n8n's free community templates are great for learning. But when you want something that just works — wired the right way, credentials left blank, a sticky note telling you exactly what to plug in — a polished, import-and-go template saves you the hours of building and debugging from a blank canvas. These are the ones I actually built and run. Each links to the template shop; download the JSON, wire your keys, done.
First: how to use any n8n template
Download the workflow JSON → in n8n choose Import from File → open each node that needs a credential and select yours. A good template ships with credentials blank (so it never carries someone else's keys) and a sticky note on the canvas listing what to wire. New to n8n, or weighing it against Zapier/Make? Read n8n vs Zapier vs Make first.
Starter & general-purpose
1. The n8n Micro-Pack ($19). A starter set of the small workflows I rebuild for every project — a Slack daily digest, a calendar prep brief, an RSS→tweet drafter. The fastest way to go from "installed n8n" to "n8n is doing something useful." Best if you're new and want momentum.
2. The Operator's Prompt Pack ($24). Not a workflow — the 5 prompts I run an agency on (meta-prompt builder, local-SEO brief, GEO rewriter, lead responder, n8n spec generator). Pairs with any of the workflows below.
3. AI Opportunity Audit ($9). A self-run worksheet to find which automations will actually pay off for your business first — so you don't automate the wrong thing.
Niche packs (the prompts differ by vertical)
4. n8n for Realtors ($39). Lead capture, instant follow-up, and listing/marketing automations tuned for real estate — the qualifying questions and cadences agents actually need.
5. n8n for Restaurants ($29). Reservations, review requests, and specials-marketing flows for food service.
6. n8n for Agencies ($39). Client onboarding, reporting, and delivery automations for running a services business.
Running more than one of these? The DIY Operator Bundle ($79) includes all four packs (normally $126).
Data & intelligence
7. Whale Watch ($29). Tracks 13F hedge-fund holdings + congressional stock trades and emails you a daily digest — built on free public data. Full write-up here.
8. Daily Watch Digest ($19). A daily email of new releases on the streaming services you actually have, via the TMDB API. Stop scrolling five apps to find something to watch.
Protection & ops
9. Form Bot Defense ($19). A honeypot + validation flow that kills spam and bot submissions before they hit your inbox or CRM. Drop-in for any webhook form.
10. JARVIS Starter ($39). Three daily workflows that turn your inbox into your assistant — a morning briefing, an AI-news digest, and an evening catchup. The foundation to build toward a fuller ops agent.
11. Self-Growing KB Guide ($49). The architecture for a knowledge base that researches new topics on a schedule and ingests them itself. Read the architecture.
How to pick
- New to n8n? Start with the Micro-Pack, or run the $9 Audit first to aim at the right thing.
- Run a specific business? Grab the matching niche pack (realtor / restaurant / agency) — or the bundle if you wear several hats.
- Want it built for you? If you'd rather skip the wiring entirely, book a call — custom installs handle everything end-to-end.
Every template is instant-download with a per-buyer license. Browse them all in the automation shop.
Related: the automations that pay for themselves · free automation tools (cron builder, JSON formatter, more).