Keith Uy This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #9149 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Googlegemini recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "0sz7800El6YsOEhI",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Slack AI Agent Base",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "ce4185b8-002f-4d1a-afb5-7b92f72a6654",
"name": "Switch",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
224,
176
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"outputKey": "voice",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "2c19aba8-aba2-4cf2-aefc-1f1af9277f5d",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.files[0].media_display_type }}",
"rightValue": "audio"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "picture",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "5e324898-f3d5-4a84-8ca4-94a33849cd6d",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.files[0].mimetype }}",
"rightValue": "image/png"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "video",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "7b448a1b-5f96-42e3-bfce-dad6b5c45f01",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.files[0].mimetype }}",
"rightValue": "video/mp4"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "text",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "ef6ba691-a321-4458-af08-6b9f2f39b18a",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.blocks[0].elements[0].elements[1].type }}",
"rightValue": "text"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "f8764c3f-e0d7-4409-825d-805ed9fcb987",
"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
1616,
144
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json[\"User Input\"] }}",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You are a helpful, intelligent assistant.\n\nOutput ONLY a plain UTF-8 string for Telegram. \nNo JSON. No code fences. No prefaces. \nIf content is empty, output \"\u2026\"."
},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "222d87bc-66ae-48d4-8272-29aae5ce9f03",
"name": "Transcribe a recording",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"position": [
976,
16
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"resource": "audio",
"operation": "transcribe"
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.8
},
{
"id": "e5041fd3-f5e7-4351-b539-364f51ed37f3",
"name": "Simple Memory",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow",
"position": [
1728,
448
],
"parameters": {
"sessionKey": "={{ $('Slack Trigger').item.json.channel }}",
"sessionIdType": "customKey",
"contextWindowLength": 50
},
"typeVersion": 1.3
},
{
"id": "21dc9d8d-c911-469b-9b93-92ee88c25a96",
"name": "Date & Time",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTimeTool",
"position": [
1968,
448
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "ddff0cde-feb3-415e-9357-33a1d52f8004",
"name": "Anthropic Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatAnthropic",
"position": [
1456,
448
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
"cachedResultName": "Claude Sonnet 4"
},
"options": {
"maxTokensToSample": 10000
}
},
"credentials": {
"anthropicApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.3
},
{
"id": "f52eba8b-f1e1-4b58-8dbd-5070673c809b",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-528,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 432,
"height": 560,
"content": "# INSTRUCTIONS\n\n## 1. Create your chat bot and generate access token in Slack\n(Check documentation for more in-depth help)\n-> Create Slack bot \n-> Allow Permissions\n-> Install App in desired workspace\n-> Copy access token for Slack Connection in Step 2 below\n\n## 2. Create Credentials in n8n\n-> Open Slack trigger node\n-> Click create credential\n-> Paste access token\n-> Save\n\n## 3. Create LLM access token\nDifferent per LLM but search your LLM + API in google\n-> (will have to create an account with the LLM platform)\n-> buy credits to use LLM API\n-> Generate Access token\n-> Paste token in LLM node"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ffa1adaa-36e0-488b-a1da-42c11a4c0f6c",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-64,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 496,
"content": "### Waits for Slack message to start workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bb7289d3-db39-416f-baec-e3fb131b81f3",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
176,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 496,
"content": "### Determines what type of message was sent"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b31e49df-04c8-498f-80e4-33e400007b22",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 192,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Gets Audio File"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f3db8810-569e-4bf7-8147-76aa6e2e4a25",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
928,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Uses OpenAI to Transcribe Recording"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8f0822c6-9479-4aa1-92c6-cc0cb43079bc",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1392,
352
],
"parameters": {
"width": 224,
"height": 224,
"content": "### Choose any LLM you want here"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a39401d6-fed8-47ea-82af-de561df1b32e",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1584,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 288,
"height": 368,
"content": "### Base AI Agent. Adjust \"system prompt\" to personalize this agent to your needs"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d8b86141-a03a-419c-854d-a57269cc4898",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1904,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 224,
"height": 368,
"content": "### Sends AI Agent output to you in Slack"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3fefd42d-52cc-438c-b4cb-99620e58f6a6",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1664,
352
],
"parameters": {
"width": 208,
"height": 224,
"content": "### Choose # of messages the LLM can read back"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "028b7ead-a437-470e-920e-5d0d1c9cae98",
"name": "Sticky Note9",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1904,
352
],
"parameters": {
"width": 224,
"height": 224,
"content": "### Add tools that the LLM has access to here"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f9b36773-7ded-446d-86ac-889740af3699",
"name": "Sticky Note10",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
192
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 192,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Gets Photo File"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d49cb62d-917f-4cb9-9080-363f3259d861",
"name": "Sticky Note11",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
928,
192
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Uses Gemini to analyze photo"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2f40620a-0c0b-4f99-ba5a-6700c3cc38b3",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1232,
112
],
"parameters": {
"numberInputs": 4
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "20c873b1-a8ea-40ce-a0e6-0b424a76ff8d",
"name": "Sticky Note12",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1392,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 160,
