design-n8n-agent-workflowlisted
Install: claude install-skill gaelic-ghost/socket
# Design n8n Agent Workflow
Use this skill when n8n is the right visual, trigger-driven integration surface.
It does not turn n8n into a default durable multi-agent runtime.
## Source Check
- n8n hosting: <https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/>
- n8n and Ollama: <https://n8n.io/integrations/ollama/>
- Ollama: <https://ollama.com/>
## Workflow
1. Map trigger, deterministic transforms/routes, external reads, model step,
draft output, and any external write separately.
2. Select credentials/storage ownership, webhook exposure, retry policy,
idempotency key, concurrency limit, and failed-run record before connecting
an AI node.
3. Treat the local model as one bounded node: prove structured output, tool
compatibility when used, no-call behavior, malformed result recovery, and
the exact model/server combination before exposing a write node.
4. Keep source data minimised and trace/log retention explicit. Do not put
secrets in workflow exports or prompts.
5. Leave write nodes disabled or draft-only until `auto-with-escalation` names
the recipient, action, payload evidence, and approval event.
6. Export a testable workflow fixture and verify happy path, duplicate event,
failed model response, credential failure, rejected approval, and recovery.
## Output Shape
Return trigger, node graph, credentials, idempotency/retry behavior, model
contract, draft artifact, approval event, and recovery evidence.
## Guardrails
- Prefer deterministic n8n nodes over agent planni