Build a simple RAG workflow to chat with your docs in n8n
The new n8n community node for Pinecone Assistant handles the entire RAG pipeline in a single node so you don't have to think about file storage, chunking your data, creating embeddings, query planning, vector search, and reranking.
You know all that RAG complexity you hate? Gone.
For the last few months, I've been exploring how people are using n8n and Pinecone. I discovered that people building RAG workflows in automation tools like n8n have the same frustrations as those building with code in their apps. Choosing a chunking strategy, embedding model, and implementing vector search is hard.
So I started building a ✨new n8n community node for Pinecone Assistant✨
And yesterday, it was launched into the world.
What it does:
- Handles the entire RAG pipeline in a single node so you don't have to think about file storage, chunking your data, creating embeddings, query planning, vector search, and reranking.
What you can do:
- Connect the Pinecone Assistant node to any n8n node, like Google Drive, Notion, or Slack, and then upload your files, and start querying immediately
- Build workflows to chat with your docs, surface insights from your company's proprietary data, or give AI agents accurate context to make better decisions
- Go from idea to working RAG workflow in minutes
Now you can focus on building what matters.
To try out the new Pinecone Assistant n8n node:
- Create a Pinecone account
- Create an Assistant
- Import this workflow template by copying this url and pasting it on a new workflow canvas
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pinecone-io/n8n-templates/refs/heads/main/assistant-quickstart/assistant-quickstart.json - Install the Pinecone Assistant node in n8n
- Add your credentials to n8n
- Run step 1 to upload the documents to Pinecone Assistant
- Start chatting with your documents in step 2
Check out the full quickstart here or grab some of the other templates I've created here.
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