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Nathan: Your n8n personal assistant

Needs changes

by jason ✓ · 10,197 views · created 2020-09-04 · Personal Productivity, AI Chatbot

Needs changes. This template uses 2 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: Read Binary File, Function (legacy). 2 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What to replace before upgrading

Removed in 3.0Replace with
Read Binary File
Read Excuses File
Read/Write Files from Disk
Function (legacy)
Generate Excuse
Code node, mode 'Run Once for All Items'

Worth a look

Nodes used (8)

Slack

What it does

Nathan is a proof of concept framework for creating a personal assistant who can handle various day to day functions for you.

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