This project helps you create a smart AI agent inside n8n using ChatGPT, memory, and tools like HTTP, file parsers, and vector search. Perfect for automating support, summarizing content, or fetching live data.
🧠 What You’ll Build
An AI Agent that can:
- Respond in real time
- Remember past chats
- Call APIs and read documents
- Run inside your app or website
✅ What You Need
- n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
- OpenAI API Key
- Basic n8n credentials setup
⚙️ How It Works (Overview)
- Trigger: Start the agent with a chat, webhook, or email
- AI Agent Node: Thinks, responds, and routes logic
- Memory: Remembers context for smarter replies
- Tools: Calls APIs, parses files, runs code
- Chat Model: Uses GPT-4, Claude, or Gemini
🧪 Starter Use Case: Simple Chatbot
- Trigger: Chat input
- System Prompt: “You’re a helpful assistant…”
- Adds memory for conversation flow
- Optional tools for math or lookups
🛰️ Pro Use Case: AI News Assistant
- Scheduled trigger or on-demand
- Uses tools like SerpAPI or RSS
- Summarizes and replies with AI
Let’s start!