Developer & DevOps

Monitor local files and analyze them with AI

16 nodes 276 157 Automatic trigger
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Workflow Description

Automation that watches local folders and sends file contents to Mistral AI for intelligent analysis and categorization, then outputs structured results with conditional routing based on extracted insights and metadata.

How it works

  1. 1.Monitor a specified folder and trigger the workflow when new files are detected
  2. 2.Send file content to Mistral Cloud model for intelligent analysis and data extraction
  3. 3.Parse and structure AI output according to predefined data schemas and formats
  4. 4.Apply conditional logic to route results to different actions or workflows
  5. 5.Execute command-line operations or additional processes based on analysis findings

Use cases

  • Automatically classify and process locally uploaded reports and documentation
  • Extract and organize critical data from documents into structured databases
  • Analyze application logs and error files with intelligent alerts based on content analysis
  • Automate technical review and documentation of development projects

Requirements

  • Proper folder access permissions on the local system running n8n
  • Valid API credentials for Mistral Cloud service
  • Predefined data schema structure for extraction and parsing results
  • Execute command permissions on the n8n server

Service Value

Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.

Apps Used

Local File Trigger Lm Chat Mistral Cloud Output Parser LLM Chain

Details

Trigger Automatic trigger
Nodes 16
Apps 4
Views 276
Downloads 157

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (16)

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Local File Trigger

Local File Trigger

#1

Get Files and Folders

Execute Command

#2

Files and Folders to Array

Set

#3

Mistral Cloud Chat Model

Lm Chat Mistral Cloud

#4

Structured Output Parser

Output Parser Structured

#5

Set Variables

Set

#6

Move Files into Folders

Execute Command

#7

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#8

Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

#9

If Has Target Files...

If

#10

Sticky Note2

Sticky Note

#11

Get Suggestions to List

Split Out

#12

Sticky Note3

Sticky Note

#13

Sticky Note4

Sticky Note

#14

Sticky Note5

Sticky Note

#15

AI File Manager

LLM Chain

#16