Automation library · Chat assistants

Run a margin-aware paid AI agent with Alephant and Discord

Started by another system calling it, and works across Discord. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 3Logic 4Service 5

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

  1. 1Paid Endpoint (x402 target)WebhookStarts it
  2. 2Agent Brain (routed through Alephant)Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3UsageSummary analytics in AlephantAlephant ToolService
  4. 4Run MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  5. 5Budget Guard (deterministic)Alephant UsageService
  6. 6AI Agent (Router)AgentModel
  7. 7Budget OK?IfLogic
  8. 8Parse DecisionCodeLogic
  9. 9Respond 402Respond To WebhookStarts it
  10. 10Run Chosen Model (Cost Control)Alephant AiService
  11. 11Per-Call P&LCodeLogic
  12. 12Respond to BuyerRespond To WebhookStarts it
  13. 13Margin Thin?IfLogic
  14. 14Margin Feed (Discord)DiscordService
  15. 15Tighten Policy (write-back)Http RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Discord
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 Discord 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. 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.