Automation library · Chat assistants

Hr policy retrieval with Slack and RAG

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across S3, Slack and in-memory vectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 2Model 10Logic 2Service 2

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

  1. 1Slack TriggerSlack triggerStarts it
  2. 2Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3Knowledge Base EmbeddingsEmbeddings Open AiModel
  4. 4Conversation ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5Knowledge Base Response Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Manual TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  7. 7Knowledge Base Embeddings GeneratorEmbeddings Open AiModel
  8. 8Document LoaderDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  9. 9ChatbotAgentModel
  10. 10Knowledge BaseVector Store In MemoryModel
  11. 11Knowledge Base SearchTool Vector StoreModel
  12. 12S3 Document DownloaderAws S3Service
  13. 13Knowledge Base storageVector Store In MemoryModel
  14. 14ResponseSetLogic
  15. 15Try AgainSetLogic
  16. 16Send a messageSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
16
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
S3, Slack, in-memory 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 S3, Slack and in-memory vectors accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

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. 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.