Automation library · AI assistants

Automate URL shortening with Bitly

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to a local model. 4 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: a local model

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4 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Service 1

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

  1. 1Create LinkBitly ToolService
  2. 2Ollama Chat ModelLm Chat OllamaModel
  3. 3Open ChatChat triggerStarts it
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
4
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
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 someone opening a chat with 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?

Not long. At 4 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 4 steps before you point it at anything that matters.