Automation library · AI assistants

Build a RAG chatbot with Gemini and Supabase

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Supabase vectors. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: GeminiRetrieval

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Model 8Logic 4

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

  1. 1Error TriggerError triggerStarts it
  2. 2Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  3. 3User Chat TriggerChat triggerStarts it
  4. 4Persistent Chat HistoryMemory Postgres ChatModel
  5. 5Upload Knowledge Base FormForm triggerStarts it
  6. 6Text ChunkerText Splitter Character Text SplitterModel
  7. 7Gemini EmbeddingsEmbeddings Google GeminiModel
  8. 8Format Error AlertSetLogic
  9. 9Knowledge-Base AI AgentAgentModel
  10. 10Parse File SizeCodeLogic
  11. 11Document ParserDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  12. 12Supabase RetrieverVector Store SupabaseModel
  13. 13Supabase InserterVector Store SupabaseModel
  14. 14File < 10MB?IfLogic
  15. 15Success ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it
  16. 16Reject UploadStop And ErrorLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Supabase vectors
Model
Gemini
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 Supabase vectors account, and a key for Gemini. 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 Gemini. 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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.