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Custom LangChain agent written in JavaScript

Needs changes

by n8n Team ✓ · 15,891 views · created 2023-10-03 · Engineering, AI RAG

Needs changes. This template uses 2 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: LangChain Code (legacy), AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 2 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 8 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Set (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: chatInput
  2. Set (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: chatInput
  3. AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 1 tool (Custom - Wikipedia)
  4. Custom - LLM Chain Node (LangChain Code): uses LangChain Code, with model: OpenAI Chat Model

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat Model

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

2 things in this workflow are removed in n8n 3.0. Fix them before you upgrade:

  • LangChain Code (legacy) in Custom - LLM Chain Node1: no direct replacement.
  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent (v1.8): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).

Removed in 3.0Replace with
LangChain Code (legacy)
Custom - LLM Chain Node1
No direct replacement
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
AI Agent (v1.8)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (6)

From the author

This workflow has multiple functionalities. It starts with a manual trigger, "When clicking 'Execute Workflow'", that activates two separate paths. The first path takes a preset string "Tell me a joke" and processes it through a custom Language Learning Model…

Excerpt from n8n Team's description on n8n.io.

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