# Telegram research assistant for academic papers with Gemini: n8n workflow

> Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/telegram-research-assistant-for-academic-papers-with-gemini (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Telegram research assistant for academic papers with Gemini

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 21 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Gemini Retrieval

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftelegram-research-assistant-for-academic-papers-with-gemini)

**21 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 7 Logic 6 Service 7

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

- 1 **Decodo** Decodo Tool *Service*
- 2 **Simple Memory** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 3 **Start Telegram Bot** Telegram trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **Gemini URL Interpreter** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 5 **Gemini Research Model** Lm Chat Google Gemini *Model*
- 6 **Define Search URLs** Set *Logic*
- 7 **Research Summary Agent** Agent *Model*
- 8 **Detect Message Type** Switch *Logic*
- 9 **Generate Search URL Insights** Chain Llm *Model*
- 10 **Check Telegram Message Length** If *Logic*
- 11 **Download Telegram Photo** Telegram *Service*
- 12 **Prepare Chat Data** Set *Logic*
- 13 **Download Telegram Voice** Telegram *Service*
- 14 **Send Fallback Text** Telegram *Service*
- 15 **Convert Output to Text File** Convert To File *Service*
- 16 **Send Research Summary Message** Telegram *Service*
- 17 **Analyze Image Content** Google Gemini *Model*
- 18 **Transcribe Voice Message** Google Gemini *Model*
- 19 **Send Research Summary File** Telegram *Service*
- 20 **Format Image Text** Set *Logic*
- 21 **Format Voice Text** Set *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** An incoming Telegram message
- **Steps:** 21, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Telegram
- **Model:** Gemini
- **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 Gemini. 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. 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 21 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 21 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftelegram-research-assistant-for-academic-papers-with-gemini)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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