N8N Tools - Agno Agent
⚡ Ultra-fast AI Agent powered by the Agno framework - Multi-agent systems with ~3μs performance, advanced reasoning, memory, and multi-modal capabilities.
🚀 Features
🎯 Agent Levels (Progressive Complexity)
- ⚡ Level 1: Basic Agent - Tools + instructions with ultra-fast execution
- 📚 Level 2: Knowledge Agent - Knowledge base + storage capabilities
- 🧮 Level 3: Reasoning Agent - Memory + advanced reasoning capabilities
- 👥 Level 4: Team Agent - Collaborative multi-agent team systems
- 🚀 Level 5: Workflow Agent - State management + automation workflows
⚡ Performance & Capabilities
- 🏆 Ultra-fast Performance: ~3μs agent instantiation (powered by Agno)
- 🌐 23+ Model Providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Perplexity, Ollama, and more
- 🎬 Multi-Modal: Native support for text, images, audio, and video
- 🧠 Advanced Reasoning: Built-in reasoning tools and logic capabilities
- 💾 Smart Memory: Conversation context and persistent long-term memory
- 🛠️ Native Tools: 10+ ultra-fast tool categories optimized for performance
- 👥 Team Collaboration: Multi-agent systems with different collaboration strategies
- 🔄 Real-time Streaming: Live response streaming capabilities
- 🛡️ Fallback Protection: Automatic fallback to secondary models
📦 Installation
npm install n8n-nodes-n8ntools-agno-agent
🔧 Configuration
🔌 Required Inputs
- 🤖 AI Language Model (Required): Connect any N8N LLM node (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, etc.)
- 📊 Main Data (Standard): Regular workflow data flow
🔑 Required Credentials
💡 Simplified Architecture
The Agno Agent has 2 clean inputs:
🛠️ Native Tools (Built-in)
Unlike traditional agents, Agno uses native ultra-fast tools selected via dropdown:
- 🧮 Reasoning Tools - Advanced logic and chain-of-thought processing
- 🔍 Web Search - Search engines and web information retrieval
- 📊 Data Analysis - Statistical analysis and data processing
- 💰 Finance Tools - Stock prices and market analysis (YFinance)
- 📧 Email Tools - Send emails and manage communications
- 🌐 HTTP Request - Make API calls and HTTP requests
- 📁 File System - Cloud storage operations (S3, R2, MinIO, GCS)
- 🗃️ Database - SQL queries and database operations
- 🧠 Knowledge - Knowledge base search and retrieval
- 🔄 Shell Tools - Execute shell commands and scripts
🎯 Agent Types
⚡ Basic Agent (Level 1)
Simple agent with tools and instructions - Ultra-fast execution for straightforward tasks.
📚 Knowledge Agent (Level 2)
Agent with knowledge base integration and storage capabilities for information retrieval.
🧮 Reasoning Agent (Level 3)
Advanced agent with memory and reasoning capabilities for complex problem-solving.
