diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-automl/.circleci/config.yml b/packages/google-cloud-automl/.circleci/config.yml
index ff769954493..f6fb0b31265 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-automl/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-automl/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -12,24 +12,35 @@ workflows:
       - node10:
           filters: *all_commits
       - lint:
+          requires:
+            - node6
+            - node8
+            - node10
           filters: *all_commits
       - docs:
+          requires:
+            - node6
+            - node8
+            - node10
           filters: *all_commits
       - system_tests:
           requires:
             - lint
             - docs
-            - node6
-            - node8
-            - node10
-          filters:
+          filters: &master_and_releases
             branches:
               only: master
             tags: &releases
               only: '/^v[\d.]+$/'
+      - sample_tests:
+          requires:
+            - lint
+            - docs
+          filters: *master_and_releases
       - publish_npm:
           requires:
             - system_tests
+            - sample_tests
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: /.*/
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
             WORKFLOW_NAME=`python .circleci/get_workflow_name.py`
             echo "Workflow name: $WORKFLOW_NAME"
             if [ "$WORKFLOW_NAME" = "nightly" ]; then
-              echo "Nightly build detected, removing package-lock.json"
+              echo "Nightly build detected, removing package-lock.json."
               rm -f package-lock.json samples/package-lock.json
             else
               echo "Not a nightly build, skipping this step."
@@ -69,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
             NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
       - run: npm test
       - run: node_modules/.bin/codecov
+  
   node8:
     docker:
       - image: 'node:8'
@@ -91,8 +103,8 @@ jobs:
           name: Link the module being tested to the samples.
           command: |
             cd samples/
-            npm install
             npm link ../
+            npm install
           environment:
             NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
       - run:
@@ -108,7 +120,36 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: *remove_package_lock
       - run: *npm_install_and_link
-      - run: npm run docs
+      - run:
+          name: Build documentation.
+          command: npm run docs
+  sample_tests:
+    docker:
+      - image: 'node:8'
+        user: node
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: *remove_package_lock
+      - run:
+          name: Decrypt credentials.
+          command: |
+            openssl aes-256-cbc -d -in .circleci/key.json.enc \
+                -out .circleci/key.json \
+                -k "${SYSTEM_TESTS_ENCRYPTION_KEY}"
+      - run: *npm_install_and_link
+      - run: *samples_npm_install_and_link
+      - run:
+          name: Run sample tests.
+          command: npm run samples-test
+          environment:
+            GCLOUD_PROJECT: long-door-651
+            GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: /home/node/samples/.circleci/key.json
+            NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
+      - run:
+          name: Remove unencrypted key.
+          command: rm .circleci/key.json
+          when: always
+    working_directory: /home/node/samples/
   system_tests:
     docker:
       - image: 'node:8'
@@ -127,7 +168,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Run system tests.
           command: npm run system-test
           environment:
-            GCLOUD_PROJECT: long-door-651
             GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: .circleci/key.json
       - run:
           name: Remove unencrypted key.
@@ -139,5 +179,5 @@ jobs:
         user: node
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
-      - run: npm publish --access=public
+      - run: 'echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc'
+      - run: npm publish
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9032478583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "@google-cloud/automl-samples",
+  "description": "Samples for the Cloud AutoML Client Library for Node.js.",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "author": "Google Inc.",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=6"
+  },
+  "repository": "googleapis/nodejs-automl",
+  "private": true,
+  "nyc": {
+    "exclude": [
+      "**/*.test.js"
+    ]
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@google-cloud/automl": "^0.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-automl/synth.py b/packages/google-cloud-automl/synth.py
index 854c0a14764..0eecd18bd57 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-automl/synth.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-automl/synth.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
-gapic = gcp.GAPICGenerator(private=True)
+gapic = gcp.GAPICGenerator()
+common_templates = gcp.CommonTemplates()
 
 versions = ['v1beta1']
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
     library = gapic.node_library('automl', version)
     s.copy(library, excludes=['src/index.js', 'README.md', 'package.json'])
 
+templates = common_templates.node_library(package_name="@google-cloud/automl")
+s.copy(templates)
 
 # Node.js specific cleanup
 subprocess.run(['npm', 'ci'])