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Multimodal Telegram bot with Claude and Gemini

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It puts Claude, Gemini and one other behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Claude, GeminiRetrieval

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 4Service 5

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

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3Date & TimeDate Time ToolService
  4. 4Anthropic Chat ModelLm Chat AnthropicModel
  5. 5SwitchSwitchLogic
  6. 6AI AgentAgentModel
  7. 7No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  8. 8Get a Audio FileTelegramService
  9. 9Get a PhotoTelegramService
  10. 10Get a Video FileTelegramService
  11. 11MergeMergeLogic
  12. 12Send Regular MessageTelegramService
  13. 13Transcribe a recordingOpen AiModel
  14. 14Analyze an imageGoogle GeminiModel
  15. 15Analyze videoGoogle GeminiModel
  16. 16Edit FieldsSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
Claude, Gemini, 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 Telegram account, and a key for Claude and Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Claude, Gemini and 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.