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AI-powered company documents Q&A assistant with Google Drive

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Drive and in-memory vectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 8Service 1

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Watch Company Docs FolderGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  3. 3Split into Searchable ChunksText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  4. 4Generate Document EmbeddingsEmbeddings Open AiModel
  5. 5Receive User QuestionWebhookStarts it
  6. 6Conversation HistoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  7. 7Company Knowledge AssistantAgentModel
  8. 8Fetch New DocumentGoogle DriveService
  9. 9 Load Document ContentDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  10. 10Store in Knowledge BaseVector Store In MemoryModel
  11. 11Search Company DocumentsVector Store In MemoryModel
  12. 12Send Answer to UserRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, in-memory vectors
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 Google Drive and in-memory vectors 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. 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?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.