Automation library · Chat assistants

Access control for AI agents (RBAC) with Airtable and Telegram

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Airtable and Telegram. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 23 steps, 1 branch: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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23 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 15Logic 3Service 3

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  4. 4When Executed by Another WorkflowExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  5. 5OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Simple Memory1Memory Buffer WindowModel
  7. 7list_granted_rolesTool CodeModel
  8. 8list_allowed_toolsTool CodeModel
  9. 9calculatorTool CalculatorModel
  10. 10WikipediaTool WikipediaModel
  11. 11get_coordinatesTool Http RequestModel
  12. 12get_weatherTool Http RequestModel
  13. 13weather_agentTool WorkflowModel
  14. 14Main AgentAgentModel
  15. 15Get user permissionsAirtableService
  16. 16SettingsSetLogic
  17. 17Weather AgentAgentModel
  18. 18Check permissionsCodeModel
  19. 19Check permissions1CodeModel
  20. 20Reply with resultsTelegramService
  21. 21Unknown userIfLogic
  22. 22Reply: unknown userTelegramService
  23. 23Set inputSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
23, with 1 branch
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Airtable, Telegram
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable and Telegram accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 23 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 23 steps before you point it at anything that matters.