The First AI Agent Everyone Should Build @leonvanzyl
The First AI Agent Everyone Should Build  @leonvanzyl
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In this video you will learn how to build a personal AI assistant using N8N, a free open-source workflow automation platform. This beginner-friendly N8N tutorial walks you through creating an AI agent from scratch with conversational memory, long-term memory using N8N data tables, and tool calling for web research.

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โฐ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 AI Assistant Demo with Memory and Researc
00:23 Three Ways to Install N8N
02:40 Creating an N8N Workflow from Scratch
02:55 AI Agent Node and Chat Trigger
03:59 Connecting Open Router Chat Model
04:54 Testing the AI Agent
05:16 System Prompt for Agent Personality
06:06 Adding Conversation Memory
06:37 Long Term Memory with N8N Data Tables
08:00 Store and Update Memory Tools
09:45 Web Research Tools SerpAPI Wikipedia
11:00 Deploying a Hosted Public Chatbot
11:44 File Uploads and Image Recognition
12:11 School Community and Next Steps

Sponsorship enquiries: leon@cognaitiv.ai

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