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AI Chat Assistant Workflow with n8n Tools

AI Chat Assistant Workflow with n8n Tools is a 12-node automation blueprint connecting OpenAI. Inspect its trigger, execution graph, branches, and implementation requirements.

OpenAI

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Solid horizontal paths show main-channel execution. Violet dependencies sit beneath the exact step they configure or empower.

12

Nodes

10

Links

2

Run groups

Connected tools

1 integrations

  • OpenAI

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AI Chat Assistant Workflow with n8n Tools execution lanes2 run groups containing 12 workflow nodes and 10 visible links. Solid horizontal lines are main-channel runtime links. Violet dashed lines connect typed dependencies beneath the runtime step they support. Focus any node to inspect its immediate path.On new manual Chat Message. trigger node, manualChatTrigger. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTOn new manual Chat MessageTRIGGERMANUALCHATTRIGGER0 IN / 1 OUTOpenAI Assistant. OpenAI node, openAiAssistant. 3 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.OUTCOMEOpenAI AssistantOPENAIOPENAIASSISTANT3 IN / 0 OUTTool to call the workflow below. ai node, toolWorkflow. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.DEPENDENCY · DEPTH 1Tool to call the workflow…AITOOLWORKFLOW0 IN / 1 OUTTool: Get current date and time. ai node, toolCode. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.DEPENDENCY · DEPTH 1Tool: Get current date an…AITOOLCODE0 IN / 1 OUTExecute Workflow Trigger. trigger node, executeWorkflowTrigger. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTExecute Workflow TriggerTRIGGEREXECUTEWORKFLOWTRIGGER0 IN / 1 OUTMapping data1. transform node, code. 0 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STARTMapping data1TRANSFORMCODE0 IN / 1 OUTList countries?. decision node, if. 1 incoming and 2 outgoing connections.STEP 02List countries?DECISIONIF1 IN / 2 OUTMapping data. transform node, code. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 03Mapping dataTRANSFORMCODE1 IN / 1 OUTGet the matching country's details. decision node, merge. 2 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 03Get the matching country'…DECISIONMERGE2 IN / 1 OUTConcatenate country names. transform node, summarize. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing connections.STEP 04Concatenate country namesTRANSFORMSUMMARIZE1 IN / 1 OUTReturn specific capital. transform node, set. 1 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.STEP 04Return specific capitalTRANSFORMSET1 IN / 0 OUTReturn country list. transform node, set. 1 incoming and 0 outgoing connections.OUTCOMEReturn country listTRANSFORMSET1 IN / 0 OUT

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01

Run Group

On new manual Chat Message

1 Execution Link2 Support Dependencies

  1. Start

    On new manual Chat Message

    Trigger

  2. Outcome

    OpenAI Assistant

    AI reasoning

Attached dependencies

These nodes support the runtime above; they are not additional starts or outcomes.

2 nodes

  • Tool to call the workflow below

    AI reasoning dependency

  • Tool: Get current date and time

    AI reasoning dependency

02

Run Group

Execute Workflow Trigger

7 Execution Links

  1. Start

    Execute Workflow Trigger

    Trigger

    Mapping data1

    Transform

  2. Step 2

    List countries?

    Decision

  3. Step 3

    Mapping data

    Transform

    Get the matching country's details

    Decision

  4. Step 4

    Concatenate country names

    Transform

    Return specific capital

    Transform

  5. Outcome

    Return country list

    Transform

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