The workflow JSON
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"meta": {
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},
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"id": "12061ba0-24f8-4853-9898-c8710b118959",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
0,
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 1260,
"height": 635,
"content": "### Sub-workflow: Custom tool\nThe agent above can call this workflow. It calls an example API called \"Bored API\" and returns a string with an activity idea."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"content": "### Main workflow: AI agent using custom tool"
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"parameters": {
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"width": 177,
"height": 199,
"content": "**This tool calls the sub-workflow below**"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
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"width": 170,
"height": 191,
"content": "**Set your credentials**"
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"name": "Sticky Note4",
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"width": 170,
"height": 190,
"content": "**Set your credentials**"
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"content": "## Try it out\n\nSelect **Chat** at the bottom and enter:\n\n_Hi! Please suggest something to do. I feel like learning something new._"
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"parameters": {
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"height": 145,
"content": "## Next steps\n\nLearn more about [Advanced AI in n8n](https://docs.n8n.io/advanced-ai/)"
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"name": "When chat message received",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger",
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"value": "gpt-4o-mini"
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"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
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{
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"name": "Work out activity type and number of people1",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('When Executed by Another Workflow').item.json.chatInput }}",
"options": {},
"schemaType": "manual",
"inputSchema": "{\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"required\": [\"type\",\"participants\"],\n \"properties\": {\n \"type\": {\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"data\": {\n \"enum\": [\"education\", \"recreational\",\"social\",\"diy\",\"charity\",\"cooking\",\"relaxation\",\"music\",\"busywork\"]\n }\n }\n },\n \"participants\": {\n \"type\": \"number\"\n }\n }\n}"
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"name": "Call the API",
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://bored-api.appbrewery.com/filter",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "type",
"value": "={{ $json.output.type.data }}"
},
{
"name": "participicants",
"value": "={{ $json.output.participants }}"
}
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"parameters": {
"name": "activity_tool",
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $workflow.id }}"
},
"description": "Suggest an activity for a person to do. Use this tool if someone is bored, or asking for ideas of things to do.",
"workflowInputs": {
"value": {
"chatInput": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('chatInput', ``, 'string') }}"
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"name": "Set 'response' value",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
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"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.data }}"
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"parameters": {
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"fieldsToInclude": "activity"
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{
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"name": "AI Agent",
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"connections": {
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"Call the API": {
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"Activity Tool": {
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{
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}
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]
},
"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
[
{
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}
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]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
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{
"node": "AI Agent",
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}
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]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model1": {
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{
"node": "Work out activity type and number of people1",
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}
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},
"When chat message received": {
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{
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"type": "main",
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}
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]
},
"When Executed by Another Workflow": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Work out activity type and number of people1",
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{
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}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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openAiApi
About this workflow
Http Executeworkflow. Uses stickyNote, chatTrigger, lmChatOpenAi, memoryBufferWindow. Chat trigger; 18 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →