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Internal Document RAG Chatbot with OpenAI and Supabase vectors

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Supabase vectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 3Model 9Logic 2

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

  1. 1Webhook - Ingest Internal DocsWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Embeddings OpenAI - IngestEmbeddings Open AiModel
  3. 3Recursive Character Text SplitterText Splitter Recursive Character Text SplitterModel
  4. 4Chat Trigger - Internal RAG ChatChat triggerStarts it
  5. 5OpenAI Chat Model - AnswerLm Chat Open AiModel
  6. 6Embeddings OpenAI - RetrieveEmbeddings Open AiModel
  7. 7Code - Normalize and Validate DocsCodeLogic
  8. 8Supabase Vector Store - Insert DocumentsVector Store SupabaseModel
  9. 9Default Data Loader - JSON ContentDocument Default Data LoaderModel
  10. 10Question and Answer Chain - RAGChain Retrieval QaModel
  11. 11Supabase Vector Store - RetrieveVector Store SupabaseModel
  12. 12Respond - Ingest DoneRespond To WebhookStarts it
  13. 13Set - Chat OutputSetLogic
  14. 14Vector Store RetrieverRetriever Vector StoreModel

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
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 Supabase vectors 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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.