Automation library · AI assistants

Build persistent chat memory with OpenAI and Qdrant

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Qdrant. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 13 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 11Logic 1

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

  1. 1Embeddings OpenAIEmbeddings Open AiModel
  2. 2Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  3. 3When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  4. 4Embeddings for RetrievalEmbeddings Open AiModel
  5. 5Reranker CohereReranker CohereModel
  6. 6OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  7. 7GPT-4o-mini (Main)Lm Chat Open AiModel
  8. 8Store ConversationVector Store QdrantModel
  9. 9Default Data LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  10. 10AI AgentAgentModel
  11. 11RAG_MEMORYVector Store QdrantModel
  12. 12Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  13. 13Format ResponseSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
13
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Qdrant
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 Qdrant 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.