n8n-workflow-patterns — Skills

What it does

Receive HTTP requests → Process → Output

Pattern: Webhook → Validate → Transform → Respond/Notify

Fetch from REST APIs → Transform → Store/Use

Pattern: Trigger → HTTP Request → Transform → Action → Error Handler

Read/Write/Sync database data

Pattern: Schedule → Query → Transform → Write → Verify

AI agents with tools and memory

Requirements & configuration

Need instant response to events

Need AI with tool access

Need to accumulate results across multiple API calls

Use when: Need separate error handling workflow

If you're looping only to "go over the items" with no external constraint, you usually don't need the loop — a single All Items Code node processes the whole set far cheaper.

n8n workflow patterns

Source

Repository: https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-skills

n8n-workflow-patterns FAQ

What does the n8n-workflow-patterns skill do?

Proven workflow architectural patterns from real n8n workflows. Use when building new workflows, designing workflow structure, choosing workflow patterns, planning workflow architecture, or asking about webhook processing, HTTP API integration, database operations, AI agent workflows, batch processing, or scheduled tasks. Always consult this skill when the user asks to create, build, or design an n8n workflow, automate a process, or connect services — even if they don't explicitly mention 'patterns'. Covers webhook, API, database, AI, batch processing, and scheduled automation architectures. Also use when optimizing a slow workflow or speeding up large-item-count processing (node count, batchSize, all-items vs per-item). Receive HTTP requests → Process → Output Pattern: Webhook → Validate → Transform → Respond/Notify

What does n8n-workflow-patterns require?

Need instant response to events Need AI with tool access Need to accumulate results across multiple API calls Use when: Need separate error handling workflow If you're looping only to "go over the items" with no external constraint, you usually don't need the loop — a single All Items Code node processes the whole set far cheaper.

How do I install n8n-workflow-patterns?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-skills --skill n8n-workflow-patterns --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-skills.

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