n8n Workflow Skills — Instalar & Demo en vivo

Por qué usarlo

Características clave

Workflow JSON authoring with node-specific schemas
Expression validator (catches {{$json.foo}} typos)
Credentials reference (without leaking secrets)
Workflow validation against n8n's schema
Debug skill: parse execution data to find the failing node

Demo en vivo

Cómo se ve en la práctica

n8n-skills.replay ▶ listo

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Instalar

Elige tu cliente

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-skills": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Abre Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Reinicia después de guardar.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-skills": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor usa el mismo esquema mcpServers que Claude Desktop. La configuración del proyecto prevalece sobre la global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-skills": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Haz clic en el icono MCP Servers de la barra lateral de Cline y luego en "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-skills": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Mismo formato que Claude Desktop. Reinicia Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "n8n-skills",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue usa un array de objetos de servidor en lugar de un mapa.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "n8n-skills": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills",
          "~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Añádelo a context_servers. Zed recarga en caliente al guardar.

claude mcp add n8n-skills -- git clone https://github.com/haunchen/n8n-skills ~/.claude/skills/n8n-skills

Un solo comando. Verifica con claude mcp list. Quita con claude mcp remove.

Casos de uso

Usos del mundo real: n8n Workflow Skills

Generate a working n8n workflow from a natural-language description

👤 n8n users ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

Cuándo usarlo: You want a starting workflow that imports without 'unknown node' errors.

Requisitos previos

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Flujo

Describe

Using the n8n skill, build a workflow: webhook in → OpenAI summarize → Slack post to #alerts.✓ Copiado

→ Valid workflow.json
Import + dry-run

Validate against the n8n schema and tell me what credentials I need to create.✓ Copiado

→ Validation pass + credentials list

Resultado: A real, importable workflow — not a JSON-shaped hallucination.

Errores comunes

n8n versions ship breaking schema changes. Pin the skill to your n8n major version (the SKILL.md notes which version it targets). — n8n versions ship breaking schema changes. Pin the skill to your n8n major version (the SKILL.md notes which version it targets).

Coste y límites

Lo que cuesta ejecutarlo

Cuota de API: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens por llamada: Varies by tool
Monetario: See repo README for pricing details
Consejo: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Seguridad

Permisos, secretos, alcance

Almacenamiento de credenciales: Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Salida de datos: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Resolución de problemas

Errores comunes y soluciones

import says 'unknown node type'

Skill targets a specific n8n version. Check SKILL.md frontmatter; upgrade or downgrade your n8n.

Verificar: n8n version matches

expression parse error

Use the skill's expression validator before saving the workflow.

Verificar: Validator returns ok

Alternativas

n8n Workflow Skills vs otros

Alternativa	Cuándo usarla	Contrapartida
Pipedream/Zapier MCPs	You're on a hosted alternative	Different vendor

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Recursos

📖 Lee el README oficial en GitHub

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