Automation library · AI assistants

Scalable multi-agent chat with OpenRouter

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It puts OpenRouter behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 13 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouterRetrieval

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 9

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

  1. 1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3OpenRouter Chat ModelLm Chat Open RouterModel
  4. 4Define Global SettingsCodeLogic
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Define Agent SettingsCodeLogic
  7. 7Set lastAssistantMessageSetLogic
  8. 8Extract mentionsCodeLogic
  9. 9Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  10. 10Combine and format responsesCodeLogic
  11. 11First loop?IfLogic
  12. 12Set user message as inputSetLogic
  13. 13Set last Assistant message as inputSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
13, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenRouter
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. 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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.