Generate horror faceless shorts with OpenAI TTS, Replicate Video, and YouTube upload
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 46 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Google Sheets, Google Drive and OpenAI. It also calls api.replicate.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: When a chat message arrives.
- Switch: routes items into 4 branches
- Story Idea Generator (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: Story Beat Generator; output parser: Story Idea Parser
- Temporary Files Cleanup (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- Get YouTube Title and Description (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Search Temporary Files to Delete (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Google Sheet Idea Log (Google Sheets): append
- Get Story Idea (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Prepare YouTube Upload (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Delete Temporary Files (Google Drive): delete file
- Narration Prompt Generator (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: Story Beat Generator; output parser: Narration Output Parser
…plus 29 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.replicate.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:
- AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in Story Idea Generator (v1.9), Narration Prompt Generator (v1.9), Image Prompt Generator (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
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| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) Story Idea Generator (v1.9), Narration Prompt Generator (v1.9), Image Prompt Generator (v1.9) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Nodes used (15)
- Read/Write Files from Disk
n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger
From the author
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