Best Practices for AI-Generated Workflows

Discover how to write effective prompts for N8nForge and get the most out of AI-powered workflow generation.

Writing Effective Prompts

When using N8nForge to generate workflows, the quality of your output depends heavily on how you describe your automation needs.

The CLEAR Framework

Use this framework for better results:

Context: Explain the business scenario

Logic: Describe the conditional logic needed

Endpoints: Specify which services to connect

Actions: List what should happen at each step

Results: Define the expected outcome

Example Prompts

Bad Prompt

"Make a Slack notification workflow"

Good Prompt

"Create a workflow that monitors a Google Sheet for new rows. When a new lead is added, check if the email is valid, then send a Slack message to the #sales channel with the lead details. Include error handling for API failures."

Advanced Tips

Specify error handling requirements

Mention retry logic if needed

Include data transformation requirements