AI Research Assistant via Telegram (GPT-4o mini + DeepSeek R1 + SerpAPI)

AI Research Assistant via Telegram (GPT-4o mini + DeepSeek R1 + SerpAPI)

👥 Who’s it for

This workflow is perfect for anyone who wants to receive AI-powered research summaries directly on Telegram. Ideal for people asking frequent product, tech, or decision-making questions and want up-to-date answers sourced from the web.

🤖 What it does

Users send a question via Telegram. An AI agent (DeepSeek R1) reformulates and understands the intent, while a second agent (GPT-4o mini) performs live research using SerpAPI. The most relevant answers, including links and images, are delivered back via Telegram.

⚙️ How it works

📲 Telegram Trigger – Starts when a user sends a message to your Telegram bot. 🧠 DeepSeek R1 Agent – Understands, clarifies, or reformulates the user query. 🧠 Research AI Agent (GPT-4o mini + SerpAPI) – Searches the web and summarizes the best results. 📤 Send Telegram Message – Sends the response back to the same user.

📋 Requirements

Telegram bot (via BotFather) with API token set in n8n credentials

OpenAI account with API key and balance for GPT-4o mini

SerpAPI account (100 free searches/month) with API key

DeepSeek account with API key and balance

🛠️ How to set up

Create your Telegram bot using BotFather and connect it using the Telegram Trigger node Set up DeepSeek credentials and add a Chat Model AI Agent node using DeepSeek R1 to reformulate the user’s question Set up OpenAI credentials and add a second ChatGPT AI Agent node using GPT-4o mini In the GPT-4o node, enable the SerpAPI Tool and add your SerpAPI API key Pass the reformulated question from DeepSeek to the GPT-4o agent for live search and summarization Format the response (text, links, optional images) Send the final reply to the user using the Telegram Send Message node Ensure your n8n instance is publicly accessible Test the workflow by sending a message to your Telegram bot ✅