Automation library · AI assistants

AI movie recommender on WhatsApp with a local model

Started by another system calling it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to a local model. 14 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: a local model

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14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 7Service 4

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

  1. 1Ollama ModelLm Chat OllamaModel
  2. 2WhatsApp Webhook TriggerWebhookStarts it
  3. 3Analyze WhatsApp MessageAgentModel
  4. 4Check Request TypeIfLogic
  5. 5Extract Movie TitleSetLogic
  6. 6Check Where RequestIfLogic
  7. 7Search Specific MovieHttp RequestService
  8. 8Extract GenreSetLogic
  9. 9Get Streaming AvailabilityHttp RequestService
  10. 10Search Movies by GenreHttp RequestService
  11. 11Format Streaming ResponseCodeLogic
  12. 12Format Genre RecommendationsCodeLogic
  13. 13Send WhatsApp ResponseHttp RequestService
  14. 14Prepare WhatsApp MessageCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
a local model

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for a local model. 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 a local model. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.