johappel This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4465 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"nodes": [
{
"id": "9745c907-14fe-49b8-9acf-b4e847bf2ebc",
"name": "When chat message received",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"public": true,
"options": {},
"initialMessages": "Hi there! \ud83d\udc4b\nMy name is Johan. How can I assist you today?"
},
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"mode": "list",
"value": "qwen3-235b-a22b",
"cachedResultName": "qwen3-235b-a22b"
},
"options": {}
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"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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],
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"values": [
{
"name": "path"
}
]
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"parameters": {
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"width": 2080,
"height": 700,
"content": "# Subworkflow \n\n## Nextcloud\n\nList Files in a gigven path and returns Dile contents form docs\n\nRequired Community Node:\nhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-word2text\n"
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"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.path }}",
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"name": "test data",
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Loop over input items and add a new field called 'myNewField' to the JSON of each one\nfor (const item of $input.all()) {\n item.json.path = item.json.path || '/test/folder';\n}\n\nreturn $input.all();"
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"name": "Nextcloud Tool",
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"parameters": {
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"mode": "list",
"value": "fni6RBWYOcTGA0tT",
"cachedResultName": "nextcloud-folder"
},
"description": "Call this tool to read files from a folder (in Nextcloud). Pass the folder path as a parameter.",
"workflowInputs": {
"value": {
"path": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('path', ``, 'string') }}"
},
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 1260,
"height": 460,
"content": "# Main Workflow\n\n## AI Agent\n\nAnswers question to folder contents. \n\nPut the Path to the folder into your question."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "147fe75b-022f-4fb0-8259-bc91286f54ca",
"name": "PDF",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
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"connections": {
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{
"node": "add path 1",
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]
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{
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]
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{
"node": "PDF",
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}
],
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{
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"index": 0
}
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[
{
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{
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}
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{
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}
]
]
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"Get Files": {
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{
"node": "If readable",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"test data": {
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{
"node": "Get Files",
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]
]
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{
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}
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]
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"add path 2": {
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{
"node": "Aggregate",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"add path 3": {
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{
"node": "Aggregate",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If readable": {
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[
{
"node": "Download File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
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{
"node": "AI Nextcloud",
"type": "ai_memory",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Nextcloud Tool": {
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[
{
"node": "AI Nextcloud",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
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{
"node": "AI Nextcloud",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When chat message received": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Nextcloud",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When Executed by Another Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "test data",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Entry point*: A public chat-trigger greets the user; every incoming chat message starts the flow. AI agent*: A LangChain agent (“AI Nextcloud”) uses the configured OpenAI model plus short-term memory to continue the dialogue in context. Purpose*: Answers questions about files…
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