that loads PDF documents, splits them into manageable chunks, generates embeddings, and stores them in Pinecone. This allows an AI assistant to answer questions based on the content of the PDFs. 3. The foundation for an AI assistant that can intelligently utilize predefined API endpoints, opening doors for complex task automation and intelligent agent development. This template provides a powerful starting point for technical teams looking to implement cutting-edge AI solutions.
Key Features
- Intelligent PDF Querying (RAG): Build AI assistants that can understand and answer questions based on the content of your documents.
- Advanced AI Integration: Seamlessly connect with powerful language models like GPT-4o for sophisticated natural language processing.
- Scalable Data Processing: Efficiently handle and process large documents through recursive text splitting and embedding generation.
- External Data Source Interaction: Leverage tools like Pinecone to store and retrieve vectorized data for contextualized AI responses.
- Customizable API Interaction: Lay the groundwork for AI assistants that can interact with your existing APIs to perform actions.
How To Use
- Webhook Integration: Configure the "Send message" node to connect to your Slack channel and specify the desired message content, incorporating data from incoming webhooks.
- PDF Analysis Setup:
a. Prepare your PDF files and ensure their URLs or file paths are accessible.
b. In the "PDFs to download" node, define the metadata associated with your documents (e.g., title, author, publication year).
c. Configure the "Download PDF" node with the correct URL.
d. Set up the "Default Data Loader" to use
pdfLoaderand map the downloaded PDF data, including the metadata. e. Utilize the "Recursive Character Text Splitter" to break down the PDF content into processable chunks. f. Configure the "Embeddings OpenAI" node to generate vector embeddings for your text chunks. g. Set up the "Read Pinecone Vector Store" node to connect to your Pinecone index and specify the namespace. - AI Chatbot Configuration:
a. Connect the "Read Pinecone Vector Store" node to the "Question and Answer Chain" node.
b. In the "Question and Answer Chain" node, define the prompt that guides the AI's responses, emphasizing using only the vector store knowledge.
c. Configure the "OpenAI Chat Model" node with your preferred model (e.g.,
gpt-4o) and temperature settings. d. Ensure the output of the chat model is appropriately handled for user interaction.
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Workflow JSON
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}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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