Automation library · Chat assistants

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Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Sheets and Telegram. It puts OpenRouter 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: OpenRouterRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 3Service 8

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

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3OpenRouter Chat ModelLm Chat Open RouterModel
  4. 4Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5Get row(s) in sheet in Google SheetsGoogle Sheets ToolService
  6. 6SwitchSwitchLogic
  7. 7AI AgentAgentModel
  8. 8Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Get row(s) in sheet1Google SheetsService
  10. 10Update row in sheet1Google SheetsService
  11. 11CodeCodeLogic
  12. 12Code1CodeLogic
  13. 13Send a text message1TelegramService
  14. 14TelegramTelegramService
  15. 15Update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Send a text messageTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
OpenRouter
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 Sheets and Telegram accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. 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.