Automation library · Documents and files

Document Q&A system with OpenAI and Pinecone Vector DB

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Drive and Pinecone. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 24 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 4Model 18Service 2

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Embeddings OpenAIEmbeddings Open AiModel
  3. 3Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  4. 4When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  5. 5OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  7. 7Embeddings OpenAI1Embeddings Open AiModel
  8. 8OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  9. 9WebhookWebhookStarts it
  10. 10OpenAI Chat Model2Lm Chat Open AiModel
  11. 11Simple Memory1Memory Buffer WindowModel
  12. 12Embeddings OpenAI2Embeddings Open AiModel
  13. 13OpenAI Chat Model3Lm Chat Open AiModel
  14. 14Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  15. 15Pinecone Vector StoreVector Store PineconeModel
  16. 16Default Data LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  17. 17AI AgentAgentModel
  18. 18Pinecone Vector Store1Vector Store PineconeModel
  19. 19Answer questions with a vector storeTool Vector StoreModel
  20. 20AI Agent1AgentModel
  21. 21Pinecone Vector Store2Vector Store PineconeModel
  22. 22Answer questions with a vector store1Tool Vector StoreModel
  23. 23Google Drive1Google DriveService
  24. 24Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
24
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Google Drive, Pinecone
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 Google Drive and Pinecone accounts, 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?

Take your time. At 24 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 24 steps before you point it at anything that matters.