Curated

(5/5)

OpenAI Assistant with custom n8n tools

Sub-workflow: Return the capitals of fictional countries It can either list the countries it knows about or return the capital of a specific country

Integrations Used (5)

Workflow Structure (12 nodes)

100%

Langchain.manual Chat Trigger

On new manual Chat Message

Langchain.open Ai Assistant

OpenAI Assistant

Langchain.tool Workflow

Tool to call the workflow below

Langchain.tool Code

Tool: Get current date and time

Execute Workflow Trigger

List countries?

Code

Mapping data1

Code

Mapping data

Merge

Get the matching country's details

Summarize

Concatenate country names

Set

Return country list

Set

Return specific capital

Node Types:

trigger

default

code

logic

transform

Requires credentials

Prerequisites

Required Credentials (1)

OpenAI

Used by: OpenAI Assistant

Docs

Complexity

Complex

Advanced features used. Requires n8n experience.

Setup time: ~30 min

Score: 56/100

Custom Code

Conditional Logic

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      "position": [
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        300
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      "typeVersion": 1.1
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