Visualize your SQL Agent queries with OpenAI and Quickchart.io

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Information Extraction: \n - The Information Extractor identifies and extracts the user's question. \n - If the question includes a visualization aspect, the SQL Agent alone may not respond accurately. \n2. SQL Querying: \n - It leverages a regular SQL Agent: it connects to a database, queries it, and translates the response into a human-readable format. \n3. Chart Decision: \n - The Text Classifier determines whether the user would benefit from a chart to support the SQL Agent's response. \n4. Chart Generation: \n - If a chart is needed, the sub-workflow dynamically generates a chart and appends it to the SQL Agent\u2019s response. \n - If not, the SQL Agent\u2019s response is output as is. \n5. Calling OpenAI for Chart Definition: \n - The sub-workflow calls OpenAI via the HTTP Request node to retrieve a chart definition. \n6. Building and Returning the Chart: \n - In the \"Set Response\" node, the chart definition is appended to a Quickchart.io URL, generating the final chart image. \n - The AI Agent returns the response along with the chart. \n\n### How to use it \n- Use an existing database or create a new one. \n- For example, I've used [this Kaggle dataset](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/ihelon/coffee-sales/versions/15?resource=download) and uploaded it to a Supabase DB. \n- Add the PostgreSQL or MySQL credentials. \n- Alternatively, you can use SQLite binary files (check [this template](https://n8n.io/workflows/2292-talk-to-your-sqlite-database-with-a-langchain-ai-agent/)). \n- Activate the workflow. \n- Start chatting with the AI SQL Agent. \n- If the Text Classifier determines a chart would be useful, it will generate one in addition to the SQL Agent's response. \n\n### Notes \n- The full Quickchart.io specifications have not been fully integrated, so there may be some glitches (e.g., radar graphs may not display properly due to size limitations). 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Feel free to change the `Prefix Prompt` to suit your needs.\n- This example uses the data from this [Kaggle dataset](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/ihelon/coffee-sales/versions/15?resource=download)"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "d8bf0767-faf0-4030-b325-08315188adcb", "name": "OpenAI Chat Model Classifier", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi", "position": [1900, 540], "parameters": {"options": {"temperature": 0.2}}, "credentials": {"openAiApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your openAiApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "4bcd676f-44f3-4242-a5fd-7cf2098a3a64", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1760, 60], "parameters": {"color": 7, "width": 948, "height": 646, "content": "### Respond with a text only or also include a chart \n- The text classifier determines if the response from the SQL Agent would benefit from a chart\n- If it does, then it executes the subworkflow to dynamically generate a chart, and append the chart to the response from the SQL Agent\n- If it doesn't, then the SQL Agent response is directly outputted. 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"}, {"category": "chart_not_required", "description": "if a chart doesn't help the user understand the response (e.g a single data point that doesn't require visualization).\n\"I don't know\" does fall into this category"}]}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "6df60db5-19c0-4585-a229-b56f4b9a2b29", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [40, 1020], "parameters": {"color": 7, "width": 680, "height": 720, "content": "## Demo\n![Demo SQL Agent](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQERT4FEXEUncw/feedshare-shrink_800/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1731433289953?e=1741824000&v=beta&t=e6xUqjcsSq5U_NELeD-nn1mFROGYZLazkYC0eELTv5Y)"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "a843845d-e010-4a09-ab50-e169beb67811", "name": "User question + Agent initial response", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [2200, 280], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "debab41c-da64-4999-a80f-fae06522d672", "name": "user_question", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $('When chat message received').item.json.chatInput }}"}, {"id": "2b4bbf7f-9890-4ef3-9d8f-15e3a55fbfda", "name": "output", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.output }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "12c9dc38-c0fe-4f4c-a101-ec1ff7ea9048", "name": "Information Extractor - User question", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor", "position": [1060, 380], "parameters": {"text": "={{ $json.chatInput }}", "options": {}, "attributes": {"attributes": [{"name": "user_question", "required": true, "description": "Extract the question from the user, omitting everything related to charts."}]}}, "typeVersion": 1}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"AI Agent": {"main": [[{"node": "Text Classifier - Chart required?", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Execute Workflow": {"main": [[{"node": "Set Text + Chart output", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "OpenAI Chat Model": {"ai_languageModel": [[{"node": "AI Agent", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}, {"node": "Information Extractor - User question", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}]]}, "Window Buffer Memory": {"ai_memory": [[{"node": "AI Agent", "type": "ai_memory", "index": 0}]]}, "When chat message received": {"main": [[{"node": "Information Extractor - User question", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "OpenAI Chat Model Classifier": {"ai_languageModel": [[{"node": "Text Classifier - Chart required?", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}]]}, "Execute \"Generate a chart\" tool": {"main": [[{"node": "OpenAI - Generate Chart definition with Structured Output", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Text Classifier - Chart required?": {"main": [[{"node": "User question + Agent initial response", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Set Text output", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Information Extractor - User question": {"main": [[{"node": "AI Agent", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "User question + Agent initial response": {"main": [[{"node": "Execute Workflow", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "OpenAI - Generate Chart definition with Structured Output": {"main": [[{"node": "Set response", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}