Automation library · Research and reporting

Web research assistant: search & scraping with Gemini

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It puts Gemini behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: GeminiRetrieval

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 2Service 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. 3Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  4. 4Firecrawl listMcp Client ToolService
  5. 5Firecrawl executeMcp Client ToolService
  6. 6Brave listMcp Client ToolService
  7. 7Brave executeMcp Client ToolService
  8. 8Apify listMcp Client ToolService
  9. 9Apify executeMcp Client ToolService
  10. 10Gemini Research OrchestratorAgentModel
  11. 11Create Research ReportGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Format Research DataCodeLogic
  13. 13Populate Research ReportHttp RequestService
  14. 14Data Enrichment RequestHttp RequestService
  15. 15Finalize Output DataSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
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 Google Sheets account, and a key for Gemini. 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 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?

Plan an afternoon. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.