AI Research Assistant via Telegram (GPT-4o mini + DeepSeek R1 + SerpAPI)

n8n template #5924

Summary

AI Research Assistant via Telegram (GPT-4o mini + DeepSeek R1 + SerpAPI) 👥 Who’s it for This workflow is perfect for anyone who wants to receive AI-powered research summaries directly on Telegram. Ideal for people asking frequent product, tech, or decision-making questions and want up-to-date answers sourced from the web. 🤖 What it does Users send a question via Telegram. An AI agent (DeepSeek R1) reformulates and understands the intent, while a second agent (GPT-4o mini) performs live research using SerpAPI. The most relevant answers, including links and images, are delivered back via Telegram. ⚙️ How it works 📲 Telegram Trigger – Starts when a user sends a message to your Telegram bot.

How to set it up

Open template #5924 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 4 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Telegram, OpenAI Chat Model, SerpApi (Google Search), DeepSeek 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 Research Assistant via Telegram (GPT-4o mini + DeepSeek R1 + SerpAPI)" (https://n8n.io/workflows/5924). It uses: Telegram, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory, SerpApi (Google Search), DeepSeek 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

Telegram AI Agent OpenAI Chat Model Simple Memory SerpApi (Google Search)DeepSeek Chat Model

Questions

Yes. Arlin Perez published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 18K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Telegram, OpenAI Chat Model, SerpApi (Google Search), DeepSeek Chat Model. The other 2 nodes are built into n8n.

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