diff --git a/models/project/workflows.go b/models/project/workflows.go
index 6c8ee57cc4..a98c5d68f6 100644
--- a/models/project/workflows.go
+++ b/models/project/workflows.go
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 
 package project
 
-import "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+)
 
 type WorkflowEvent string
 
@@ -19,12 +25,52 @@ const (
 	WorkflowEventAutoCloseIssue       WorkflowEvent = "auto_close_issue"
 )
 
-type ProjectWorkflow struct {
-	ID            int64
-	ProjectID     int64         `xorm:"index"`
-	WorkflowEvent WorkflowEvent `xorm:"index"`
+type WorkflowActionType string
+
+const (
+	WorkflowActionTypeScope  WorkflowActionType = "scope"  // issue, pull_request, etc.
+	WorkflowActionTypeLabel  WorkflowActionType = "label"  // choose one or more labels
+	WorkflowActionTypeColumn WorkflowActionType = "column" // choose one column
+	WorkflowActionTypeClose  WorkflowActionType = "close"  // close the issue
+)
+
+type WorkflowAction struct {
+	ActionType  WorkflowActionType
+	ActionValue string
+}
+
+type ProjectWorkflowEvent struct {
+	ID              int64
+	ProjectID       int64              `xorm:"unique(s)"`
+	WorkflowEvent   WorkflowEvent      `xorm:"unique(s)"`
+	WorkflowActions []WorkflowAction   `xorm:"TEXT json"`
+	CreatedUnix     timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
+	UpdatedUnix     timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
 }
 
 func init() {
-	db.RegisterModel(new(ProjectWorkflow))
+	db.RegisterModel(new(ProjectWorkflowEvent))
+}
+
+func FindWorkflowEvents(ctx context.Context, projectID int64) (map[WorkflowEvent]ProjectWorkflowEvent, error) {
+	events := make(map[WorkflowEvent]ProjectWorkflowEvent)
+	if err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("project_id=?", projectID).Find(&events); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	res := make(map[WorkflowEvent]ProjectWorkflowEvent, len(events))
+	for _, event := range events {
+		res[event.WorkflowEvent] = event
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func GetWorkflowEventByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*ProjectWorkflowEvent, error) {
+	p, exist, err := db.GetByID[ProjectWorkflowEvent](ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !exist {
+		return nil, util.ErrNotExist
+	}
+	return p, nil
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/projects/workflows.go b/routers/web/projects/workflows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afebda7d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/projects/workflows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package projects
+
+import "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
+
+var tmplWorkflows = "projects/workflows"
+
+func Workflows(ctx *context.Context) {
+}
+
+func WorkflowEdit(ctx *context.Context) {
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 8bde7cd67b..e1405b2f91 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/misc"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/org"
 	org_setting "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/org/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/projects"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/repo/actions"
 	repo_setting "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/repo/setting"
@@ -1402,7 +1403,8 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Router) {
 		m.Get("", repo.Projects)
 		m.Get("/{id}", repo.ViewProject)
 		m.Group("/{id}/workflows", func() {
-			m.Get("", repo.Workflows)
+			m.Get("", projects.Workflows)
+			m.Get("/{workflow_id}", projects.WorkflowEdit)
 		})
 		m.Group("", func() { //nolint:dupl
 			m.Get("/new", repo.RenderNewProject)