Use skills In n8n agent node
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 13 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives. Along the way it connects GitHub, OpenRouter Chat Model and HTTP Request.
How it runs
Trigger: When a chat message arrives.
- Set GitHub Repo URLs (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: SKILLS_REPOS
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- List Root Dirs (GitHub): list (file)
- List Skills Dirs (GitHub): list (file)
- Remove Skills Dirs & Dot Files (Filter): keeps only the items that match a condition
- Remove Errors and Dot Files (Filter): keeps only the items that match a condition
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: Chat Model; 2 tools (Get a File From GitHub, List Files by Path Name); memory: Simple Memory
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (11)
- Chat Trigger
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Simple Memory
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.memoryBufferWindow - OpenRouter Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Github Tool
n8n-nodes-base.githubTool - Http Request Tool
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequestTool - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge
From the author
This template gives you a framework to use skills in any n8n agent. You can use this as a starting point and add any other tools or patterns needed for your use case. What are “skills”? Skills are a context management standard created by Anthropic for use in…