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name: zapier-automation-workflow-planner
description: "Plan a Zapier automation workflow to eliminate repetitive tasks. Use when the user wants help with Zapier Automation Workflow Planner. Related topics: automation, productivity, zapier."
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# Zapier Automation Workflow Planner

Plan a Zapier automation workflow to eliminate repetitive tasks.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **Repetitive Task Description** (longer free text)
- **How often does this happen** (choose one: Multiple times daily, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, On-demand/trigger-based)
- **Time currently spent manually** (free text, e.g. "")
- **Trigger App (where the process starts)** (free text, e.g. "")
- **Action Apps (where data goes or things happen)** (longer free text)
- **Automation Platform** (choose one: Zapier, Make (Integromat), n8n, Power Automate, Pipedream, IFTTT, Other)
- **Include conditional logic (if/else)** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Include error handling / fallback steps** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Multi-step Zap (3+ actions)** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Include a testing checklist** (choose one: Yes, No)

## Prompt template

## Introduction
Plan a Zapier (or Make/n8n) automation workflow to eliminate a repetitive task in your business.

## Task to Automate
- Repetitive Task Description: {{Repetitive Task Description}}
- How often does this happen: {{How often does this happen}}
- Time currently spent manually: {{Time currently spent manually}}

## Apps & Tools Involved
- Trigger App (where the process starts): {{Trigger App (where the process starts)}}
- Action Apps (where data goes or things happen): {{Action Apps (where data goes or things happen)}}
- Automation Platform: {{Automation Platform}}

## Workflow Design
- Include conditional logic (if/else): {{Include conditional logic (if/else)}}
- Include error handling / fallback steps: {{Include error handling / fallback steps}}
- Multi-step Zap (3+ actions): {{Multi-step Zap (3+ actions)}}
- Include a testing checklist: {{Include a testing checklist}}

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Source: [Zapier Automation Workflow Planner on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/wEU7ma6FsGG8J0dfHFlR/zapier-automation-workflow-planner)