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Creating AI Agents with n8n Tool

Mar 5, 2025

Building AI Agents with n8n: A Beginner's Guide

Introduction

  • Presenter: David Andre
  • Focus: Creating AI agents using n8n, a no-code tool.
  • Importance: 2025 is predicted to be the year of AI agents.
  • Opportunity: Presenter is hiring a developer for VL.

Getting Started with n8n

  • Website: Navigate to n8n.io and sign up for free.
  • Dashboard: Accessible after logging in.
  • Workflow Creation: Click on 'Create New Workflow'.

No-Code Tool: n8n

  • Ease of Use: Suitable for those without coding experience.
  • Trigger Setup:
    • Essential for automation.
    • Choose from manual trigger, app event, schedule, webhook call, etc.

n8n vs. Competitors

  • Comparison: n8n growth compared to make.com is exponential.
  • Popularity: n8n is being searched more frequently than make.com.

Creating a Telegram Trigger

  • Selection: Telegram trigger selected for demonstration.
  • Accounts: Connect your Telegram account.
  • Testing: Send a message to verify the setup.
  • Switch Setup: Handle both text and voice messages with a switch.

Handling Text and Voice with Switch

  • Routes: Define separate routes for text and voice.
  • Testing: Validate both text and voice message processing.

Integration with OpenAI

  • Connection: Link OpenAI account via API key.
  • Functionality: Use OpenAI to transcribe voice messages.

Adding AI Agent

  • AI Capabilities: Connect inputs to the AI agent module.
  • Model Options: Choose from Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.
  • Anthropic Chosen: Use Sonet model (ensure to pick the correct version 1022).

Tools and Integration

  • Potential Tools: Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, etc.
  • Gmail Integration:
    • Read and send emails using AI.
    • Requires Gmail API setup for credentials.

Google Calendar Integration

  • Capabilities: Read and create events.
  • Testing and Validation: Ensure correct dates and times are captured.

Importance of Testing

  • Frequent Testing: Crucial at each automation step.
  • Debugging: Helps identify errors early.

Deployment

  • Activation: Once testing is complete, activate the workflow.
  • Real-time Use: AI agents work seamlessly on platforms like Telegram.

Applications and Opportunities

  • Personal Automation: Build automations for personal productivity.
  • Business Use: Propose automations to improve company efficiency.

Conclusion

  • Encouragement: Start building AI agents with n8n.
  • Future Content: Upcoming videos and improvements to VL announced.

Note: If you're interested in accessing the automations and templates discussed, consider joining the presenter’s New Society, linked in the video description.

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