n8n
Manage n8n workflows and automations via API. Use when working with n8n workflows, executions, or automation tasks - listing workflows, activating/deactivating, checking execution status, manually triggering workflows, or debugging automation issues.
Why this rating
Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.
- Locality: Hybrid
Connects to an n8n instance via REST API (base URL configurable via N8N_BASE_URL).
- Data access: Sensitive
Can retrieve workflow details and execution logs/payloads, which often contain business data and secrets.
- Action surface: Execute
Can activate/deactivate workflows and trigger manual executions (`execute --id <workflow-id>`).
Best practices
Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.
- Use a least-privilege n8n API key and restrict network access to your n8n instance.
- Treat workflow execution as high-impact automation; review the workflow steps before running `execute` and avoid triggering destructive flows unintentionally.
- Keep `N8N_API_KEY` out of logs and repos, and rotate the key if it is exposed.
Evidence links
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