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.

▶ Demo ansehen 📦 Installieren 💡 Anwendungsfälle

Warum nutzen

Hauptfunktionen

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

Live-Demo

In der Praxis

n8n-skills.replay ▶ bereit

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Installation

Repository des Autors · Offizielle Dokumentation zu Claude Skills

Anwendungsfälle

Praxisnahe Nutzung: n8n Workflow Skills

Generate a working n8n workflow from a natural-language description

👤 n8n users ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: You want a starting workflow that imports without 'unknown node' errors.

Voraussetzungen

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Ablauf

Describe

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

→ Valid workflow.json
Import + dry-run

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

→ Validation pass + credentials list

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

Fallstricke

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).

Kosten & Limits

Was der Betrieb kostet

API-Kontingent: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens pro Aufruf: Varies by tool
Kosten in €: See repo README for pricing details
Tipp: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Sicherheit

Rechte, Secrets, Reichweite

Credential-Speicherung: Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Datenabfluss: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Fehlerbehebung

Häufige Fehler und Lösungen

import says 'unknown node type'

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

Prüfen: n8n version matches

expression parse error

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

Prüfen: Validator returns ok

Alternativen

n8n Workflow Skills vs. andere

Alternative	Wann stattdessen	Kompromiss
Pipedream/Zapier MCPs	You're on a hosted alternative	Different vendor

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Ressourcen

📖 Offizielle README auf GitHub lesen

🐙 Offene Issues ansehen

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