Companion videos

Build your first AI agent in n8n — companion videos

The article walks through a single lead-triage agent end-to-end; these videos pair well as the "watch someone do it" complement. The first is the most-watched n8n agent tutorial on YouTube and explains the moving parts cleanly. The second is a longer masterclass for when you're ready to chain agents and add memory.

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25:57

From Zero to Your First AI Agent in 25 Minutes (No Coding)

Futurepedia

Builds a working n8n agent from scratch in one sitting and stops to explain what an agent actually is, how it differs from a linear workflow, and where the guardrails go. After this you'll recognize every node in the article's diagram and have a feel for what reasonable defaults look like.

What you should get from this: Build a first n8n AI-agent workflow while recognizing where tool access, memory and guardrails belong.

Watch or know first: Basic n8n familiarity and one low-risk lead-triage or routing workflow to test.

AI Expert note: n8n node names and agent defaults can change, so do not copy the screen blindly. Preserve the architecture: narrow task, explicit tools, bounded memory, test data first, and human review before any customer-visible action.

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1:31:43

n8n Masterclass: Build AI Agents & Automate Workflows (Beginner to Pro)

Nate Herk | AI Automation

Nate is one of the most-watched practitioners on n8n specifically, and this masterclass goes deeper than the Futurepedia primer — memory, multi-agent setups, error handling, real business workflows. Reach for it once your lead-triage agent works and you want to extend it.

What you should get from this: Extend a simple agent into multi-step workflows with memory, error handling and realistic business integrations.

Watch or know first: Have built or watched the primary n8n agent workflow first.

AI Expert note: The concepts are valuable, but long platform masterclasses age at the UI level. Use this for patterns and failure modes; validate every node, credential and retry setting against the current n8n docs before production use.

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