n8n Workflow Skills

Name: n8n Workflow Skills (Claude Skill)
Author: haunchen

Agent skill suite that teaches Claude how to read, author, and debug n8n workflows.

n8n's workflow JSON is gnarly. This skill suite — read, validate, scaffold, debug — teaches Claude to produce n8n workflows that actually import and run, including credentials wiring, node placement, and expression syntax.

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Pourquoi l'utiliser

Fonctionnalités clés

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

Démo en direct

Aperçu en pratique

n8n-skills.replay ▶ prêt

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Installation

Dépôt de l’auteur · Documentation officielle des Skills Claude

Cas d'usage

Usages concrets : n8n Workflow Skills

Generate a working n8n workflow from a natural-language description

👤 n8n users ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

Quand l'utiliser : You want a starting workflow that imports without 'unknown node' errors.

Prérequis

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Déroulement

Describe

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

→ Valid workflow.json
Import + dry-run

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

→ Validation pass + credentials list

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

Pièges

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).

Coût et limites

Coût d'exécution

Quota d'API: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens par appel: Varies by tool
Monétaire: See repo README for pricing details
Astuce: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Sécurité

Permissions, secrets, portée

Stockage des identifiants : Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Sortie de données : Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Dépannage

Erreurs courantes et correctifs

import says 'unknown node type'

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

Vérifier : n8n version matches

expression parse error

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

Vérifier : Validator returns ok

Alternatives

n8n Workflow Skills vs autres

Alternative	Quand l'utiliser	Compromis
Pipedream/Zapier MCPs	You're on a hosted alternative	Different vendor

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Ressources

📖 Lire le README officiel sur GitHub

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