Guillaume Duvernay This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #11877 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Form → Form Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"content": "# Create a Lookio RAG Assistant from a CSV Text Corpus\n\nThis advanced workflow ingests a corpus of text from a CSV file, uploads each row as a separate resource to [Lookio](https://www.lookio.app), and provisions a new Assistant scoped specifically to that data.\n\n**How it works:**\n\n1. **Upload a CSV** (Form) collects the file and Assistant settings (Name, Context, Guidelines).\n2. **Convert to txt** transforms the text content of each row into a binary file.\n3. **Loop & Upload** sends each file to Lookio via the `add-resource` API.\n4. **Create Lookio assistant** uses the aggregated Resource IDs to create a bot that only accesses this specific corpus.\n\n**Setup Requirements:**\n\n1. **Credentials:** You must replace `<YOUR-API-KEY>` and `<YOUR-WORKSPACE-ID>` in **two** nodes:\n* `Create Lookio assistant` (HTTP Request)\n* `Import resource to Lookio` (HTTP Request)\n\n\n2. **CSV Structure:** Your CSV needs at least two columns: one for the **Title** (resource name) and one for the **Content** (text body).\n3. **Form Map:** When running the form, simply map your CSV headers to the requested fields.\n\n\n*A workflow by Guillaume Duvernay*"
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"content": "## Action required\n\nMake sure to set your Lookio API key and workspace ID in here."
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"value": "={{ $('Upload a CSV').item.json['Assistant context'] }}"
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"value": "={{ $('Upload a CSV').item.json['Assistant output guidelines'] }}"
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"value": "={{ $json.IDs }}"
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"content": "## Form Input Helper\n\nThis form configures the Assistant and maps your CSV data.\n\n**Assistant Settings:**\n\n* **Name:** The display name (e.g., \"HR Bot\").\n* **Context:** The system instructions (e.g., \"You are a helpful HR assistant...\").\n* **Guidelines:** Formatting rules (e.g., \"Keep answers short.\").\n\n**CSV Column Mapping:**\nTo ensure the workflow reads your file correctly, you must specify your CSV header names here:\n\n* **Resource Text Column:** Type the exact header name where the text body is located (e.g., `content`, `body`).\n* **Resource Title Column:** Type the exact header name to use as the file name (e.g., `title`, `topic`)."
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About this workflow
This advanced template automates the creation of a Lookio Assistant populated with a specific corpus of text. Instead of uploading files one by one, you can simply upload a CSV containing multiple text resources. The workflow iterates through the rows, converts them to text…
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