Automation library · AI assistants

BigQuery AI Assistant For n8n Chat Hub with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 3Model 7Logic 1Service 3

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2MCP ClientMcp Client ToolModel
  3. 3Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4Google BigQuery GetColumnsGoogle Big Query ToolService
  5. 5Google BigQuery Get Table listGoogle Big Query ToolService
  6. 6OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  7. 7Google BigQuery SQL QueryTool WorkflowModel
  8. 8Google BigQuery SQLQuery TriggerExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  9. 9When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  10. 10AI AgentAgentModel
  11. 11MCP Server TriggerMcp triggerStarts it
  12. 12Verify BigQuery Project & DatasetGuardrailsModel
  13. 13Execute a SQL queryGoogle Big QueryService
  14. 14Set Guardail Failed MessageSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
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, and a key for OpenAI. 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 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. 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.