n8n-impl-workflow-design

n8n-impl-workflow-design is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from Impertio-Studio/n8n-Claude-Skill-Package. It costs 141 tokens per session (2,747 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to designing complex n8n workflows, where n8n is a tool for connecting automated steps. It covers reusable sub-workflows, error handling, conditional branches, merging, loops, waiting, and schedules.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to split logic into reusable workflows, route data, combine parallel results, process batches, wait for approvals or callbacks, schedule runs, and handle errors.
Why use it?
It helps prevent silent failures and confusing workflow structures when automation needs decisions, repeated processing, recovery, or reuse.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one. Also seen: mentions Claude Code.

Good fit Use it to split logic into reusable workflows, route data, combine parallel results, process batches, wait for approvals or callbacks, schedule runs, and handle errors.

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npx skills add Impertio-Studio/n8n-Claude-Skill-Package --skill n8n-impl-workflow-design
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Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 141 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 2,747 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00141 $0.02747
Opus 5 $0.00071 $0.01373
Sonnet 5 $0.00028 $0.00549
Haiku 4.5 $0.00014 $0.00275

Measured 12d ago against content hash ab9336c55e8f, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

n8n-impl-workflow-design scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 12d ago.

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None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/source/n8n-impl/n8n-impl-workflow-design/SKILL.md · 278 lines

How it starts

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n8n Workflow Design Patterns

Quick Reference

Pattern Primary Node When to Use
Sub-workflow Execute Workflow Reusable logic, separation of concerns, >20 nodes
Error handling Error Trigger + Stop And Error Centralized failure notification and recovery
Branching IF / Switch Conditional routing based on data values
Merging Merge Combining data from parallel branches
Looping Loop Over Items Batch processing, rate-limited API calls
Wait/Resume Wait Human approval, external callback, timed delay
Scheduling Schedule Trigger Recurring automated execution

Decision Tree: Which Pattern Do I Need?

Need to reuse logic across workflows?
├─ YES → Sub-workflow (Execute Workflow node)
└─ NO
   Need to handle failures gracefully?
   ├─ YES → Is it a single node that might fail?
   │  ├─ YES → continueOnFail + IF node to check $json.error
   │  └─ NO → Error workflow (Error Trigger node)
   └─ NO
      Need to route data conditionally?
      ├─ YES → Two outcomes? → IF node
      │        Multiple outcomes? → Switch node
      └─ NO
         Need to combine data from multiple sources?
         ├─ YES → Merge node (choose mode based on use case)
         └─ NO
            Need to process items in batches?
            ├─ YES → Loop Over Items node
            └─ NO
               Need to pause and wait?
               ├─ YES → Wait node (time, webhook, or form resume)
               └─ NO → Schedule Trigger for recurring execution

1. Sub-Workflow Patterns

Execute Workflow Node

ALWAYS use the Execute Workflow node to call another workflow as a sub-workflow. NEVER duplicate logic across workflows.

Parameter passing:

  • The calling workflow sends input items to the sub-workflow
  • The sub-workflow receives items at its trigger node
  • The sub-workflow returns its final output back to the caller

Caller policy (callerPolicy in workflow settings):

  • workflowsFromSameOwner — Only workflows owned by the same user (DEFAULT)
  • workflowsFromAList — Only workflow IDs listed in callerIds
  • any — Any workflow can call this sub-workflow
  • none — NEVER allow this workflow to be called as a sub-workflow

Read the full file on GitHub · 278 lines

Files

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Changes

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  1. 12d ago First seen · 278 lines · 141 tokens per session scan A ab9336c55e8f

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n8n-impl-workflow-design is a skill published in the GitHub repository Impertio-Studio/n8n-Claude-Skill-Package (3 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 141 tokens to every session and 2,747 once invoked, about $0.0007 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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