"height": 368,
"content": "### Creates a unified input to pass to AI Agent"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "db7460e7-6c91-40de-989c-aa729d26bd85",
"name": "Sticky Note13",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
432
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 192,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Gets Video File"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "25433506-93df-4a6b-91c1-65bbe24427f5",
"name": "Sticky Note14",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
928,
432
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Uses Gemini to analyze Video"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1c3a6c58-96b3-46be-9a48-8a8d951076c2",
"name": "Analyze video",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini",
"position": [
976,
496
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('Slack Trigger').item.json.text }}",
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "models/gemini-2.5-flash",
"cachedResultName": "models/gemini-2.5-flash"
},
"options": {},
"resource": "video",
"inputType": "binary",
"operation": "analyze"
},
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "695ac1ab-48bd-48f3-9797-482fb4bb5ade",
"name": "Analyze an image",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini",
"position": [
976,
256
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('Slack Trigger').item.json.text }}",
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "models/gemini-2.5-flash",
"cachedResultName": "models/gemini-2.5-flash"
},
"options": {},
"resource": "image",
"inputType": "binary",
"operation": "analyze"
},
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "dfbb869b-c80b-40c8-8df8-11a951a93b77",
"name": "Slack Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slackTrigger",
"position": [
-16,
208
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"trigger": [
"app_mention",
"message"
],
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "C09HD4Z93T7",
"cachedResultName": "ai-agent"
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4e18fc91-e742-4da4-8416-9a9b57cb2de0",
"name": "Send a message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1968,
144
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('AI Agent').item.json.output }}",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "C09HD4Z93T7"
},
"otherOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "1e78889b-6686-4f45-91cc-72df6843df10",
"name": "HTTP Request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
752,
16
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url_private }}",
"options": {
"redirect": {
"redirect": {}
},
"response": {
"response": {}
}
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer [Your bot token here]"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "0623e545-fa6c-4162-80ff-85a9ec99b148",
"name": "Sticky Note15",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
704,
-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 192,
"height": 688,
"content": "### Download File"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e9328967-f8c6-4654-89b0-e5ddf4945b3a",
"name": "HTTP Request1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
752,
256
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url_private }}",
"options": {
"redirect": {
"redirect": {}
},
"response": {
"response": {}
}
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer [Your bot token here]"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "68b9c45f-b20a-42ce-9158-000c43763128",
"name": "HTTP Request2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
752,
496
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url_private }}",
"options": {
"redirect": {
"redirect": {}
},
"response": {
"response": {}
}
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer [Your bot token here]"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "b00f89d5-d32c-4417-a2d7-ffed1b1b8572",
"name": "Get Audio File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
528,
16
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{ $json.files[0].id }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get"
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "afa71e24-0ea2-464b-bb8d-c6af2c09cfab",
"name": "Get a Picture File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
528,
256
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{ $json.files[0].id }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get"
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "ab84c6ee-0704-4846-85ae-c94d3b69d12b",
"name": "Get Video File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
528,
496
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{ $json.files[0].id }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get"
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "1753c69a-cf19-41d9-b65a-e75d1dd685c0",
"name": "Set \"User Input\" for AI Agent",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1424,
144
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "4f68c522-dd1e-45dc-ab39-f5b640bfe274",
"name": "User Input",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{$json.text || $json.message?.text || $json.content || $json[\"data\"] || $json.result || $json.transcription || \"\"}}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
}
],
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "6c042ce2-b81b-4765-9f11-e16f5cb33755",
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set \"User Input\" for AI Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Audio File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Get a Picture File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Get Video File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 3
}
]
]
},
"AI Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send a message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Date & Time": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Transcribe a recording",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Analyze video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 2
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Analyze an image",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Analyze video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_memory",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Slack Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Audio File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Video File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Analyze an image": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Get a Picture File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Anthropic Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Transcribe a recording": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set \"User Input\" for AI Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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About this workflow
This is a base template for anyone trying to develop a Slack bot AI Agent. This base allows for multiple inputs (Voice, Picture, Video, and Text inputs) to be processed by an AI model of their choosing to a get a User started. From here, the User may connect any tools that they…
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