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Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 17 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

17 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 3Logic 7Service 4

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

  1. 1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2When Executed by Another WorkflowExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  3. 3On form submissionForm triggerStarts it
  4. 4OpenRouterLm Chat Open RouterModel
  5. 5Backend1Execute WorkflowLogic
  6. 6Get Openrouter models1Http RequestService
  7. 7Get Openrouter modelsHttp RequestService
  8. 8LangChain CodeCodeModel
  9. 9Respond to ChatChatModel
  10. 10Split Out1Split OutLogic
  11. 11Split OutSplit OutLogic
  12. 12Code in JavaScriptCodeLogic
  13. 13FilterFilterLogic
  14. 14Code in JavaScript1CodeLogic
  15. 15FormFormService
  16. 16BackendExecute WorkflowLogic
  17. 17Form1FormService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
17
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.