Automation library · AI assistants

Bulletproof RAG starter – Google Drive to chatbot with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Drive and Qdrant. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 9Logic 1Service 3

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

  1. 1Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  2. 2Embeddings OpenAIEmbeddings Open AiModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Embeddings OpenAI2Embeddings Open AiModel
  5. 5Collection erstellenManual triggerStarts it
  6. 6ChatChat triggerStarts it
  7. 7Google Drive TriggerGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  8. 8Default Data LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  9. 9Qdrant Vector StoreVector Store QdrantModel
  10. 10Question and Answer ChainChain Retrieval QaModel
  11. 11Qdrant Vector Store1Vector Store QdrantModel
  12. 12Create collectionHttp RequestService
  13. 13Search files and foldersGoogle DriveService
  14. 14Vector Store RetrieverRetriever Vector StoreModel
  15. 15Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  16. 16Download fileGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
16, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, 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 Google Drive and Qdrant accounts, 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. 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.