CrewForm · vincentgrobler · Apr 22, 2026 · Apr 22, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.9.0] - 2026-04-22
+
+### Added
+
+- **Workflow Templates** — Reusable workflow blueprints that bundle agents, teams, and triggers into single installable packages:
+  - **Template Definition Schema** — `workflow_templates` table (Migration `076`) with JSONB template definitions, variables, install counters, and full RLS policies
+  - **Template Marketplace** — Browse and filter published templates by category, with install count and resource summaries
+  - **One-Click Install** — Install Modal auto-creates all agents, team configuration, and pipeline steps from a template; users fill in `{{variable}}` placeholders before install
+  - **Create Template Wizard** — 4-step wizard (Select Agents/Team → Auto-Scan Variables → Metadata & Trigger → Preview & Publish) accessible from Marketplace header and Agent Detail page
+  - **Variable Auto-Detection** — Wizard scans agent prompts for `{{variable}}` patterns and auto-generates variable definitions with labels, placeholders, and defaults
+  - **5 Built-in Starter Templates** — Weekly Sports Coach, Content Research Pipeline, Daily News Digest, Code Review Assistant, Weekly Report Generator
+  - **Template Categories** — Coaching, Research, Content, DevOps, Reporting, Sales & Marketing, Support, General
+  - **CRON & Webhook Triggers** — Templates can include scheduled triggers that are created alongside agents and teams
+
+### Documentation
+
+- **Workflow Templates Guide** — New documentation page covering browsing, installing, creating, and the template definition schema
+- **Changelog** — Updated with 1.9.0 release
+- **README** — Updated Features table, Marketplace description, Documentation table, and comparison table to include Workflow Templates
+
 ## [1.8.2] - 2026-04-11
 
 ### Added

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ CrewForm is the **first platform with native support for all three agentic proto
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+📋<br/><strong>Workflow Templates</strong><br/>Reusable blueprints with fill-in-the-blank variables
+</td>
+<td align="center" width="25%">
 🔀<br/><strong>Fan-Out Branching</strong><br/>Parallel pipeline steps with merge agents
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@@ -147,11 +150,11 @@ CrewForm is the **first platform with native support for all three agentic proto
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 🔄<br/><strong>Fallback Models</strong><br/>Auto-switch to backup models on failure
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 🏠<br/><strong>Self-Hostable</strong><br/>Docker Compose — your data, your infra
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 🔑<br/><strong>BYOK</strong><br/>Your API keys, your cost — zero markup
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@@ -161,9 +164,12 @@ CrewForm is the **first platform with native support for all three agentic proto
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 🛡️<br/><strong>RBAC & Workspaces</strong><br/>Role-based access, multi-tenant isolation
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 📊<br/><strong>Analytics</strong><br/>Track tokens, costs, and agent performance
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+<td colspan="3"></td>
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@@ -237,6 +243,7 @@ CrewForm gives you everything you need to orchestrate multi-agent AI workflows
 - 🖥️ **AG-UI Protocol** — Real-time SSE event streaming for frontend integration — the standard for agent-to-UI communication
 - 📚 **Knowledge Base (RAG)** — Upload docs (TXT, MD, CSV, JSON), auto-chunk and embed with pgvector, then search via agents
 - 🏪 **Agent Marketplace** — Browse and install community-built agent templates, or publish your own
+- 📋 **Workflow Templates** — Bundle agents, teams, and triggers into reusable blueprints with `{{variable}}` placeholders; install with one click
 - ⚡ **Integrations Ecosystem** — Zapier (7,000+ apps), Discord, Slack, Telegram, Email, webhooks, and output routes
 - 🔒 **Secure by Default** — AES-256-GCM key encryption, Row-Level Security, GDPR-ready
 - 📊 **Built-in Analytics** — Track token usage, costs, and performance per agent and task
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ Each client gets their own workspace. Custom agents built around their tools and
 - 🔑 **BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)** — Pay your LLM provider directly. Zero markup, zero middleman
 - 🤖 **Agent Management** — Create, configure, and monitor AI agents from a visual UI
 - 🏪 **Marketplace** — Browse and install agent templates built by the community
+- 📋 **Workflow Templates** — Create reusable workflow blueprints with variable placeholders; 5 built-in starter templates
 - 👥 **Pipeline Mode** — Chain agents together in sequential workflows
 - ✅ **Single Tasks** — Send a prompt to any agent and get results in real-time
 - 🔌 **MCP Protocol** — Connect agents to external MCP tool servers for dynamic tool discovery, and expose agents as MCP tools for Claude Desktop and Cursor
@@ -374,6 +382,7 @@ CrewForm uses an **open-core** model: a free Community Edition under AGPL-3.0 an
 | [Visual Workflow Builder](https://docs.crewform.tech/visual-workflow-builder) | Interactive canvas with live execution observability |
 | [Chat Widget](https://docs.crewform.tech/chat-widget) | Embed agents on any website with a script tag |
 | [Observability](https://docs.crewform.tech/observability) | OpenTelemetry + Langfuse tracing setup |
+| [Workflow Templates](https://docs.crewform.tech/workflow-templates) | Create, install, and share reusable workflow blueprints |
 | [Changelog](https://docs.crewform.tech/changelog) | Release notes and version history |
 
