ExampleIntermediate1 min readUpdated Apr 4, 2026

manualassistantaimessagetool-call

Ask Assistant

Workflow that sends a message to an AI assistant and returns its response

Download ZIP · 1.3 KB

Full JSON

Click to expand

{
  "description": "Workflow that sends a message to an AI assistant and returns its response",
  "tags": [
    "manual",
    "assistant",
    "ai",
    "message",
    "tool-call"
  ],
  "document": {
    "name": "Ask Assistant",
    "enabled": true,
    "log_level": "debug",
    "trigger": {
      "type": "manual"
    },
    "workflowInput": [
      {
        "name": "message",
        "description": "Message to send to the assistant",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        }
      }
    ],
    "steps": [
      {
        "condition": {
          "expr": "true",
          "onFailure": "throw",
          "resultType": "any"
        },
        "action": {
          "actionType": "actions/ai/assistant/send",
          "actions/ai/assistant/send": {
            "assistant_id": "<your-assistant-id>",
            "text": {
              "expr": "message",
              "onFailure": "throw",
              "resultType": "any"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "returnExpression": {
      "expr": "step(0).messages"
    }
  }
}

Import any example into AutoTalk5 steps · ~2 min

1. Download the ZIP using the Download ZIP button in the action card.
2. In your dashboard, go to Company Settings → Data Transfer.
3. Click Import and select the downloaded ZIP file.
4. Review the import summary and confirm.
5. Document IDs are remapped automatically — no manual editing required.

More examples

manual · http

News Search (Simplified)

Before/after comparison: how new CEL functions simplify workflow expressions. This is a manual workflow that fetches news, checks results, and returns a summary.

Intermediate · 1 minworkflow · manual

Discord Image Spam LLM Classifier

Manual workflow used by the Discord spam moderator to classify suspicious Discord images, including possible compromised older accounts, and return a compact JSON moderation verdict.

Intermediate · 1 minhook · after-create

New Contact Hook

Hook-triggered workflow that fires after a contact is created

Intermediate · 1 minmanual · http

Fetch Weather

Manual workflow with HTTP GET — fetches data from an external API using user-provided parameters

Intermediate · 1 min