Mattermost AI Agent
Tools Β· 6 min
A Mattermost bot brings AI to your team chat. This guide shows you how to set it up.
Why Mattermost?
- Open Source - self-hosted
- Full data control
- Enterprise features
- Integrations with everything
Bot Setup
# 1. Create Bot Account
# In Mattermost: System Console > Integrations > Bot Accounts
# 2. Get Access Token
# Save the token securely!
# 3. Add to channel
/memberadd @ai-botPython Bot Example
import mattermost
from mattermost import Webhook
# Connect to Mattermost
client = mattermost.Client('your-instance.com')
client.login('bot-email', 'bot-token')
# Simple AI response
@client.on_message
def handle_message(event):
if event.text.startswith('!ai'):
prompt = event.text[3:]
response = ollama.chat('llama3', prompt)
client.post_message(event.channel, response)With n8n
- Use Mattermost Node in n8n
- Trigger on new messages
- Connect to Ollama
- Post response back
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| !ai What is...? | Ask AI anything |
| !summarize | Summarize thread |
| !help | Show help |
Related articles
Tools
n8n for Beginners
Workflow automation with n8n. Getting started, nodes, triggers, integrations.
Patterns
Heartbeat & Monitoring
How to know if agents are running. Health checks, status updates, alerting.
Patterns
Task Delegation Pattern
Orchestrator assigns tasks to specialized agents. Routing, priorities, deadlines.
Was this article helpful?
Continue the learning path
The learning path puts these articles in order, and the Hub carries the building blocks we have checked in our own operations.
Why AI Engineering
- Local and self-hosted
- Documented and verifiable
- From our own operations
- Made in Austria
Not legal advice.