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title: Templates
description: Start from an outcome, answer a few setup questions, and open an editable workflow in Workflow Studio.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/templates
section: builder
---
# Templates

Templates help you start from the result you want instead of an empty canvas. Pick a template, answer a short guided setup, and open Workflow Studio with a working graph you can still edit.

## What a template gives you

A template is more than a copied file. It bundles product metadata, a preview of the workflow shape, setup questions, and the rules that turn your answers into a real graph.

That graph uses the same blocks as any workflow you build by hand. Nothing is hidden behind a separate system.

## Where to find them

Browse templates on the standalone library at `/templates`, or open the template modal inside Workflow Studio while you are already building. Both paths use the same catalog.

## Guided setup

Strong templates ask outcome questions first:

- How many inputs should this use?
- What should the optimiser focus on?
- Which model fits the job?
- What output shape do you want?

They should not ask you to think in node handles or internal wiring.

After setup, Edgaze generates a normal workflow in Workflow Studio. You can inspect, tweak, and publish it like any other graph.

## Example: AI Art Creator

AI Art Creator walks through input count, question text, optimiser instructions, image model, and aspect ratio, then assembles a creative pipeline.

```docsgraph
ai-art-creator
```

Fewer inputs produce a simpler graph. More inputs add merge paths before generation.

## Template detail pages

A detail page should answer what the template creates, what setup you will see, and who it is for. It is a preview of the product, not a dump of internal configuration.

## When templates help most

Use templates when you want speed, sensible defaults, and less manual assembly.

Build from scratch when the graph is tiny, highly custom, or experimental enough that guided setup would get in the way.

## Good habits

- Name the outcome clearly before you pick a template.
- Keep setup answers honest; they shape the first graph.
- Open the inspector after generation and fix only what matters.
- Test once with realistic input before you publish.

## What to read next

- [Workflow Studio](/docs/builder/workflow-studio)
- [API Vault](/docs/builder/api-vault)
- [Builder Overview](/docs/builder)