For builders

Every template is a plain file you can read, change and take into the tools you already use. This is the file format, and how to use the n8n and Claude skill files.

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Template file format

One YAML file per template. It says what you paste in, the steps and their prompts, and the checks. The four formats (prompt chain, checklist, Claude skill and n8n file) are all built from it, so changing the file changes all four.

tidy-a-list.yamlSample
id: tidy-a-list
title: Tidy a list of names
job: Put a messy list of names into one clean format.
use_when: you have a list typed by several people and need it consistent
audience: Anyone who keeps a contact or sign-up list.

inputs:
  - id: list
    label: The list
    kind: long_text
    required: true
    example: "ana silva, J. Okafor, PRIYA N."

steps:
  - id: tidy
    name: Tidy the names
    purpose: Put every name in the form First Last.
    prompt: |
      Rewrite each name below as First Last, one per line.
      Do not add or drop anyone.

      {{inputs.list}}
    outputs: One name per line, in First Last form.

quality_checks:
  - id: same-count
    name: Nobody was added or dropped
    on: tidy
    kind: human
    ask: Does the new list have the same number of names as the old one?
    on_fail: flag

outputs:
  - A clean list, one name per line.

formats: [n8n, skill, chain, checklist]

The file

The file
FieldWhat it holdsNeeded
idA short name with no spaces. It is also the file and folder name.Yes
titleWhat the template is called on the page.Yes
jobOne sentence saying what the template does for you.Yes
use_whenThe situation to use it in, finishing the words "Use when ...".Yes
audienceWho it is for.Yes
inputsWhat you paste in. A list; see the inputs table.Yes
stepsWhat happens, in order. A list; see the steps table.Yes
quality_checksChecks on the finished work. Each names the step it checks.No
outputsWhat you get back, one plain line each.Yes
adapt_notesWays to change the template to fit your work.No
formatsWhich of n8n, skill, chain and checklist to build. Leave it out for all four.No

Each input

Each input
FieldWhat it holdsNeeded
idThe name a step uses to refer to this input.Yes
labelThe words shown above the box.Yes
kindshort_text for a line, long_text for a paragraph or more, file_text for a pasted file.Yes
requiredtrue if the template cannot run without it.Yes
helpOne line of advice for the person filling it in.No
exampleInvented example text, so the template can be tried at once.No

Each step

Each step
FieldWhat it holdsNeeded
idThe name other steps and checks use for this step.Yes
nameWhat the step is called.Yes
purposeOne line, written as an instruction a person could follow by hand.Yes
promptThe words sent to the AI. Put an input in with {{inputs.id}} and an earlier answer in with {{steps.id}}.Yes
outputsWhat the step hands back, in plain words.Yes
checkA check that runs straight after this step, in the same shape as a quality check.No

Each check

Each check
FieldWhat it holdsNeeded
nameA short plain name, such as "Every action has an owner and a date".Yes
kindai, rule or human (see below).Yes
askFor ai and human checks: the question to answer about the work.ai, human
rule and valueFor rule checks: which rule, and its setting.rule
on_failretry: redo the step once. stop: end the run and say why. flag: carry on and tell you.Yes
id and onQuality checks only: a name for the check, and the step it checks.Quality checks

Three kinds of check

ai
A second, separate AI answer to a pass or fail question about the work.
rule
A plain check a computer runs with no AI, using one of the rules below.
human
A question left for you to answer when you read the result.

Rules a computer can check

Rules a computer can check
RuleSettingPasses when
has_texttextThe answer includes the words.
lacks_texttextThe answer does not include the words.
max_wordsnumberThe answer is no longer than that many words.
table_cells_filledlist of column namesEvery table row has something written in those columns.
column_values_incolumn and allowed (a list)Every row has one of the allowed values in that column.
column_quotes_sourcecolumn and inputEvery quote in the column appears word for word in the input.
numbers_in_sourceinputEvery number in the answer also appears in the input.

Import into n8n

Tested with n8n 2.20, checked 2026-10-05

  1. Download the n8n file

    Open a template and download its n8n file, or take it from the list at the foot of this page. It is a single .json file.

  2. Import it

    In n8n, make a new workflow, open its menu at the top right and choose Import from file. Pick the .json file.

  3. Connect your own AI account

    Open the node called Chat model and pick your own credential. To use another AI service, delete that node, add that service’s chat model node and connect it to the model plug under every step and every AI check.

  4. Paste your material

    Open the node called Inputs and paste your material into each field. Examples are filled in, so you can try the template first.

  5. Run it and read the result

    Click Execute workflow, then open the node called Result to read the answer, anything flagged and the checks left for you.

Good to know

The file holds no key and no account. Your AI account stays yours, and nothing is sent to Logic Lab.
Checks run inside the workflow: a failed check retries the step once, stops the run or flags it, as the template says.
A sticky note at the top of the workflow repeats these steps for whoever opens it next.

Install a Claude skill

  1. Download the skill

    Open a template and download its Claude skill. You get a zip of one folder, named after the skill, and the SKILL.md file on its own if you only want to read it.

  2. Put the folder where Claude looks for skills

    In Claude Code, unzip it and copy the folder into your skills folder: ~/.claude/skills for all your work, or .claude/skills inside one project. In the Claude app, add it as a skill from the settings by uploading the zip. Menus change, so if yours looks different, look for Skills in the settings.

  3. Ask for the job in plain words

    Claude reads the skill’s description and uses it when your request matches, for example "turn these meeting notes into decisions and actions". Paste your material when it asks.

What is in the folder

The folder holds SKILL.md (the steps and the checks), one file per step prompt in prompts/, and ADAPT.md when the template has notes on changing it.
The folder name and the name inside SKILL.md are the same, so it can be copied as it is.

All templates as files

All templates

Every template comes in four formats: Prompt chain, Checklist, Claude skill, n8n file. Each is a file you can keep.