From Pipeline Failures to Self-Healing: AI Agents in DevOps with n8n
In this talk, I will share how we can use n8n, a self-hostable automation tool with an open-source core, to build AI-powered DevOps or SRE agents. These agents can automatically detect failed pipelines, read logs, find the issue, and even fix the code using AI models like Gemini. I will walk through a working example where n8n connects with GitLab CI, fetches the pipeline status, sends logs to Gemini for analysis, and applies the suggested fix back to the repository. The goal is to show how we can create our own self-healing workflows using flexible and mostly open tools, without relying on expensive SaaS systems. The session will also discuss what works well, the risks involved, and how such agents can simplify daily DevOps work while keeping everything under our own control.
Learn how to automate DevOps workflows using n8n, Understand how to connect AI models like Gemini to open tools, See a demo of an agent identifying and fixing a CI pipeline issue, Know the limitations, risks, and safety measures for using AI in operations.
Debjyoti Maity
This goes beyond the typical AI talk to show how people can apply this new tech in the jobs. Automation like this can be a real force multiplier and can solve some real problems. n8n supports Ollama at least so be sure to point that out as we don't all want to be be shoveling our data at Big Tech companies like Google.