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Summarize documents, images & spreadsheets with a local model

Started by an event in a connected app. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to a local model. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: a local model

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 1Service 6

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

  1. 1Ollama Chat ModelLm Chat OllamaModel
  2. 2Local File TriggerLocal File triggerStarts it
  3. 3Ollama Chat Model1Lm Chat OllamaModel
  4. 4Ollama Chat Model2Lm Chat OllamaModel
  5. 5AI AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Read/Write Files from DiskRead Write FileService
  7. 7AI Agent1AgentModel
  8. 8AI Agent2AgentModel
  9. 9Convert to FileConvert To FileService
  10. 10SwitchSwitchLogic
  11. 11Read/Write Files from Disk1Read Write FileService
  12. 12Extract from PDFExtract From FileService
  13. 13Extract from XLSExtract From FileService
  14. 14Extract from CSVExtract From FileService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
a local model

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for a local model. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls a local model. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.