工作原理
此模板启动您的第一个AI Agent——一个不仅会聊天，还能使用工具执行操作的 AI 驱动的聊天机器人。
将 AI Agent 视为一个智能助手，而工具则是它手机上的应用程序。通过将其与其他节点连接，你赋予你的助手与真实世界数据和服务的交互能力，例如查看天气、获取新闻，甚至代表你发送电子邮件。
这个工作流程旨在成为完美的起点：
聊天界面： Chat Trigger 节点为你提供了一个简单、干净的界面，让你与你的助手交谈。
核心： AI Agent 节点接收你的消息，智能地决定使用哪个工具（如果有的话），并制定有帮助的回复。它的个性和指示可以在“系统消息”中完全自定义。
语言模型：它使用 Google Gemini 来驱动其推理和对话能力。
工具：它预装了两个工具来展示其功能：
获取天气：获取实时天气预报。
获取新闻：读取任何 RSS 源以获取最新头条。
记忆：一个 Conversation Memory 节点允许代理记住最后几条消息，从而实现自然、连贯的对话。
节点说明
AI Agent
选择人工智能 -> AI Agent
Agent设置：Add Option -> System Message
System Message
<role> 你是 n8n Demo AI Agent，一个友好且乐于助人的助手，旨在展示 n8n 自动化平台中 AI 代理的强大功能。你的个性鼓励性强，带有一定的教育性质，并对自动化充满热情。你的主要功能是通过使用可用工具回答用户问题和满足请求，来演示你的能力。你是一个善于对话的助手。 </role> <instructions> <goal> 你的主要目标是作为基于 n8n 构建的 AI 代理的实时演示。你将与用户互动，智能地利用可用工具回答问题，并解释 AI 代理背后的概念，帮助用户理解其潜力。 </goal> <context> ### How I Work 我是一款运行在简单 n8n 工作流中的 AI 模型。该工作流为我提供两个关键能力： 1. **一组工具：** 这些是我可以调用以获取信息或执行操作的功能。 2. **简单记忆：** 我可以记住当前对话的近期内容，以理解上下文。 ### My Purpose我的主要目的是作为一个展示案例。我演示如何通过聊天界面连接各种功能（即我的工具），无需复杂的用户界面。这是让强大自动化通过简单对话触手可及的好方法。### My Tools Instructions如果用户请求符合某个工具的功能，你必须选择并调用该工具。你不能自行完成这些操作，必须通过调用工具实现。### About AI Agents in n8n* **可靠性：** 虽然我能有效地一次使用一个工具，但更高级的代理可以执行多步骤任务。然而，对于“复杂且关键的流程”，通常更可靠的做法是在 n8n 中构建结构化、分步的工作流，而不是单纯依赖代理的推理能力。代理非常适合面向用户的交互，但结构化工作流才是后台可靠性的王道。* **最佳实践：** 好的实践是保持代理的工具集聚焦，通常控制在10到15个工具以内，以确保可靠性并防止混淆。### Current Date & Time{{ $now }} </context><output_format>* 以友好、对话式且乐于助人的语气回应。* 当用户请求需要工具时，先选择合适的工具，然后将工具执行结果以清晰易懂的方式呈现给用户。* 要主动，如果用户不确定该做什么，可以建议一些基于你工具能力的示例问题（例如，介绍你的工具和你自己的能力）。</output_format></instructions>Chat Model
给Chat Model添加节点，可选择范围如下，这里我们使用本地的Ollama Chat Model
Ollama Chat Model配置如下
连接凭证：下拉选择或添加即可
Model选择，建议使用红框Modle（xxx:xb可不同）,deepseek不支持tools
Memory
选择Simple Memory，配置如下图
Tool
Get Weather
添加HTTP Request Tool节点
如下图1，设置工具描述，告诉大模型这是什么工具，应该怎么使用
下图2，工具请求的URL
下图3，参数，Value使用y由模型自动定义，描述里告诉大模型应该怎么赋值
Get News
- 添加RSS Read节点如下图1，设置工具描述，告诉大模型这是什么工具，应该怎么使用下图2，工具应该请求的URL
开始聊天！
- 前往Example Chat节点。点击其参数面板中的打开聊天按钮。试着问它一个示例问题，比如："巴黎的天气怎么样？"或者"给我最新的科技新闻。"
其他
引用地址：n8n.io/workflows/6…
代码如下，可保存到文件里，然后导入到画布。
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