 ## Architecture
@@ -517,6 +526,7 @@ CrewForm is a **visual, UI-first platform** — you create agents, teams, and ta
 | **Observability** | ✅ OTLP + Langfuse | Sometimes available |
 | **Fan-Out (Parallel)** | ✅ Built-in branching + merge | Rare in UI-first platforms |
 | **Agent Marketplace** | ✅ Browse, install, publish | Rare in open-source tools |
+| **Workflow Templates** | ✅ Variable-driven blueprints with one-click install | Not available |
 | **Data Portability** | ✅ JSON export/import for agents and teams | Usually locked to platform |
 | **Self-Hosting** | ✅ One-command Docker Compose | Often cloud-only or complex setup |
 | **Open Source** | ✅ AGPL-3.0 | Varies |

diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ All notable changes to CrewForm will be documented here.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
+## [1.9.0] — 2026-04-22
+
+### Added
+
+- **Workflow Templates** — Reusable workflow blueprints that bundle agents, teams, and triggers into single installable packages with `{{variable}}` placeholders
+- **Template Marketplace** — Browse, filter, and install published templates by category from the Marketplace → Templates tab
+- **One-Click Install** — Fill in variables and CrewForm auto-creates all agents, team config, and pipeline steps
+- **Create Template Wizard** — 4-step wizard (Select → Variables → Metadata → Publish) from the Marketplace header or Agent Detail page
+- **Variable Auto-Detection** — Wizard scans agent prompts for `{{variable}}` patterns and generates variable definitions
+- **5 Starter Templates** — Weekly Sports Coach, Content Research Pipeline, Daily News Digest, Code Review Assistant, Weekly Report Generator
+- **Template Triggers** — Templates can include CRON schedules or webhook triggers
+
+### Documentation
+
+- New **Workflow Templates** guide added to docs
+
 ## [1.8.2] — 2026-04-11
 
 ### Added

diff --git a/docs/mint.json b/docs/mint.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
                 "pipeline-teams",
                 "orchestration-teams",
                 "collaboration-teams",
-                "visual-workflow-builder"
+                "visual-workflow-builder",
+                "workflow-templates"
             ]
         },
         {

