Build a comprehensive multimodal assistant on Telegram with OpenAI, SERP and Vector Store
J.A.R.V.I.S.
Multimodal AI assistant on Telegram with OpenAI
This workflow transforms your Telegram bot into J.A.R.V.I.S., a powerful, multimodal AI assistant. It can understand and process text, voice messages, images, and documents. The assistant can search the web, scrape websites, generate images, perform calculations, and reference uploaded documents to provide comprehensive and context-aware responses in either text or audio format.
๐งโ๐ป Whoโs it for
This workflow is for developers, AI enthusiasts, and businesses who want to create an advanced, interactive AI assistant on Telegram. Itโs perfect for automating customer support, creating a personal AI helper, or exploring the capabilities of multimodal large language models (LLMs) in a practical application.
โ๏ธ How it works
The workflow begins when a message is received by your Telegram bot. A Switch node then directs the data based on the message type:
- Text: The message is formatted and sent directly to the main AI agent.
- Voice: The audio file is downloaded from Telegram and transcribed into text using the OpenAI API.
- Image: The image is downloaded and analyzed by an OpenAI vision model to understand its content.
- Document: The file is downloaded and its content is stored in a temporary vector store, making it searchable for the AI.
The processed input is then passed to the core "J.A.R.V.I.S." Agent node. This agent uses an OpenAI model, conversational memory, and a suite of tools (Google Search, Web Scraper, Image Generator, Calculator, and the document vector store) to formulate a response. Finally, the workflow checks if the initial message was a voice note; if so, it generates an audio response. Otherwise, it sends the answer as a text message back to the user.
๐ ๏ธ How to set up
- Telegram:
- Create a Telegram Bot - Use @BotFather to create a bot and obtain your bot token;
- Add Telegram API credentials in n8n with your bot token to the
Receive MessageTrigger node and all other Telegram nodes. In theReceive Messagenode, enter thechatIdof the user or group authorized to interact with the bot.
- OpenAI: Add your OpenAI API credentials to all OpenAI, AI Agent, and AI tool nodes.
- SerpAPI: Add your SerpAPI credentials to the
Basic Google Searchnode to enable web search functionality. - Jina AI: Add your Jina AI API key to the Setup Node - The API Key is used on the
Webpage Scrapernode.
โ Requirements
- Telegram Bot API credentials and Bot token.
- OpenAI API credentials.
- SerpAPI API credentials.
- Jina.ai API credentials
๐จ How to customize the workflow
- Change the AI model: You can select a different OpenAI model in the
OpenAI Chat Modelnode (e.g., switch fromgpt-4.1togpt-4o) or in theAnalyze ImageandTranscribenodes. - Modify the AI's personality: Edit the system prompt in the
J.A.R.V.I.S.Agent node to change its name, tone, instructions, or default language. - Expand its tools: Connect more tools to the
J.A.R.V.I.S.Agent node to extend its capabilities, such as connecting to a database or another third-party API. - Adjust the response format: Modify the
If Audio Responsenode to change the conditions for sending text or audio messages. For example, you could configure it to always respond with text.
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n8n Multimodal Assistant on Telegram with OpenAI, SerpAPI, and Vector Store
This n8n workflow creates a comprehensive multimodal assistant on Telegram, leveraging OpenAI for language understanding and generation, SerpAPI for real-time information retrieval, and a vector store for memory and context. It allows users to interact with an AI agent that can answer questions, perform calculations, and search the web, all within a Telegram chat.
What it does
- Listens for Telegram Messages: The workflow is triggered by incoming messages to a configured Telegram bot.
- Initial Message Processing: It extracts the user's message and chat ID.
- Command Handling:
- If the message starts with
/reset, it clears the conversation history for that chat. - If the message starts with
/help, it provides a help message to the user. - Otherwise, it proceeds to process the message with the AI agent.
- If the message starts with
- AI Agent Interaction:
- Utilizes a Simple Memory (Buffer Window Memory) to maintain conversation context.
- Employs an OpenAI Chat Model for natural language processing and response generation.
- Integrates Tools for enhanced capabilities:
- Calculator: To perform mathematical operations.
- SerpAPI (Google Search): To search the web for up-to-date information.
- Simple Vector Store: To store and retrieve information, acting as a knowledge base.
- HTTP Request Tool: For making HTTP requests.
- Think Tool: A general-purpose tool for the agent to "think" or reason.
- Uses OpenAI Embeddings and a Token Splitter for efficient vector store operations.
- A Default Data Loader is configured, likely for populating the vector store with initial data or dynamically loading content.
- Responds to Telegram: The AI agent's generated response is sent back to the user via Telegram.
- Error Handling: If the AI agent encounters an error or cannot generate a response, a default "Sorry, I can't help you with that" message is sent.
Prerequisites/Requirements
- n8n Instance: A running n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud).
- Telegram Bot Token: A Telegram bot created via BotFather.
- OpenAI API Key: An API key from OpenAI for accessing their language models and embeddings.
- SerpAPI API Key: An API key from SerpAPI for Google Search capabilities.
- Credentials: You will need to configure credentials within n8n for:
- Telegram
- OpenAI
- SerpAPI
Setup/Usage
- Import the Workflow:
- Download the provided JSON file.
- In your n8n instance, go to "Workflows" and click "New".
- Click the "Import from JSON" button and paste the workflow JSON or upload the file.
- Configure Credentials:
- Locate the "Telegram Trigger" and "Telegram" nodes. Configure your Telegram Bot API Token.
- Locate the "OpenAI Chat Model" and "Embeddings OpenAI" nodes. Configure your OpenAI API Key.
- Locate the "SerpApi (Google Search)" node. Configure your SerpAPI API Key.
- Activate the Workflow:
- Ensure the workflow is active by toggling the "Active" switch in the top right corner of the workflow editor.
- Interact via Telegram:
- Send messages to your Telegram bot.
- Use
/resetto clear the conversation history. - Use
/helpfor assistance. - Ask questions, perform calculations (e.g., "What is 123 * 456?"), or ask for web searches (e.g., "What is the capital of France?").
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