Local chatbot with retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
Knowledge & search workflow for n8n with 11 active steps. Starts with n8n Form Trigger, Chat Trigger. Uses Ollama. Integrations include Qdrant, Ollama.
What it does
11 active nodes · Starts with n8n Form Trigger, Chat Trigger.
Steps in the template include:
- On form submission (n8n Form Trigger)
- Qdrant Vector Store (Qdrant Vector Store)
- Embeddings Ollama (Embeddings Ollama)
- Default Data Loader (Default Data Loader)
Nodes and integrations
- n8n Form Trigger
- Qdrant Vector Store ×2
- Embeddings Ollama ×2
- Default Data Loader
- Recursive Character Text Splitter
- Chat Trigger
- AI Agent
- Ollama Chat Model
- Simple Memory
See the author’s step names
- On form submission (n8n Form Trigger)
- Qdrant Vector Store (Qdrant Vector Store)
- Embeddings Ollama (Embeddings Ollama)
- Default Data Loader (Default Data Loader)
- Recursive Character Text Splitter (Recursive Character Text Splitter)
- When chat message received (Chat Trigger)
- AI Agent (AI Agent)
- Ollama Chat Model (Ollama Chat Model)
- Simple Memory (Simple Memory)
- Qdrant Vector Store1 (Qdrant Vector Store)
- Embeddings Ollama1 (Embeddings Ollama)
Accounts and credentials
- Qdrant
- Ollama instance
Credential types in the graph: qdrantApi, ollamaApi
AI models and swaps
Ollama · Embeddings
mxbai-embed-large:latest in Embeddings Ollama. Changing the embedding model may require rebuilding the vector index and matching its dimensions.
Ollama · Chat
Model ID not specified in the template in Ollama Chat Model. Potentially swappable with a compatible n8n chat model node. Match tool calling before testing.
Ollama · Embeddings
mxbai-embed-large:latest in Embeddings Ollama1. Changing the embedding model may require rebuilding the vector index and matching its dimensions.
Inputs and setup options
- Form field: File (required)
Resource information
- Credit basis
- Author listed by n8n
- Pricing
- Template access shown on n8n
- License
- Not specified
- Last record update
- Nov 5, 2026