Liam McGarrigle This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #13270 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"id": "2f22da99-20e2-413d-aff2-22342ab555f3",
"name": "When chat message received",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $('When chat message received').item.json.chatInput }}",
"options": {
"maxIterations": 150,
"systemMessage": "=You are a helpful assistant. Your capabilities and instructions for completing tasks are stored in skill files in skill directories, whic his listed below in the Available Skills section\n\n## How You Work\nYou do not have built-in knowledge of how to complete tasks. Your instructions live in the skill files. When a user asks you to do something:\n\n1. Identify which skill(s) are relevant to the request, traversing directories using the `List Files by Path Name` tool as needed (ideally concurrently)\n2. Fetch those skill files (use concurrent tool calls when fetching multiple)\n3. Follow the instructions in those files to complete the task\n\n## Available Skills Files and Directories\n{{ \n// \ud83d\udea8 ONLY UPDATE THIS IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING \ud83d\udea8\nJSON.stringify(\n $('Merge Directory Structures')\n .all()\n .map(item => ({\n \"type\": item.json.type,\n \"path\": item.json.path,\n \"orgName\": item.json.url.split('/')[4],\n \"repoName\": item.json.url.split('/')[5],\n }))\n // this removes any files that we don't want to\n // use up context displaying\n .filter(i => \n i.path.toLowerCase().split('/').last() !== \"readme.md\" && \n i.path.toLowerCase().split('/').last() !== \"template\" &&\n i.path.toLowerCase().split('/').last() !== \"license\"\n ),\n null,\n 2\n) \n}}\n\n## Important\n- Do NOT answer based on general knowledge \u2014 your instructions are in the skill files"
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"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 3.1
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"id": "3813ec64-e25d-4f3a-9f63-667f28d2d75b",
"name": "List Root Dirs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
-128,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.SKILLS_REPOS }}"
},
"filePath": "/",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "list",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.SKILLS_REPOS }}"
}
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"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
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"id": "2bf04f87-8672-426a-af41-89de278c4f35",
"name": "Set GitHub Repo URLs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8955dd58-72aa-49a9-a6aa-7c1679ee5b51",
"name": "SKILLS_REPOS",
"type": "array",
"value": "=[\n \"https://github.com/anthropics/skills\",\n \"https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins\"\n]"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "8533f02e-15b2-46e4-8324-8f0b97c438be",
"name": "Split Out",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "SKILLS_REPOS"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"id": "36b931b8-6bde-4c3c-af00-7d0f41338e3a",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"height": 288,
"content": "HTTP request is used here instead of the built in GitHub node because the node returns base 64, but in the HTTP node we can request it as a text file through headers"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3fc14e56-09c1-4450-98d3-aadcc00d20af",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 272,
"content": "This lets the agent look through the directories to find relevant files"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "670b4a12-57b3-45dd-8395-bab870d85ef5",
"name": "Simple Memory",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow",
"position": [
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"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1.3
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{
"id": "ee6eacbf-8cc6-4600-81d4-1fee1e519ff5",
"name": "Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"model": "google/gemini-3-flash-preview",
"options": {
"temperature": 0.1
}
},
"credentials": {
"openRouterApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "84ee2f0c-781b-44f0-a9ae-3c43b079b5f1",
"name": "List Skills Dirs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
-128,
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],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.SKILLS_REPOS }}"
},
"filePath": "/skills",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "list",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "={{ $json.SKILLS_REPOS }}"
}
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"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 1.1
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{
"id": "b1568951-5eef-4445-99b5-32a42d973ab2",
"name": "Remove Skills Dirs & Dot Files",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
48,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 3,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "275c05ea-cde6-4b6a-9916-afe5cda498d9",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "skills"
},
{
"id": "50420e00-4d14-44ff-8c86-389fac249fa6",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notStartsWith"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "."
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"typeVersion": 2.3
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"id": "89d669a1-936f-476a-bb4e-bcc7b9bd0782",
"name": "Remove Errors and Dot Files",
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"caseSensitive": true,
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"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notExists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.error }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "b07c5b48-668a-4ca2-9ba2-b84509d8f93d",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notStartsWith"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "."
