Automation library · Documents and files

RAG-powered document chat with Google Drive and OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Drive. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 3Model 2Service 5

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2File updatedGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  3. 3File addedGoogle Drive triggerStarts it
  4. 4Chat inputChat triggerStarts it
  5. 5Get context from AssistantPinecone Assistant ToolService
  6. 6AI AgentAgentModel
  7. 7Download updated fileGoogle DriveService
  8. 8Download new fileGoogle DriveService
  9. 9Update file in AssistantPinecone AssistantService
  10. 10Upload file to AssistantPinecone AssistantService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
10
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive 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. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.