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+# Component specification
+
+Displays loading placeholders (skeleton screens) while content is being fetched or processed. Provides visual feedback to users that content is loading without showing a blank screen.
+
+- **Component Name:** N8nLoading
+- **Figma Component:** TBD
+- **Element+ Component:** [ElSkeleton](https://element-plus.org/en-US/component/skeleton.html)
+- **Reka UI Component:** [Primitive](https://reka-ui.com/docs/utilities/primitive) (no native Skeleton component)
+- **Nuxt UI Component:** [Skeleton](https://ui.nuxt.com/docs/components/skeleton)
+
+
+## Public API Definition
+
+**Props**
+
+- `animated?: boolean` - Controls whether the skeleton shows pulsing animation. Default: `true`
+- `loading?: boolean` - Controls whether the loading skeleton is displayed. When `false`, the skeleton is hidden. Default: `true`
+- `rows?: number` - Number of skeleton rows to display. Default: `1`
+- `cols?: number` - Number of skeleton columns to display. When set (non-zero), overrides row-based layout. Default: `0`
+- `shrinkLast?: boolean` - Whether to shrink the last row to a shorter width. Only applies to `'h1'` and `'p'` variants when `rows > 1`. Default: `true`
+- `variant?: SkeletonVariant` - Visual variant determining the shape and style of skeleton items. Values: `'custom' | 'p' | 'text' | 'h1' | 'h3' | 'caption' | 'button' | 'image' | 'circle' | 'rect'`. Default: `'p'`
+
+**Events**
+
+None - This is a purely presentational component.
+
+**Slots**
+
+None - Content is generated based on props.
+
+### Template usage example
+
+**Basic loading with rows:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <!-- Simple 3-row skeleton -->
+  <N8nLoading :rows="3" />
+
+  <!-- Conditional loading with 5 rows -->
+  <N8nLoading :loading="isLoading" :rows="5" />
+</template>
+```
+
+**Variant-specific loading:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <!-- Heading skeleton -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="h1" />
+
+  <!-- Button skeleton -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="button" />
+
+  <!-- Paragraph skeleton with 3 rows -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="p" :rows="3" />
+
+  <!-- Rectangular shape -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="rect" />
+
+  <!-- Image placeholder -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="image" />
+
+  <!-- Text skeleton -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="text" />
+
+  <!-- Custom size (100% width/height) -->
+  <N8nLoading variant="custom" />
+</template>
+```
+
+**Without shrinking the last row:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <!-- All rows will be full width -->
+  <N8nLoading :rows="10" :shrink-last="false" />
+</template>
+```
+
+**Controlling animation:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+
+const loading = ref(true)
+const loadingRows = ref(5)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <!-- Animated paragraph skeleton -->
+  <N8nLoading :loading="loading" :rows="loadingRows" animated variant="p" />
+
+  <!-- Static text skeleton without animation -->
+  <N8nLoading :class="$style.loading" :animated="false" variant="text" />
+</template>
+```
+
+**Multiple instances for list items:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="list">
+    <N8nLoading :rows="3" class="mb-xs" />
+    <N8nLoading :rows="3" class="mb-xs" />
+    <N8nLoading :rows="3" class="mb-xs" />
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style>
+.mb-xs {
+  margin-bottom: var(--spacing--xs);
+}
+</style>
+```
+
+**Conditional loading based on data availability:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+
+const template = ref(null)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <!-- Show skeleton until data loads -->
+    <N8nLoading :loading="!template" :rows="1" variant="button" />
+    <N8nLoading :loading="!template || !template.name" :rows="2" variant="h1" />
+
+    <!-- Show actual content when loaded -->
+    <div v-if="template">
+      <h1>{{ template.name }}</h1>
+      <p>{{ template.description }}</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+```
+
+**Column-based layout:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <!-- Renders 4 columns instead of rows -->
+  <N8nLoading :cols="4" variant="rect" />
+</template>
+```
+
+**Custom styling with CSS classes:**
+```typescript
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { N8nLoading } from '@n8n/design-system'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <N8nLoading :rows="3" class="custom-loader" />
+</template>
+
+<style>
+:global(.n8n-loading) div {
+  height: 32px;
+  width: 300px;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+:global(.n8n-loading) > div {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--spacing--2xs);
+}
+</style>
+```