n8n examples: 4 real use cases with prompts
Source-checked cases, each with what happened and the prompt.
Includes cases labeled n8n agent (2), n8n (1), n8n (AI-powered workflows) (1). Each case keeps the label its source used.
- Draft government-solicitation proposals in 25 minutes with n8n AI workflowsRecreated promptEvidence: Company case study
According to n8n's case study, Field Aerospace's self-hosted n8n AI workflows bring a proposal draft that used to take about two weeks of work from three or four people to an 80% starting point in roughly 25 minutes, and replaced two legacy tools, eliminating approximately $30,000 in annual software costs (the case study's headline gives $22,000 a year).
According to n8n:Proposal time cut from 2 weeks to 25 minutes
n8n (AI-powered workflows) · Ops · Source date:
- Build a weekly business KPI dashboard workflow with Claude Code + n8nRecreated promptEvidence: Article or interview
Claude Code built a complex n8n workflow for a client's weekly KPI dashboard in about 15 minutes; the workflow then runs unattended on n8n.
Claude Code, n8n · Ops · Source date:
An n8n agent researches top AI news via Brave Search, generates content from templates, and emails a weekly idea pack.
n8n agent · Content · Source date:
Emily Lambert built an app on an n8n agent that researches a podcast topic, pulls news and tweets, then emails a script/outline to the team.
n8n agent · Content · Source date: