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Build a RAG-powered AI assistant with OpenAI, Google Drive & Supabase Vector DB

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by Zakaria Ben · 506 views · created 2025-03-20 · Internal Wiki, AI RAG

Needs 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 12 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Embeddings OpenAI, Google Drive and Supabase Vector Store and 1 more.

How it runs

Trigger: When a chat message arrives (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. RAG AI Assistant (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 1 tool (Retrieve and push documents); memory: Your Chat Memory
  2. Google Drive: uses Google Drive
  3. Storing documents (Supabase Vector Store): uses the Supabase vector store, with embeddings: Embeddings OpenAI; document loader: Default Data Loader

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat ModelEmbeddings OpenAIGoogle DriveSupabase Vector StorePostgres Chat Memory

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 RAG AI Assistant (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
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
RAG AI Assistant (v1.8)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (10)

From the author

Target Audience This guide is designed for developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts who want to create intelligent chatbots capable of understanding and using custom data. Whether you are building a research assistant, a customer support bot, or an…

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