Automation library · AI assistants

Production AI Playbook: Deterministic Steps & AI Steps

Started by another system calling it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 4Model 6Logic 1

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

  1. 1Webhook - User InputWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Input Guardrails LLMLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Output Guardrails LLMLm Chat Open AiModel
  5. 5Extract TextCodeLogic
  6. 6Input GuardrailsGuardrailsModel
  7. 7AI - Generate ResponseAgentModel
  8. 8Output GuardrailsGuardrailsModel
  9. 9Respond - Input BlockedRespond To WebhookStarts it
  10. 10Respond - Safe OutputRespond To WebhookStarts it
  11. 11Respond - Flagged Output (Fallback)Respond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
11
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, 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. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.