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n8n-workflow-builder

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Design an n8n automation workflow from a plain-language description and the tools involved, the node structure, the API endpoints, error handling, and test steps. Use when the user wants to "automate" an outbound or ops task, mentions n8n or Zapier-style automations, or describes a multi-tool workflow (e.g., "when a lead replies, enrich and push to CRM"). Returns a buildable node-by-node plan, not vague advice.

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2 rules. 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

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    Common

    Most of the 4 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 2

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

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    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

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  1. Distinctive:

    Add error handling: what can fail (rate limits, missing fields, bad data) and the retry, fallback, or alert node for each.

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  2. Distinctive:

    Keep it buildable. Flag any assumption that needs the user's specific account, field names, or API version.

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“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 4 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
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SKILL.md

n8n Workflow Builder

Outbound scales on automation. This skill turns "I want X to happen automatically" into a workflow you can actually build in n8n, node by node.

Input needed

  • A plain-language description of what should happen, with the trigger and the desired end state.
  • The tools involved (e.g., Apollo, a CRM, Slack, Google Sheets, an email tool, an LLM).

Method

  1. Restate the workflow as a trigger plus a sequence of steps, and confirm the goal.
  2. Lay out the node structure in order: the trigger node, then each action or transform node, with what each one does.
  3. For each integration node, name the API endpoint or operation and the key fields it needs (auth, inputs, outputs). Where you're unsure of an exact endpoint, say so and point to where to confirm it rather than guessing.
  4. Add error handling: what can fail (rate limits, missing fields, bad data) and the retry, fallback, or alert node for each.
  5. Give test steps: how to test with a single record before turning it on, and what to check.

Output

  • The node-by-node structure (numbered), each node's purpose and key fields.
  • API endpoints or operations per integration node.
  • An error-handling plan.
  • A short test checklist to run before going live.

Keep it buildable. Flag any assumption that needs the user's specific account, field names, or API version.

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