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Control SwitchBot devices via chat with OpenRouter AI

Ready for 3.0

by Fujii Ryota ✓ · 25 views · created 2026-05-09 · Personal Productivity, AI Chatbot

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 7 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives. Along the way it connects OpenRouter Chat Model.

How it runs

Trigger: When a chat message arrives.

  1. Set Credentials (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: token, secret
  2. Get Auth (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  3. Get Device List (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  4. Generate API Request with AI (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenRouter Chat Model
  5. Send Device Command (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)

Services it uses

OpenRouter Chat Model

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (6)

From the author

Control SwitchBot Devices with AI via Chat What this workflow does: This workflow lets you control your SwitchBot smart home devices using natural language chat. Tell the AI what you want to do (e.g. "turn off the living room light"), and it will look up your…

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