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Write plain-English descriptions for n8n workflows

7 July 202610 KBStandalone resource

Find Airtable rows with no description, read each attached n8n workflow file and write a purpose and step-by-step summary

Version 1

Updated 7 July 2026
v1 · First release.7 July 2026
The Write plain-English descriptions for n8n workflows workflow on the n8n canvas

What it does

You run this by hand. It searches an Airtable table for records whose description field is empty, then loops through them one at a time.

For each record it downloads the n8n workflow file attached in the json_file field and sends the workflow's name and nodes to a Gemini model through an OpenAI-compatible connection. The prompt asks for a purpose and a step-by-step breakdown written for a non-technical reader, returned as JSON. The workflow writes both into the record's description field and moves on until every empty row is filled.

What you need

AirtableOpenAI
7 steps · starts on Manual