Robert Breen This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7734 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"name": "OpenAI Chat Model8",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
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"value": "gpt-4o",
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"height": 928,
"content": "# \ud83d\udcac OpenAI Chat Agent with Slack Listening\n\nThis workflow connects a chatbot to **Slack**. \nIt listens to user messages, sends them to an **OpenAI agent**, and replies back in the same Slack channel.\n"
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"content": "\n## \u2699\ufe0f Setup Instructions\n\n### 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Connect Slack API\n1. Create an app \u2192 <https://api.slack.com/apps> \n2. **OAuth & Permissions** \u2192 add scopes you need to read channel history (typical: \n `channels:history`, `groups:history`, `im:history`, `mpim:history`, plus `channels:read`, `groups:read`, `users:read`. Add `chat:write` if you want the bot to reply in Slack.) \n3. **Install** the app to your workspace \u2192 copy the **Bot User OAuth Token** \n4. In n8n \u2192 **Credentials \u2192 New \u2192 Slack OAuth2 API** \u2192 paste token and save \n5. In the **Slack History** node, select your Slack credential and the **Channel ID** to read\n\n\n\n\n## \ud83d\udcec Contact\nNeed help customizing this (e.g., filtering by list, or sending reports by email/Slack)? \n\n\ud83d\udce7 **robert@ynteractive.com** \n\ud83d\udd17 **[Robert Breen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-breen-29429625/)** \n\ud83c\udf10 **[ynteractive.com](https://ynteractive.com)**\n"
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"name": "Send User Message in Slack",
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"parameters": {
"text": "=*User:* {{ $json.chatInput }}",
"user": {
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"cachedResultName": "rbreen672"
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"select": "user",
"otherOptions": {
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"authentication": "oAuth2"
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"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('Sample Chatbot').item.json.chatInput }}",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "=you are an ecommerce bot. help the user as if you were working for a mock store. "
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"text": "=*Chatbot:* {{ $json.output }}",
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"select": "user",
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"name": "Format Response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return [{ json: { text:$('Sample Chat Agent').first().json.output } }];\n"
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"content": "### 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Connect Slack API\n1. Create an app \u2192 <https://api.slack.com/apps> \n2. **OAuth & Permissions** \u2192 add scopes you need to read channel history (typical: \n `channels:history`, `groups:history`, `im:history`, `mpim:history`, plus `channels:read`, `groups:read`, `users:read`. Add `chat:write` if you want the bot to reply in Slack.) \n3. **Install** the app to your workspace \u2192 copy the **Bot User OAuth Token** \n4. In n8n \u2192 **Credentials \u2192 New \u2192 Slack OAuth2 API** \u2192 paste token and save \n5. In the **Slack History** node, select your Slack credential and the **Channel ID** to read\n"
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"node": "Send User Message in Slack",
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"Sample Chat Agent": {
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{
"node": "Send Agents Response in Slack",
"type": "main",
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"node": "Sample Chat Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
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Credentials you'll need
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openAiApislackOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This workflow integrates Slack with an OpenAI Chat Agent to create a fully interactive chatbot inside your Slack workspace.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/7734/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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