👥 Team Agent (Level 4)
Collaborative multi-agent team system with different strategies:
- Sequential: Agents work in sequence
- Parallel: Agents work simultaneously
- Hierarchical: Manager-worker structure
- Democratic: Consensus-based decisions
🚀 Workflow Agent (Level 5)
Agentic workflow with state management and automation:
- Linear: Step-by-step execution
- Branching: Conditional paths
- Loop: Iterative processing
- State Machine: Complex state management
☁️ Cloud Storage Support
File System Tools support multiple cloud storage providers:
- Amazon S3 - Native AWS S3 storage
- Cloudflare R2 - Cost-effective S3-compatible storage
- MinIO - Self-hosted S3-compatible storage
- Google Cloud Storage - GCS with S3-compatible API
🎨 Examples
⚡ Simple Setup (Current Architecture)
{
"workflow": "Ultra-fast Agno Agent",
"nodes": {
"llm": "Claude 3.5 Sonnet node → AI Language Model input",
"agno_agent": {
"agentType": "reasoningAgent",
"instructions": "You are a research assistant with web search and reasoning capabilities.",
"message": "Research quantum computing developments and analyze the data",
"agnoNativeTools": ["reasoning", "webSearch", "dataAnalysis"],
"enableMemory": true,
"memoryKey": "quantum_research"
}
}
}
🏢 Enterprise File Processing
{
"agentType": "basicAgent",
"instructions": "Process documents from cloud storage and analyze content.",
"message": "Extract insights from uploaded reports",
"agnoNativeTools": ["fileSystem", "dataAnalysis", "reasoning"],
"toolsConfig": {
"fileSystemConfig": {
"storageType": "s3",
"s3BucketName": "company-documents",
"s3Region": "us-east-1"
}
}
}
Team Agent Configuration
{
"agentType": "teamAgent",
"teamConfig": {
"teamSize": 3,
"collaborationStrategy": "sequential",
"specialistRoles": ["researcher", "contentWriter", "designer"]
}
}
Advanced Options
{
"advancedOptions": {
"temperature": 0.7,
"maxTokens": 4000,
"enableMemory": true,
"memoryKey": "conversation_1",
"enableStreaming": true,
"outputFormat": "markdown",
"fallbackModel": "gpt-4o-mini"
}
}
🔗 Model Providers
Supported Providers
- Anthropic: Claude Sonnet, Haiku, Opus
- OpenAI: GPT-4, GPT-3.5, o1 models
- Google: Gemini Pro, Flash, Ultra
- Groq: Ultra-fast inference
- Perplexity: Search-powered responses
- Ollama: Local models (Llama, Mistral, etc.)
- 20+ Others: Including Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Hugging Face, etc.
📊 Response Format
{
"response": "Agent's response text",
"usage": {
"promptTokens": 150,
"completionTokens": 300,
"totalTokens": 450
},
"model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
"agentType": "basicAgent",
"executionTime": 1250,
"reasoning": ["Step 1: Analysis", "Step 2: Synthesis"],
"toolsUsed": ["reasoning", "dataAnalysis"],
"memoryKey": "conversation_1"
}
🚀 Performance
- Agent Instantiation: ~3 microseconds (Agno framework optimization)
- Memory Usage: ~6.5KiB per agent instance
- Concurrent Agents: Supports hundreds of simultaneous agents
- Response Time: Optimized for sub-second responses
🆚 vs N8N LangChain Agent
Performance | Standard (~200ms) | ⚡ Ultra-fast (~3μs) ✨ |
Model Providers | 15+ | 🌐 23+ |
Multi-Modal | Limited | 🎬 Native support ✨ |
Memory | External connection required | 💾 Built-in + External ✨ |
Team Agents | ❌ | 👥 Yes (Level 4) ✨ |
Reasoning | Basic | 🧮 Advanced built-in ✨ |
Tool System | N8N tool connections | 🛠️ Native ultra-fast tools ✨ |
Architecture | 4 inputs (LLM, Memory, Tools, Main) | 🔌 2 inputs (LLM, Main) ✨ |
Workflow Agents | ❌ | 🚀 Yes (Level 5) ✨ |
Cloud Storage | ❌ | ☁️ S3, R2, MinIO, GCS ✨ |
Cost Model | Free | 💰 Performance tiers |
🔌 Architecture Comparison
N8N LangChain Agent (Complex):
- Inputs: LLM + Memory + Tools + Main Data (4 connections)
- Processing: LangChain framework (slower)
- Setup: Multiple node connections required
N8N Tools Agno Agent (Simplified):
- Inputs: LLM + Main Data (2 connections) ✨
- Processing: Agno framework (~3μs execution) ✨
- Setup: Simple connection, native tools built-in ✨
- Memory: Built-in + configurable persistence ✨
- Tools: Native ultra-fast tools via dropdown ✨
📚 Documentation
🤝 Support
📄 License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
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