Build & query RAG system with Google Drive, OpenAI GPT-4o-mini, and Pinecone
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Nodes used (9)
- Google Drive Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Pinecone Vector Store
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStorePinecone - Embeddings OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi - Default Data Loader
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader - Recursive Character Text Splitter
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
What it does
π What This Workflow Does This RAG Pipeline in n8n automates document ingestion from Google Drive, vectorizes it using OpenAI embeddings, stores it in Pinecone, and enables chat-based retrieval using LangChain agents. Main Functions: π Auto-detects new files uploaded to a specific Google Drive folder. π§ Converts the file into embeddings using OpenAI. π¦ Stores them in a Pinecone vector database. π¬ Allows a user to query the knowledge base through a chat interface. π€ Uses a GPT-4o-mini model with LangChain to generate intelligent responses using retrieved context. βοΈ Setup Instructions 1. Connect Accounts Ensure these services are connected in n8n: β
Google Drive (OAuth2) β
OpenAI β
Pinecone You can do this in n8n > Credentials > New and use the matching names from the file: Google Drive: "Google Drive account 2" OpenAI: "OpenAi success" Pinecone: "PineconeApi account 2" 2. Folder Setup Upload your documents to this folder in Google Drive: π Power Folder The workflow is triggered every minute when a new file is uploaded. 3. Workflow Overview A. File Ingestion Path Google Drive Trigger β detects new file. Google Drive (Download) β downloads the new file. Recursive Text Splitter β splits text into chunks. Default Data Loader β loads content as LangChain documents. OpenAI Embeddings β converts text chunks into embeddings. Pinecone Vector Store β stores them in "ragfile" index. B. Chat Retrieval Path When chat message received β AI Agent β LangChain agent managing tools. OpenAI Chat Model (GPT-4o-mini) β generates replies. Pinecone Vector Store (retrieval) β retrieves matching content. Embeddings OpenAI1 β helps match queries to document chunks.