n8n-nodes-zep-memory

This is an n8n community node that provides integration with Zep AI Memory Service for managing users, sessions, and conversation memories in AI-powered applications.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Community Node Installation

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install a community node
3. Enter n8n-nodes-zep-memory as the npm package name
4. Click Install

Manual Installation (Development)

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Build the node: npm run build
4. Link to your n8n installation: npm link
5. In your n8n installation directory: npm link n8n-nodes-zep-memory

Credentials

The node requires Zep API credentials:

• Base URL: Your Zep Memory Service URL (e.g., https://your-service.run.app)
• API Key: Your N8N API key for authentication

Operations

User Resource

• Create User: Create a new user with ID, email, name, and metadata
• Get User: Retrieve user information by ID
• Update User: Update user details
• Delete User: Remove a user
• List Users: Get all users

Session Resource

• Create Session: Create a new chat session
• Get Session: Retrieve session information
• Update Session: Update session metadata
• Delete Session: Remove a session
• List Sessions: Get all sessions

Memory Resource

• Get Memory: Retrieve conversation history for a session
• Add Memory: Add new messages to session memory
• Delete Memory: Clear session memory

Usage Examples

Creating a User and Session

1. Create User Node:

   • Resource: User
   • Operation: Create
   • User ID: user_123
   • Email: user@example.com
   • First Name: John
   • Last Name: Doe

2. Create Session Node:

   • Resource: Session
   • Operation: Create
   • Session ID: session_456
   • User ID: user_123
   • Metadata: {"channel": "web", "bot": "assistant"}

Adding Memory

3. Add Memory Node:
   • Resource: Memory
   • Operation: Add
   • Session ID: session_456
   • Messages:

   [
     {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"},
     {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm doing well, thank you! How can I help you today?"}
   ]
   

Retrieving Memory

4. Get Memory Node:
   • Resource: Memory
   • Operation: Get
   • Session ID: session_456

Message Format

Messages should follow this structure:

[
  {
    "role": "user",
    "content": "User message text"
  },
  {
    "role": "assistant", 
    "content": "Assistant response text"
  }
]

Supported roles:

• user: Messages from the human user
• assistant: Messages from the AI assistant
• system: System messages (optional)

Error Handling

The node includes built-in error handling:

• Invalid JSON in message fields will throw an error
• API authentication failures are reported
• Network connectivity issues are handled gracefully
• Use "Continue on Fail" option to handle errors in workflows

Workflow Integration

This node works well with:

• HTTP Request nodes for incoming webhooks
• OpenAI nodes for AI responses
• Code nodes for message processing
• IF nodes for conditional logic
• Set nodes for data transformation

Development

Building

npm run build

Linting

npm run lint
npm run lintfix

Publishing

npm publish

Support

• Documentation: Zep AI Memory Service
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• n8n Community: n8n Community Forum

License

MIT

Version History

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Support for User, Session, and Memory operations
• Full CRUD operations
• Authentication with API keys