| name | community-source-discovery |
| description | Find n8n workflows from GitHub repositories and third-party platforms when the official template library is insufficient. Use when asked to "find n8n workflow on github", "community n8n workflows", "search github for n8n", "n8n workflow sources", "n8n automation repository", or when official template search returns no good matches. |
Community Source Discovery
Find n8n workflow JSON from GitHub repositories, community forums, and third-party platforms. Use this skill when the official template library (template-discovery) returns no suitable results or when the user specifically requests community/GitHub sources.
All web searches use ~~search and page reads use ~~scrape — see CONNECTORS.md for provider fallback chains.
See references/GITHUB_SOURCES.md for curated repository list and references/COMMUNITY_PLATFORMS.md for third-party platform details.
Tiered Search Strategy
Always follow this order. Do NOT skip to GitHub without checking the official library first.
Tier 1: OFFICIAL LIBRARY (template-discovery skill)
→ ~~template_search with user's query
→ If good match found → stop, use it
Tier 2: GITHUB REPOSITORIES
→ ~~search with targeted GitHub queries
→ ~~scrape to fetch raw workflow JSON from repos
Tier 3: COMMUNITY PLATFORMS
→ ~~search on n8n community forum, blogs, tutorials
→ ~~scrape to extract workflow JSON or download links
When to escalate from Tier 1 to Tier 2
- Official search returns 0 results.
- Results exist but none match the required node combination.
- User needs a workflow for a niche integration not in the template library.
- User explicitly asks for GitHub/community sources.
- Template library versions are outdated for the user's n8n version.
Tier 2: GitHub Search
Targeted search queries
Construct queries that combine the workflow purpose with GitHub-specific filters:
