# Advanced multi-source AI research with Bright Data and OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Email, Redis, Slack and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/advanced-multi-source-ai-research-with-bright-data-and-opena (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Advanced multi-source AI research with Bright Data and OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Email, Redis, Slack and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 37 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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**37 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 19 Logic 8 Service 7

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

- 1 **Webhook Entry** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Reasoning Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 3 **GPT-4o (Reasoning)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **Optimizer Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 5 **GPT-4o Mini (Optimizer)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 6 **Bright Data MCP Tool** Mcp Client Tool *Model*
- 7 **Search Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 8 **GPT-4o (Search)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 9 **Extraction Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 10 **GPT-4o (Extraction)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 11 **Validation Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 12 **GPT-4o Mini (Validation)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 13 **Summary Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 14 **GPT-4o (Summarizer)** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 15 **Set Variables** Set *Logic*
- 16 **Multi-Step Reasoning Agent** Agent *Model*
- 17 **Query Optimizer Agent** Agent *Model*
- 18 **Multi-Source Search Agent** Agent *Model*
- 19 **Advanced Data Extraction & Analysis** Chain Llm *Model*
- 20 **Source Validation Agent** Agent *Model*
- 21 **Smart Summarizer with Context** Agent *Model*
- 22 **Cache Check** Redis *Service*
- 23 **Split Sub-Queries** Split Out *Logic*
- 24 **Split URLs for Parallel Scraping** Split Out *Logic*
- 25 **Filter Valid Sources** If *Logic*
- 26 **Store in Cache** Redis *Service*
- 27 **Check Cache Hit** If *Logic*
- 28 **Parallel Web Scraping** Http Request *Service*
- 29 **Aggregate All Results** Aggregate *Logic*
- 30 **Prepare Outputs** Set *Logic*
- 31 **Return Cached Result** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 32 **Log Cache Hit** Data Table *Service*
- 33 **Rate Limit Check** Code *Logic*
- 34 **Respond to Webhook** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 35 **Send Slack Notification** Slack *Service*
- 36 **Send Email Report** Email Send *Service*
- 37 **Log to DataTable** Data Table *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 37, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Email, Redis, Slack, n8n data table
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 37 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 37 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fadvanced-multi-source-ai-research-with-bright-data-and-opena)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)[Redis](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Redis#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)[n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=n8n+data+table#library)

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