diff --git a/docs/workflow-templates.md b/docs/workflow-templates.md
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+---
+title: "Workflow Templates"
+description: "Create, browse, and install reusable AI workflow blueprints with fill-in-the-blank variables."
+---
+
+# Workflow Templates
+
+Workflow Templates are reusable blueprints that bundle agents, teams, and triggers into a single installable package. Users fill in a few variables and get a fully wired workflow in one click.
+
+## Overview
+
+A template captures your entire workflow setup — agents with their prompts, team configuration, pipeline steps, and scheduled triggers — and parameterizes it with `{{variable}}` placeholders. When someone installs your template, they fill in those variables and CrewForm automatically creates everything for them.
+
+```
+Template Definition
+├── Agents (1 or more)        → Created with resolved prompts
+├── Team (optional)           → Pipeline/Orchestrator/Collaboration
+│   └── Steps                 → Auto-wired to created agents
+└── Trigger (optional)        → CRON schedule or Webhook
+```
+
+## Browsing Templates
+
+Navigate to **Marketplace → Templates** to browse published workflow templates.
+
+Each template card shows:
+- **Icon & Name** — Quick visual identification
+- **Category** — Coaching, Research, Content, DevOps, Reporting, etc.
+- **Description** — What the template does
+- **Install Count** — Community popularity
+- **Resource Summary** — Number of agents, team mode, and trigger type
+
+Click any card to open the Install Modal.
+
+## Installing a Template
+
+1. Click a template card in the Marketplace
+2. Review **what will be created** — agents, team, and trigger details
+3. **Fill in the variables** — each template defines its own set of configurable values
+4. Click **Install Template**
+5. CrewForm automatically creates all resources in your workspace
+
+### Variable Resolution
+
+Variables use `{{mustache}}` syntax. During installation, every `{{variable}}` in the template definition (agent prompts, task descriptions, team names, etc.) is replaced with the value you provide.
+
+**Example:** A template with `{{sport}}` and `{{age_group}}` variables in the agent's system prompt:
+
+```
+You are a {{sport}} coach for {{age_group}} players.
+Focus on: {{focus_areas}}
+```
+
+When installed with `sport = "rugby"`, `age_group = "under 9s"`, and `focus_areas = "tackling, passing, positioning"`:
+
+```
+You are a rugby coach for under 9s players.
+Focus on: tackling, passing, positioning
+```
+
+## Creating a Template
+
+There are two ways to create a workflow template:
+
+### From the Marketplace
+
+1. Click **+ Create Template** in the Marketplace header
+2. Follow the 4-step wizard:
+
+| Step | What You Do |
+|------|------------|
+| **1. Select** | Pick agents and optionally a team from your workspace |
+| **2. Variables** | Auto-scans `{{variable}}` patterns from prompts; define labels, placeholders, defaults |
+| **3. Metadata** | Set name, description, icon, category, tags, and optional CRON/webhook trigger |
+| **4. Preview** | Review everything before publishing |
+
+### From an Agent
+
+1. Open any agent's detail page
+2. Click the **Template** button in the header
+3. The wizard opens with that agent pre-selected
+
+### Variable Tips
+
+- Use descriptive variable names: `{{target_audience}}` not `{{var1}}`
+- Provide sensible defaults so users can install quickly
+- Mark variables as required only if the template won't work without them
+- Variables work anywhere in the template definition — prompts, names, descriptions, trigger configs
+
+## Built-in Templates
+
+CrewForm ships with 5 starter templates:
+
+### 🏉 Weekly Sports Coach
+A single-agent workflow with a CRON trigger that delivers weekly coaching tips.
+
+**Variables:** `sport`, `age_group`, `focus_areas`, `cron_expression`
+
+**Creates:** 1 agent + 1 CRON trigger (default: every Friday at 9am)
+
+---
+
+### 📝 Content Research Pipeline
+A 3-agent pipeline for topic research, content writing, and editing.
+
+**Variables:** `topic`, `target_audience`, `tone`
+
+**Creates:** 3 agents (Researcher, Writer, Editor) + 1 pipeline team
+
+---
+
+### 📰 Daily News Digest
+A 2-agent pipeline that gathers and summarizes industry news on a schedule.
+
+**Variables:** `industry`, `news_sources`, `output_format`
+
+**Creates:** 2 agents (Gatherer, Summarizer) + 1 pipeline team + 1 CRON trigger (weekdays at 7am)
+
+---
+
+### 🔍 Code Review Assistant
+A single-agent webhook-triggered workflow for automated code reviews.
+
+**Variables:** `language`, `coding_standards`, `severity_level`
+
+**Creates:** 1 agent + 1 webhook trigger
+
+---
+
+### 📊 Weekly Report Generator
+A 2-agent pipeline for data analysis and report writing on a weekly schedule.
+
+**Variables:** `department`, `key_metrics`, `stakeholders`
+
+**Creates:** 2 agents (Analyst, Writer) + 1 pipeline team + 1 CRON trigger (Mondays at 8am)
+
+## Template Definition Schema
+
+For advanced users, templates are stored as JSONB with this structure:
+
+```typescript
+interface TemplateDefinition {
+  agents: TemplateAgentDef[]   // Required: at least 1 agent
+  team: TemplateTeamDef | null // Optional: team configuration
+  trigger: TemplateTriggerDef | null // Optional: CRON or webhook
+}
+
+interface TemplateVariable {
+  key: string         // Variable key (e.g. "sport")
+  label: string       // Display label (e.g. "Sport")
+  type: 'text' | 'number' | 'select'
+  placeholder: string // Input placeholder
+  required: boolean   // Must be filled before install
+  default: string     // Pre-filled default value
+}
+```
+
+## Database
+
+Templates are stored in the `workflow_templates` table with:
+- **RLS policies** — creators can manage their own; all users can read published templates
+- **JSONB storage** — template definitions and variables stored as flexible JSON
+- **Install counter** — tracks how many times each template has been installed
+- **Indexes** — optimized for category, tag, and full-text search queries
+
+## Next Steps
+
+- [Agents Guide](/agents) — Learn how agents work before templating them
+- [Pipeline Teams](/pipeline-teams) — Understand team modes for multi-agent templates
+- [Marketplace](/agents#marketplace) — Browse and install community templates