AI-powered Slack assistant with RAG for Google Drive do

This automation enables users to ask questions in Slack and receive accurate AI-generated responses based on content from Google Drive documents and Google Sheets data, powered by RAG architecture and LangChain agents on n8n. Ideal for teams seeking instant access to internal knowledge without manual search.

## Who it´s for
- Support specialists automating customer inquiries in Slack
- Knowledge management teams using Google Drive as a source of truth
- Managers retrieving data from spreadsheets via chat without manual lookup
- IT administrators deploying RAG solutions on n8n

## What the automation does
- Triggered by a new message in Slack
- Extracts text from Google Drive files (PDF, DOCX, etc.)
- Performs vector search in Pinecone using Azure OpenAI embeddings
- Applies Cohere Reranker to improve result relevance
- Generates structured responses via LangChain AI agents
- Sends refined answers back to Slack
- Processes new documents and indexes them into the vector store

## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow with LangChain and RAG support
- Trigger and handler logic based on Slack messages
- Integrations with Slack, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Pinecone, Azure OpenAI, and Cohere
- Basic written instructions for setup and adaptation

## Requirements for setup
- n8n instance with external API access
- Active accounts in Slack, Google Workspace, Pinecone, Azure OpenAI, and Cohere
- API keys and read/write permissions across integrated services
- Access to Google Drive and Google Sheets containing required documents

## Benefits and outcomes
- Reduces information retrieval time to seconds
- Automates routine queries in support and knowledge workflows
- Improves answer accuracy using up-to-date internal data
- Centralizes knowledge access through chat
- Scalable no-code solution without building from scratch
- Handles complex queries via multi-step agent processing

## 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.