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Evaluate RAG response accuracy with OpenAI: document groundedness metric

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1. Workflow Overview

This n8n template demonstrates how to calculate the evaluation metric "RAG document groundedness" which in this scenario, measures the ability to provide or reference information included only in r...

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  • Engineering automation workflows
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Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.manualtrigger, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorstoreinmemory, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsopenai, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentdefaultdataloader, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textsplitterrecursivecharactertextsplitter, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Jimleuk.

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1.1 Workflow description

Title
Evaluate RAG response accuracy with OpenAI: document groundedness metric
Workflow name
Evaluate RAG response accuracy with OpenAI: document groundedness metric

This n8n template demonstrates how to calculate the evaluation metric "RAG document groundedness" which in this scenario, measures the ability to provide or reference information included only in retrieved vector store documents.

The scoring approach is adapted from https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/models/metrics-templates#pointwise_groundedness

How it works

  • This evaluation works best for an agent that requires document retrieval from a vector store or similar source.
  • For our scoring, we need to collect the agent's response and the documents retrieved and use an LLM to assess if the former is based off the latter.
  • A key factor is to look out information in the response which is not mentioned in the documents.
  • A high score indicates LLM adherence and alignment whereas a low score could signal inadequate prompt or model hallucination.

Requirements

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - When clicking ‘Execute workflow’

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n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - manualTrigger
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Version 1

Block 2 - Get Datasheet

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n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
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Version 4.2

Block 3 - Simple Vector Store

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@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStoreInMemory - vectorStoreInMemory
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Version 1.1

Block 4 - Embeddings OpenAI

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi - embeddingsOpenAi
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Version 1.2

Block 5 - Default Data Loader

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.documentDefaultDataLoader - documentDefaultDataLoader
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Version 1

Block 6 - Recursive Character Text Splitter

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter - textSplitterRecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
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Version 1

Block 7 - AI Agent

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
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Version 2

Block 8 - OpenAI Chat Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
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Version 1.2

Block 9 - Simple Vector Store1

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorStoreInMemory - vectorStoreInMemory
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Version 1.1

Block 10 - Embeddings OpenAI1

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsOpenAi - embeddingsOpenAi
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Version 1.2

Block 11 - When chat message received

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - chatTrigger
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Version 1.1

Block 12 - Evaluation

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.evaluation - evaluation
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Version 4.6

Block 13 - No Operation, do nothing

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n8n-nodes-base.noOp - noOp
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Version 1

Block 14 - Get Documents

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
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Version 3.4

Block 15 - When fetching a dataset row

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.evaluationTrigger - evaluationTrigger
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Version 4.6

Block 16 - Remap Input

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
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Version 3.4

Block 17 - OpenAI Chat Model1

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
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Version 1.2

Block 18 - Structured Output Parser

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@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - outputParserStructured
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Version 1.2

Block 19 - Document Grounding

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@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - chainLlm
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Version 1.7

Block 20 - Set Outputs

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n8n-nodes-base.evaluation - evaluation
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Version 4.6

Block 21 - Set Metrics

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n8n-nodes-base.evaluation - evaluation
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Version 4.6

Block 22 - Sticky Note

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n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 23 - Sticky Note1

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n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

Block 24 - Sticky Note2

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n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
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Version 1

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3. Summary Table

Workflow Evaluate RAG response accuracy with OpenAI: document groundedness metric
Complexity advanced
Nodes 25
Categories Engineering, AI Summarization
Author Jimleuk
Published 27 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/4426/4426.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

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Frequently asked questions

What does Evaluate RAG response accuracy with OpenAI: document groundedness metric do?

This n8n template demonstrates how to calculate the evaluation metric "RAG document groundedness" which in this scenario, measures the ability to provide or reference information included only in r...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

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