Free AI Workflow Templates: 8 Copy-Paste JSON Automation Blueprints & DAGs (2026)

{
  "workflow_id": "weekly-content-digest-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "cron", "schedule": "0 8 * * 1" },
  "inputs": { "topic": "local LLM deployment and AI agents", "audience": "technical founders" },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "researcher",
      "role": "Fetch top 10 credible stories from the trailing 7 days",
      "output_schema": { "stories": "array[{title, url, published_at, summary_1line}]" },
      "validation": "len(stories) >= 10 and all(url.startswith('https://') for url in stories)"
    },
    {
      "id": "curator",
      "depends_on": ["researcher"],
      "role": "Select top 3 highest-signal items for {audience} with 1-sentence 'why it matters'",
      "output_schema": { "picks": "array[{title, url, why_it_matters}]" },
      "validation": "len(picks) == 3"
    },
    {
      "id": "writer",
      "depends_on": ["curator"],
      "role": "Draft a 400-word plain-spoken briefing with zero hype",
      "output_schema": { "markdown_body": "string", "word_count": "integer" },
      "validation": "300 <= word_count <= 450"
    },
    {
      "id": "formatter",
      "depends_on": ["writer"],
      "role": "Emit HTML + plain-text email payload and subject line",
      "output_schema": { "subject": "string", "html": "string", "text": "string" },
      "validation": "len(subject) <= 60"
    }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "formatter", "mode": "human_signoff" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "seo-blog-article-factory-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "webhook", "event": "topic_queue.new_row" },
  "inputs": { "target_keyword": "string", "canonical_slug": "string", "internal_links": "array[string]" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "researcher", "role": "Collect 5 primary technical sources and benchmark data points", "validation": "len(sources) >= 3" },
    { "id": "outliner", "depends_on": ["researcher"], "role": "Build H2/H3 outline front-loading {target_keyword} in H1 and first H2", "validation": "5 <= len(sections) <= 8" },
    { "id": "writer", "depends_on": ["outliner"], "role": "Draft 1,500-word guide with 1 comparison table and 1 runnable code block", "validation": "word_count >= 1200 and has_table and has_code_block" },
    { "id": "fact_editor", "depends_on": ["writer", "researcher"], "role": "Cross-check every number against researcher notes; reject unsupported claims", "validation": "unsupported_claims == 0" },
    { "id": "publisher", "depends_on": ["fact_editor"], "role": "Generate Hugo frontmatter (title <=60c, description <=155c, FAQPage schema)", "validation": "len(title) <= 60 and len(description) <= 155" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "publisher", "mode": "pull_request_review" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "meeting-notes-action-ledger-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "file_watch", "path": "/inbox/transcripts/*.txt" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "summarizer", "role": "Extract 5-bullet executive summary", "validation": "len(bullets) == 5" },
    { "id": "extractor", "role": "Extract locked decisions, action items {owner, task, due_date}, and open questions", "validation": "all(item.owner and item.due_date for item in action_items)" },
    { "id": "prioritizer", "depends_on": ["extractor"], "role": "Rank action items by urgency and flag hard deadlines within 72h", "validation": "len(ranked_items) == len(action_items)" },
    { "id": "doc_formatter", "depends_on": ["summarizer", "prioritizer"], "role": "Render clean 4-section Markdown ledger", "validation": "contains_sections(['Summary','Decisions','Action Items','Open Questions'])" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "doc_formatter", "mode": "slack_confirm" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "lead-followup-5min-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "webhook", "path": "/webhooks/new-lead" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "enricher", "role": "Extract company domain, role, and 3 verifiable facts from submission + company page", "validation": "len(facts) >= 1" },
    { "id": "writer", "depends_on": ["enricher"], "role": "Draft <=140-word plain-text reply referencing 1 specific fact and 1 next step", "validation": "word_count <= 140" },
    { "id": "personalization_checker", "depends_on": ["writer", "enricher"], "role": "Score reply 0.0-1.0 for specificity and zero generic sales cliches", "validation": "score >= 0.85" },
    { "id": "draft_sender", "depends_on": ["personalization_checker"], "role": "Queue in Mautic/SMTP drafts or auto-send if score >= 0.92", "validation": "status in ['queued','sent']" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "personalization_checker", "mode": "first_10_manual_then_auto" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "weekly-kpi-anomaly-report-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "cron", "schedule": "0 16 * * 5" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "collector", "role": "Query trailing 7d and prior 7d metrics from SQL/Mautic/Stripe", "validation": "len(metrics) >= 4" },
    { "id": "delta_analyst", "depends_on": ["collector"], "role": "Compute WoW % deltas and flag any metric moving >15%", "validation": "all('delta_pct' in m for m in metrics)" },
    { "id": "report_writer", "depends_on": ["delta_analyst"], "role": "Produce KPI table + 3-bullet executive narrative + testable hypotheses for anomalies", "validation": "word_count <= 350" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "report_writer", "mode": "human_signoff" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "multi-platform-social-batch-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "cron", "schedule": "0 9 * * 1" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "collector", "role": "Pull 5 niche news items + 2 newly published internal blog URLs", "validation": "len(items) == 7" },
    { "id": "multi_writer", "depends_on": ["collector"], "role": "Generate 3 short posts (<=280 chars), 2 X threads, and 2 LinkedIn posts", "validation": "len(posts) == 7" },
    { "id": "policy_editor", "depends_on": ["multi_writer"], "role": "Verify character limits, zero body hashtags on LinkedIn, and 1 clear hook per post", "validation": "all_passed == true" },
    { "id": "csv_scheduler", "depends_on": ["policy_editor"], "role": "Export UTF-8 CSV with platform, scheduled_iso, copy, and canonical_url", "validation": "csv_rows == 7" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "csv_scheduler", "mode": "batch_approve" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "support-ticket-triage-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "webhook", "path": "/webhooks/support-ticket" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "classifier", "role": "Classify ticket into {billing, technical, feature_request, refund} and urgency 0-10", "validation": "0 <= urgency <= 10" },
    { "id": "kb_matcher", "depends_on": ["classifier"], "role": "Retrieve top matching runbook/FAQ article URL and excerpt", "validation": "confidence >= 0.0" },
    { "id": "reply_drafter", "depends_on": ["classifier", "kb_matcher"], "role": "Draft <=120-word helpful reply citing the exact doc URL; mark escalate=true if urgency >= 8", "validation": "word_count <= 120" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "reply_drafter", "mode": "human_on_escalation" }
}

{
  "workflow_id": "competitor-changelog-watch-v1",
  "trigger": { "type": "cron", "schedule": "0 7 * * *" },
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "diff_fetcher", "role": "Fetch pricing and changelog pages for tracked competitors and diff against prior snapshot", "validation": "len(checked_urls) >= 5" },
    { "id": "impact_analyst", "depends_on": ["diff_fetcher"], "role": "Classify non-empty diffs into {pricing, feature, positioning} and score impact {high, med, low}", "validation": "valid_enum == true" },
    { "id": "morning_brief", "depends_on": ["impact_analyst"], "role": "Format 5-bullet morning digest with source URLs for any high/med changes", "validation": "word_count <= 250" }
  ],
  "approval_gate": { "after_node": "morning_brief", "mode": "auto_deliver_digest" }
}