💥🛠️Build a Web Search Chatbot with GPT-4o and MCP Brave Search

n8n template #3189

Summary

MCP AI Chatbot using Brave Search Disclaimer: This workflow only works with local installations of n8n because it uses a community MCP node Who is this for? This workflow is ideal for developers, automation enthusiasts, and businesses looking to integrate AI-powered chat capabilities into their workflows. It's particularly useful for those leveraging Brave Search and MCP tools to enhance user interactions and streamline data retrieval. What problem is this workflow solving? This workflow addresses the challenge of creating an intelligent chatbot that can process user queries, execute searches using Brave Search, and provide responses enriched by AI. It simplifies the integration of multiple

How to set it up

Open template #3189 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 "💥🛠️Build a Web Search Chatbot with GPT-4o and MCP Brave Search" (https://n8n.io/workflows/3189). It uses: AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory. 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 Simple Memory

Questions

Yes. Joseph LePage published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 23K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

OpenAI Chat Model. The other 2 nodes are built into n8n.

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