Automation library · Scheduling

Create a WhatsApp voice assistant with Twilio and VAPI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Gmail, Google Calendar and Supabase vectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 5Model 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Embeddings OpenAIEmbeddings Open AiModel
  2. 2Create Calendar EventGoogle Calendar ToolService
  3. 3Fetch Calendar EventsGoogle Calendar ToolService
  4. 4Update Calendar EventGoogle Calendar ToolService
  5. 5Delete Calendar EventGoogle Calendar ToolService
  6. 6Send Email NotificationGmail ToolService
  7. 7Incoming Webhook (VAPI)WebhookStarts it
  8. 8Supabase Vector StoreVector Store SupabaseModel
  9. 9MCP Server – CalendarMcp triggerStarts it
  10. 10MCP Server – GmailMcp triggerStarts it
  11. 11Respond to Webhook (VAPI)Respond To WebhookStarts it
  12. 12MCP Server – Knowledge BaseMcp triggerStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Calendar, Supabase vectors
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 Gmail, Google Calendar and Supabase vectors accounts, 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?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.