Automation library · AI assistants

Create a branded AI-powered website chatbot with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Outlook. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 17 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Model 6Logic 5Service 2

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

  1. 1Window Buffer MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Make AppointmentTool Http RequestModel
  4. 4Execute Workflow TriggerExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  5. 5Get AvailabilityTool WorkflowModel
  6. 6Send MessageTool WorkflowModel
  7. 7Chat TriggerChat triggerStarts it
  8. 8AI AgentAgentModel
  9. 9SwitchSwitchLogic
  10. 10IfIfLogic
  11. 11Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  12. 12Get EventsHttp RequestService
  13. 13Send Message1Microsoft OutlookService
  14. 14Respond With Initial MessageRespond To WebhookStarts it
  15. 15freeTimeSlotsCodeLogic
  16. 16varMessageResponseSetLogic
  17. 17varResponseSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
17, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Outlook
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 Outlook 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. 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.