Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Coordinate robot swarms with OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Slack and n8n data table. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 22 steps, 1 branch: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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22 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 6Logic 7Service 6

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

  1. 1Mission Command APIWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Periodic Swarm OptimizationSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3OpenAI GPT-5Lm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Swarm Coordination MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  5. 5Task Allocation ToolTool CodeModel
  6. 6Path Planning ToolTool CodeModel
  7. 7Formation Control ToolTool CodeModel
  8. 8Robot Sensor Data StreamWebhookStarts it
  9. 9Parse Command InputSetLogic
  10. 10Get All Robot StatesData TableService
  11. 11Swarm AI CoordinatorAgentModel
  12. 12Parse Sensor DataSetLogic
  13. 13Execute Mission CommandSetLogic
  14. 14Format Coordination OutputSetLogic
  15. 15Store Robot StateData TableService
  16. 16Check Critical ConditionsIfLogic
  17. 17Store Mission LogData TableService
  18. 18Publish Mission to SwarmSlackService
  19. 19Publish Coordination UpdatesSlackService
  20. 20Publish to Swarm ChannelSlackService
  21. 21Prepare AI ContextSetLogic
  22. 22Log Normal OperationSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
22, with 1 branch
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Slack, n8n data table
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 Slack account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling 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?

Take your time. At 22 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 22 steps before you point it at anything that matters.