Draft and manage academic research papers with GPT-4 and Pinecone

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Built by Cheng Siong Chin Cheng Siong Chin
Created on June 05, 2026

Description

How It Works
This workflow automates academic research processing by routing queries through specialized AI models while maintaining contextual memory. Designed for researchers, faculty, and graduate students, it solves the challenge of managing multiple AI models for different research tasks while preserving conversation context across sessions. The system accepts research queries via webhook, stores them in vector databases for semantic search, and intelligently routes requests to appropriate AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or NVIDIA NIM). Results are consolidated, formatted, and delivered via email with full citation tracking. The workflow maintains conversation history using Pinecone vector storage, enabling follow-up queries that reference previous interactions. This eliminates manual model switching, context loss, and repetitive credential management—streamlining research workflows from literature review to hypothesis generation.

Setup Steps
Configure Pinecone credentials
Add OpenAI API key for GPT-4 access and embeddings
Set up Anthropic Claude API credentials for advanced reasoning
Configure NVIDIA NIM API key for specialized academic models
Connect Google Sheets for query logging and result tracking
Set Gmail OAuth credentials for automated result delivery
Configure webhook URL for query submission endpoint
Prerequisites
Active accounts and API keys for Pinecone, OpenAI
Use Cases
Literature review automation with semantic paper discovery.
Customization
Modify AI model selection logic for domain-specific optimization.
Benefits
Reduces research processing time by 60% through automated routing.

Nodes Used (10)

AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent
Default Data Loader
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader
Embeddings OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi
Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
Recursive Character Text Splitter
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
Simple Memory
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow
Simple Vector Store
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStoreInMemory
Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured