planning
This skill orchestrates multi-workflow projects with dependencies and shared data tables by creating a task graph in the orchestrator via the create-tasks tool.
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- Agents
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode
- License
- License unclear
- Pin
- a2c8142pinned Oct 9, 2026
- Context cost
- about 2,400 tokenswhen the skill loads
- GitHub stars
- 206,720on n8n-io/n8n
- Scripts
- None found
What it does
“ONLY for coordinated multi-artifact work: multiple workflows with dependencies, shared data-table schema/migration across tasks, or the user explicitly asked to review a plan first. If create-tasks is not visible, load it via load_tool (search "create tasks"). Do NOT use for new one-off workflows, single-workflow edits, verification-only requests, or standalone data-table ops — use workflow-builder or data-table-manager instead.”
Generated summary from the skill's own text
This skill orchestrates multi-workflow projects with dependencies and shared data tables by creating a task graph in the orchestrator via the create-tasks tool. It helps agents coordinate complex work involving multiple workflows, data migrations, or tasks with explicit user approval requirements.
When to use it
- Multiple workflows with dependencies between them
- Shared data-table schema or migration work across tasks
- User explicitly requests to review a plan first
- Coordinating durable artifacts across several workflows
When not to
- Building a single new workflow, even if large
- Editing one existing workflow or its credentials
- Standalone data-table operations without shared schema
Install
Restricted license: install from the publisher's repository and read its terms.
These commands install from the publisher's repository and need no account.
skills CLI
npx skills add n8n-io/n8n --skill planningInstalls from the repository's default branch, which may have changed since the commit we checked.
GitHub CLI 2.90 or later
gh skill install n8n-io/n8n planning@a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2Installs the commit we checked (a2c8142).
Copy by hand
Download the folder at a2c8142 and put it in .claude/skills/planning for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/planning for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.
Copy for your agent
A prompt for any coding agent. It installs this skill from GitHub at the pinned commit, copies the files as they are, and runs nothing unless you ask.
Prompt
Install the agent skill "planning" by n8n. Source, pinned to commit a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/skills/planning 1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch. 2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/planning/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/planning/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist. 3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to. 4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them. Its license is restricted or not stated. Show me the license terms from the repository before you copy anything. Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/n8n/planning
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Files
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