czlonkowski/n8n-skills

Project overview

A library of Claude Code skills and hooks that guides AI assistants in building production-ready n8n workflows through the n8n-mcp server. It supplies an enforcement layer and skills covering expressions, validation, node configuration, and self-hosting.

Project type

MCP · AI Agent · Workflow

Use cases

Documents & Office · Coding & Development

Deployment

Refer to project documentation

License

MIT

Best for

• Developers and operations teams who build n8n workflows programmatically and need guidance on workflow patterns, validation, node configuration, and expression syntax.

Key capabilities

• A set of 14 skills that teach AI assistants how to build production-ready n8n workflows, covering areas like expression syntax, MCP tool usage, validation, node configuration, code generation, error handling, binary data handling, sub-workflows, AI agent design, multi-instance targeting, and self-hosting.
• An always-on layer that uses an router skill alongside PreToolUse and PostToolUse hooks to provide relevant guidance at the point of decision.

Limitations and risks

• The Python Code node cannot utilize external libraries such as requests, pandas, or numpy.
• The hooks enforcement layer is functional only within the Claude Code or Codex plugin install.

Getting started

• Setup requires medium difficulty due to manual installation, prerequisite MCP server setup, and configuration file setup. Users need to install the n8n-mcp MCP server and configure .mcp.json, install the plugin via /plugin install czlonkowski/n8n-skills, and ask a query like 'How do I write n8n expressions?' in Claude Code.

Evidence and sources

• GitHub project description: n8n skillset for Claude Code to build flawless n8n workflows
• README: This repository contains **14 complementary Claude Code skills** — plus an always-on router skill and a hooks enforcement layer — that teach AI assistants how to build production-…
• README: Building n8n workflows programmatically can be challenging. Common issues include:
• Release: v1.24.1 — update-cadence and staging guidance
• README: Each skill includes 3+ evaluations for quality assurance:

Reviewed at: 2026-07-15T20:05:18Z