🚀 Get Started with AI Automation in Minutes
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build your first AI agent in just 15 minutes using n8n. If you’re new to AI automation, this is the perfect place to start.
📝 Step 1: Sign Up for the Automation Platform
Begin by visiting the platform’s official website. The signup process is simple — enter your name, email, and password to create your free account. If you’ve already signed up, just log in and explore the interface.
⚙️ Step 2: Create a New Workflow
This is where the magic happens. Click the plus icon to create a new workflow. You’ll see several options — the most important one is the trigger. A trigger defines how your workflow starts. It could be an event, a message, or an API call.
💬 Step 3: Set Up a Chat Trigger
For this example, we’ve used a chat trigger that activates when someone sends a message. This trigger sends the message to your AI agent for processing and response.
🧠 Step 4: Add Intelligence with an AI Model
To make the agent smart, we integrate it with a chat model using OpenAI’s free API credit. This allows the agent to answer questions like “Who is the founder of SpaceX?” with accurate responses. The model continuously improves its output as it processes new data.
📥 Step 5: Use Tools and Variables
Next, we add Gmail as a tool so the agent can send emails. We also introduce variables — these are like containers where data is stored during the workflow (e.g., text or numbers). They help the agent take meaningful actions using saved context.
📧 Live Demo: Sending an Email
In the demo, the agent compiles a list of self-help books and sends it via email. Everything works perfectly — all created in under 15 minutes, no coding errors!
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