--- title: n8n Tutorial for Beginners - Build Your First Free AI Agent description: A comprehensive tutorial showing how to build AI agents using n8n workflow automation tool completely for free. Covers setting up n8n with Docker, integrating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/n8n-tutorial-for-beginners---build-your-first-free-ai-agent-dikxevmsq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: n8n Tutorial for Beginners - Build Your First Free AI Agent | daily.dev og:description: A comprehensive tutorial showing how to build AI agents using n8n workflow automation tool completely for free. 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