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"typeVersion": 2.3
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"id": "af4f0351-1c12-4c93-85e7-652910468302",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"height": 352,
"content": "## Interact with Chat\nYou can use this with the chat window on the bottom left or by enabling the toggle `Make Available in n8n Chat Hub` to true will let you use it in n8n's [chat hub](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_GHteEnHc4)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "83b10b2b-42ab-4c04-a5cc-3d93ac73cf9b",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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-272
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 256,
"height": 448,
"content": "## TODO Add Skills\nYou can use any skill that is publicly available on GitHub.\n\nPreselected is Anthropic's example [Skills Repo](https://github.com/anthropics/skills) and [Knowledge Work Skills](https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins) Repo\n\nIf you add more, ensure to match the same array syntax"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f66b72b8-bb22-4f0e-8f11-8abfb86b9406",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
-128
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 384,
"height": 272,
"content": "## Just a Regular Ol Agent\nYou can build up from here! Add any other tool you want or add to the system prompt to fit your needs!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "10857d7f-a1d7-4f36-a5da-a957a49dbb01",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
864,
208
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 464,
"height": 464,
"content": "## How the Agent Uses the Skills\nThe agent uses the `List Files by Path Name` as much as needed to explore the file skills repo. The `Get a File From GitHub` returns the full text from the skill markdown files. \n\nThis mimics exactly how skills work in Claude Code or Open Code\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "12526c15-4ed3-4bb9-b134-613b4693850d",
"name": "List Files by Path Name",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.githubTool",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $fromAI('repoUsername') }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Path', \"`/` would be root, `/folder` would list files in the folder named folder\", 'string') }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "list",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $fromAI('repoName') }}"
},
"descriptionType": "manual",
"toolDescription": "List the files and directories inside of dirs.\nUse this tool on any DIR to see the files and other directories inside of it"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "8570e9b5-ded9-4dbd-9a32-a6051d90eee8",
"name": "Get a File From GitHub",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequestTool",
"position": [
1168,
528
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $fromAI('repoOwnerUsername', ``, 'string') }}/{{ $fromAI('repoName', ``, 'string') }}/contents/{{ $fromAI('File_Path', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {
"redirect": {
"redirect": {}
}
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"toolDescription": "Get text content from a file on github from org, repo name, and path to file",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Accept",
"value": "application/vnd.github.raw+json"
},
{
"name": "X-GitHub-Api-Version",
"value": "2022-11-28"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "githubApi"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.4
},
{
"id": "fea5fbb5-1c6c-4c39-a4ba-15f1e2ba7914",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-352,
-272
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 736,
"height": 528,
"content": "## Fetch & Prepare Skills for Agent\nThis:\n1. Gets the directory from the GitHub Repository\n2. Removes duplicates & irrelevant files to save context\n3. Gets nested `/skills` directory if it exists\n4. Merge all data together to prepare for use in the Agent node's system prompt\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b424a991-955e-4fdb-9427-91e059d50019",
"name": "Merge Directory Structures",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
256,
0
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "218097a1-4675-4b6f-b05d-3aee56e79b46",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
448,
192
],
"parameters": {
"width": 224,
"height": 320,
"content": "## Replace Me\nIf you want, replace me with the provider and model you prefer!\n\nMaybe pick one out on our [AI Benchmark](https://n8n.io/ai-benchmark)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "List Root Dirs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "List Skills Dirs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_memory",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"List Root Dirs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Remove Skills Dirs & Dot Files",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"List Skills Dirs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Remove Errors and Dot Files",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set GitHub Repo URLs": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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]
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"ai_tool": [
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"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
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]
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{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
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]
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"Merge Directory Structures": {
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{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When chat message received": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Set GitHub Repo URLs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Remove Errors and Dot Files": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Directory Structures",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Remove Skills Dirs & Dot Files": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Directory Structures",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This template gives you a framework to use skills in any n8n agent. You can use this as a starting point and add any other tools or patterns needed for your use case.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/13270/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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