Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Telegram bot AI agent with OpenAI

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 22 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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22 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Model 5Logic 7Service 7

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

  1. 1Telegram TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Postgres Chat MemoryMemory Postgres ChatModel
  3. 3CalculatorTool CalculatorModel
  4. 4Send Telegram MessageTelegram ToolService
  5. 5HTTP RequestHttp Request ToolService
  6. 6ThinkTool ThinkModel
  7. 7OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  8. 8When Executed by Another WorkflowExecute Workflow triggerStarts it
  9. 9On ErrorError triggerStarts it
  10. 10Is Command?IfLogic
  11. 11AI AgentAgentModel
  12. 12Stop Typing on ErrorVariables SetService
  13. 13Is Custom Command?IfLogic
  14. 14Set Processing StartedVariables SetService
  15. 15Set Processing CompleteVariables SetService
  16. 16Send ResponseTelegramService
  17. 17Set Error MessageSetLogic
  18. 18Prepare Command PayloadSetLogic
  19. 19Other CommandsNo OpLogic
  20. 20Call Typing Indicator WorkflowExecute WorkflowLogic
  21. 21Send Error NotificationTelegramService
  22. 22Call Custom Command WorkflowExecute WorkflowLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
22, with 2 branches
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Telegram
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 Telegram account, and a key for 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 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?

Take your time. At 22 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 22 steps before you point it at anything that matters.