AI processing of Slack messages with storage in Pinecon

This automation template transforms unstructured Slack conversations into a structured, searchable knowledge base. Powered by a LangChain agent, Azure OpenAI, and Pinecone, it analyzes messages, extracts key context, and stores data with vector embeddings for semantic search and downstream analysis.

## Who it´s for
- Teams using Slack for communication and wanting to build a corporate knowledge system
- Product managers collecting feedback from chat discussions
- Support specialists automating request handling in Slack
- Developers building agents with access to documentation and internal data
- Analysts who need to index unstructured conversational data

## What the automation does
- Triggers on new messages in Slack
- Retrieves user profile and passes data to a LangChain AI agent
- Processes text using Azure OpenAI with embedding generation
- Uses Google Sheets and Pinecone as tools for contextual lookup
- Reranks results via Cohere to improve relevance
- Stores structured entries in Pinecone for semantic search
- Supports use cases like indexing ideas, solutions, and support queries

## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow
- Trigger and handler logic based on new Slack messages
- Integrations with Slack, Google Sheets, Pinecone, Azure OpenAI, and Cohere
- Basic text guide for setup and adaptation

## Requirements for setup
- n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- Slack workspace access with message read permissions
- Google Cloud account with Google Sheets access
- Active Pinecone account with an existing vector index
- Azure OpenAI credentials and configured models (gpt-4, text-embedding)
- Cohere API key for reranking functionality

## Benefits and outcomes
- Automatic accumulation of knowledge from chats without manual copying
- Fast semantic search across historical discussions
- Faster support responses through case similarity matching
- Reduced reliance on tribal knowledge and memory
- Improved analysis of product ideas and user feedback
- Real-time context access for AI agents
- Flexible foundation for extensions like notifications or actions

## Important: template only
Important: you are purchasing a ready-made automation workflow template only. Rollout into your infrastructure, connecting specific accounts and services, 1:1 setup help, custom adjustments for non-standard stacks and any consulting support are provided as a separate paid service at an individual rate. To discuss custom work or 1:1 help, contact via Telegram: @gleb923.