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n8n AI Automation Workflows

Build 5 real AI automation workflows in n8n — from email classifiers to RAG chatbots. Learn AI agents, memory, vector stores, and MCP. Course with certificate — try 2 lessons free.

8 lessons
2.5 hours
Certificate Included

You’re Automating the Wrong Way

Most automation tools give you triggers, filters, and if-then logic. That was fine in 2022. But the work you actually want to automate — classifying messy emails, answering questions from your docs, summarizing research across 10 tabs — needs AI, not just logic.

n8n is the only visual automation platform with 70+ dedicated AI nodes built on LangChain. While Zapier charges per step and gives you 6 AI integrations, n8n gives you AI agents, vector stores, memory, RAG pipelines, and MCP tools — with a community of 200,000+ and 177,000+ GitHub stars.

And yet, there’s no free AI-focused n8n course with a certificate. The official n8n courses? Zero AI content. Udemy courses? 80% general automation, 20% AI bolted on as an afterthought. This course fixes that.

What You'll Learn

  • Build AI automation workflows in n8n using triggers, nodes, and connections
  • Use the AI Agent node with system prompts, tools, and LLM providers
  • Implement persistent memory with PostgreSQL and Redis for conversation-aware agents
  • Create RAG pipelines with embeddings, vector stores, and document ingestion
  • Apply production best practices including error handling, queue mode, and credential management
  • Design a complete multi-tool AI agent with RAG, memory, and error recovery

After This Course, You Can

Build 5 production AI workflows — email classifier, chatbot, RAG knowledge base, research agent, and MCP assistant
Replace expensive SaaS automation tools by self-hosting n8n with unlimited executions and 70+ AI nodes
Implement persistent memory and RAG pipelines that make your AI agents context-aware across conversations
Stand out in automation and AI engineering roles by demonstrating hands-on n8n + AI workflow experience
Connect AI assistants to your business tools using MCP, enabling Claude or ChatGPT to call your workflows directly

What You'll Build

AI Email Classification Workflow
A production n8n workflow that reads incoming emails, classifies them by intent using GPT-4o, auto-labels them, and routes them to the correct team — running autonomously.
RAG Knowledge Base Agent
An n8n-powered AI agent with document ingestion, vector store embeddings, and retrieval — answering questions grounded in your data with persistent conversation memory.
n8n AI Automation Workflows Certificate
A verifiable credential proving you can build AI automation workflows in n8n including agents, memory, RAG pipelines, and MCP tool integrations.

Course Syllabus

Who Is This For?

  • Non-technical professionals who want AI-powered automation without writing code
  • Developers exploring n8n as an AI orchestration layer alongside their codebase
  • Solopreneurs and freelancers who need to automate repetitive AI tasks
  • Zapier/Make users who've hit the ceiling of what basic automation can do
  • Anyone curious about AI agents, RAG, and the Model Context Protocol
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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need coding experience to take this course?

No. n8n is a visual workflow builder — you connect nodes by dragging lines, not writing code. Some lessons reference JSON expressions, but we explain every step.

Do I need to pay for n8n?

n8n Cloud has a free trial, and the Starter plan is EUR 24/month. You can also self-host n8n completely free with unlimited executions — the course covers both options.

Which AI providers does this course use?

Primarily OpenAI (GPT-4o), but n8n supports 15+ providers including Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq, Mistral, and local models via Ollama. You can swap providers in any workflow.

Is this course really free?

Yes — all 8 lessons, quizzes, and the certificate are completely free.

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