AI chat with any data source (using the n8n workflow tool)

n8n template #2026

Summary

This AI agent can access data provided by another n8n workflow. Since that workflow can be used to retrieve any data from any service, this template can be used give an agent access to any data. Note that to use this template, you need to be on n8n version 1.19.4 or later.

How to set it up

Open template #2026 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 2 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Hacker News, OpenAI Chat Model. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the AI Agent node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "AI chat with any data source (using the n8n workflow tool)" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2026). It uses: Hacker News, Code, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, Call n8n Workflow Tool. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

Hacker NewsCode AI Agent OpenAI Chat Model Call n8n Workflow Tool

Questions

Yes. David Roberts published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 42K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Hacker News, OpenAI Chat Model. The other 3 nodes are built into n8n.

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