AI-Powered Research Assistant for Platform Questions with GPT-4o and MCP

n8n template #3303

Summary

Description This workflow empowers you to effortlessly get answers to your n8n platform questions through an AI-powered assistant. Simply send your query, and the assistant will search documentation, forum posts, and example workflows to provide comprehensive, accurate responses tailored to your specific needs. > Note: This workflow uses community nodes (n8n-nodes-mcp.mcpClientTool) and will only work on self-hosted n8n instances. You'll need to install the required community nodes before importing this workflow. ! What does this workflow do? This workflow streamlines the information retrieval process by automatically researching n8n platform documentation, community forums, and example w

How to set it up

Open template #3303 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create a credential under Credentials → Add credential: 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-Powered Research Assistant for Platform Questions with GPT-4o and MCP" (https://n8n.io/workflows/3303). It uses: AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model. 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

AI Agent OpenAI Chat Model

Questions

Yes. Onur published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 17K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

OpenAI Chat Model. The other 1 node are built into n8n.

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