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## Core Workflow Process
1. **ALWAYS start with**: `tools_documentation()` to understand best practices and available tools.
1. **ALWAYS start new conversation with**: `tools_documentation()` to understand best practices and available tools.
2. **Discovery Phase** - Find the right nodes:
- Think deeply about user request and the logic you are going to build to fulfill it. Ask follow-up questions to clarify the user's intent, if something is unclear. Then, proceed with the rest of your instructions.
- `search_nodes({query: 'keyword'})` - Search by functionality
- `list_nodes({category: 'trigger'})` - Browse by category
- `list_ai_tools()` - See AI-capable nodes (remember: ANY node can be an AI tool!)
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- `search_node_properties(nodeType, 'auth')` - Find specific properties
- `get_node_for_task('send_email')` - Get pre-configured templates
- `get_node_documentation(nodeType)` - Human-readable docs when needed
- It is good common practice to show a visual representation of the workflow architecture to the user and asking for opinion, before moving forward.
4. **Pre-Validation Phase** - Validate BEFORE building:
- `validate_node_minimal(nodeType, config)` - Quick required fields check
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- Connect nodes with proper structure
- Add error handling where appropriate
- Use expressions like $json, $node["NodeName"].json
- Build the workflow in an artifact (unless the user asked to create in n8n instance)
- Build the workflow in an artifact for easy editing downstream (unless the user asked to create in n8n instance)
6. **Workflow Validation Phase** - Validate complete workflow:
- `validate_workflow(workflow)` - Complete validation including connections
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## Key Insights
- **VALIDATE EARLY AND OFTEN** - Catch errors before they reach production
- **USE CODE NODE ONLY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY** - always prefer to use standard nodes over code node. Use code node only when you are sure you need it.
- **VALIDATE EARLY AND OFTEN** - Catch errors before they reach deployment
- **USE DIFF UPDATES** - Use n8n_update_partial_workflow for 80-90% token savings
- **ANY node can be an AI tool** - not just those with usableAsTool=true
- **Pre-validate configurations** - Use validate_node_minimal before building