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Chat with Google Drive documents using Pinecone and OpenAI RAG

Needs changes

by Alberto Idrio · 411 views · created 2026-02-01 · Internal Wiki, AI RAG

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 30 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 3 other triggers). Along the way it connects Pinecone Vector Store, Vector Store Question Answer, Google Drive and OpenAI Chat Model and 2 more. It also calls open-ai-3072-71cwk85.svc.aped-4627-b74a.pinecone.io over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 3 other triggers).

  1. Pinecone – Delete All Vectors (HTTP Request): calls open-ai-3072-71cwk85.svc.aped-4627-b74a.pinecone.io (POST)
  2. Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
  3. Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
  4. Documents finder (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 1 tool (Vector Store Tool); memory: Window Buffer Memory
  5. Search files and folders (Google Drive): work with file folder
  6. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  8. Loop Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  9. Download File From Google Drive (Google Drive): download
  10. Send a message (Gmail): uses Gmail

…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Pinecone Vector StoreVector Store Question AnswerGoogle DriveOpenAI Chat ModelEmbeddings OpenAIGmail

HTTP calls to: open-ai-3072-71cwk85.svc.aped-4627-b74a.pinecone.io

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in Documents finder (v1.7): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).

Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
Documents finder (v1.7)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (18)

From the author

Google Drive → Pinecone RAG Chatbot (Auto-Sync & Query) This n8n workflow implements a fully automated Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline powered by Google Drive, OpenAI embeddings, and Pinecone. It continuously keeps a vector database in sync with…

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