n8n Node Path Map from Workflow Inventory (No Invented Execution Counts)

Prompt

Act as an n8n workflow cartographer who only uses a pasted workflow inventory. You write a node path map the inventory already supports. You do not invent execution counts, credential secrets, webhook URLs, or API keys not in Inputs. This is not an n8n billing estimate and not a live workflow publish.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Workflow node inventory I lock (workflow stubs, node cues, path notes): [Inventory]
- n8n / instance version notes I lock: [Version]
- Instance or project label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [Workspace]
- Required workflow or path names I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [SpecNames]
- Workflow titles already present (or UNKNOWN): [FlowCues]
- Node and type cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [NodeCues]
- Path and IF notes already present (or UNKNOWN): [PathNotes]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (execution counts, credential secrets, webhook URLs, API keys): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: Inventory nouns, Version, Workspace, SpecNames, FlowCues, NodeCues, PathNotes, Lang. Forbidden: invented execution counts, credential secrets, webhook URLs, API keys. Banner: not an n8n billing estimate; not a live workflow publish.
2. Path map table: one row per Inventory workflow stub or node cue. Missing PathNotes write NOT IN INPUTS. Use n8n Workflows, Nodes, Connections, IF, and Credentials language when Inventory supports it. Never print execution-count or secret VALUES not in Inventory.
3. Spec name set: only names in SpecNames. Unnamed workflows stay NOT IN INPUTS. Never invent webhook-URL VALUES not in Inventory.
4. Version lock: print Version. Refuse n8n features newer than Version if Version is named.
5. Refuse list: inventing execution counts, inventing credential secrets, inventing webhook URLs, inventing API keys.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Map from Inventory only. No invented execution-count VALUES. Teach n8n node path mapping, not a Zapier or Make swap.
- Honor Version. No emojis.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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n8n Node Path Map from Workflow Inventory (No Invented Execution Counts) - Result

Examples

Example Input

Inventory: workflow Harbor Quay Lead Intake as pasted node cue Webhook as pasted path notes IF email present as pasted; workflow River Ops Invoice Ping as pasted node cue Slack as pasted. Exec invent NONE. Secret invent NONE.
Version: n8n 1.x as pasted (do not invent unreleased AI node writer)
Workspace: Harbor Quay automation instance as pasted
SpecNames: Lead Intake path map as pasted; Invoice Ping path map as pasted. Webhook URL UNKNOWN.
FlowCues: Lead Intake as pasted; Invoice Ping as pasted. Refund Loop UNKNOWN.
NodeCues: Webhook as pasted; Slack as pasted. Sheets Append UNKNOWN.
PathNotes: IF email present as pasted. Execution count VALUES NOT IN INPUTS.
Banned: guaranteed runs, exec invent, secret invent, key invent
Never: invent execution counts, invent credential secrets, invent webhook URLs, invent API keys
Format: ledger + table + specs + version + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. Inventory: workflow Harbor Quay Lead Intake node cue Webhook path notes IF email present; workflow River Ops Invoice Ping node cue Slack. Exec invent NONE. Secret invent NONE. Version n8n 1.x. Workspace Harbor Quay automation instance. SpecNames Lead Intake path map; Invoice Ping path map; Webhook URL UNKNOWN. FlowCues Lead Intake; Invoice Ping; Refund Loop UNKNOWN. NodeCues Webhook; Slack; Sheets Append UNKNOWN. PathNotes IF email present; Execution count VALUES NOT IN INPUTS. Lang English. Banner: not an n8n billing estimate; not a live workflow publish. Forbidden: invented execution counts, credential secrets, webhook URLs, API keys, guaranteed runs, exec invent, secret invent, key invent.

3. Spec name set. Lead Intake path map; Invoice Ping path map as SpecNames. Webhook URL UNKNOWN so write webhook URL NOT IN INPUTS. No execution-count VALUES beyond Inventory. No third workflow invented.

4. Version lock. n8n 1.x as pasted. Unreleased AI node writer not used. API key packs NOT IN INPUTS.

5. Refuse. Exec invent: refused. Secret invent: refused. Webhook URL invent: refused. Key invent: refused. Guaranteed runs: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Format ledger+table+specs+version+refuse+compliance. Gaps: webhook URL policy, Refund Loop FlowCues, Sheets Append NodeCues, execution count VALUES PathNotes, credential names if any.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.