From Zero to AI Agent in Minutes with n8n

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)

  1. Trigger: Start the agent with a chat, webhook, or email
  2. AI Agent Node: Thinks, responds, and routes logic
  3. Memory: Remembers context for smarter replies
  4. Tools: Calls APIs, parses files, runs code
  5. 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!