Automation library · Chat assistants

Telegram AI assistant with Gemini and OpenAI

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Airtable and Telegram. It puts Gemini and OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 18 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini, OpenAIRetrieval

18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 9Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  3. 3CalculatorTool CalculatorModel
  4. 4WikipediaTool WikipediaModel
  5. 5Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  6. 6OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  7. 7memory_toolAirtable ToolService
  8. 8contentCreatorAgentTool WorkflowModel
  9. 9Email AgentTool WorkflowModel
  10. 10AirtableAirtableService
  11. 11SwitchSwitchLogic
  12. 12AI AgentAgentModel
  13. 13AggregateAggregateLogic
  14. 14Edit Fields1SetLogic
  15. 15TelegramTelegramService
  16. 16Telegram1TelegramService
  17. 17MergeMergeLogic
  18. 18OpenAIOpen AiModel

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
18, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Telegram
Model
Gemini, 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 Airtable and Telegram accounts, and a key for Gemini and OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini and 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. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.