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workflow-builder

Builds and edits n8n workflows using the TypeScript SDK.

by n8nOfficial publisherNot reviewed

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Agents
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode
License
License unclear
Pin
a2c8142pinned Oct 9, 2026
Context cost
about 14,200 tokenswhen the skill loads
GitHub stars
206,720on n8n-io/n8n
Scripts
None found

What it does

“Load before calling build-workflow. Default path for all single-workflow work: new one-off workflows, existing-workflow edits, verification repairs, and workflow-local data tables. Write or edit a workspace source file, run workflow-sdk validate via workspace_execute_command, then call build-workflow with filePath. When the workflow creates or writes Data Tables, load data-table-manager first, then this skill. Do not load planning or create-tasks first. Load planning only when multiple coordinated workflows or shared cross-task data tables require a dependency-aware task graph. Don't use this skill for explicit one-off tasks that can be done by a single node execution: load one-off-operations and run the node with nodes(action="execute"). Also load for a workflow's evaluations, model choices, credential setup, and post-build verification: this skill lists the references for those steps.”
The author's description, from SKILL.md

Generated summary from the skill's own text

Builds and edits n8n workflows using the TypeScript SDK. Handles new workflow creation, modifications to existing workflows, node configuration, resource discovery, and credential setup before publishing.

When to use it

  • Creating new n8n workflows from scratch with SDK code
  • Editing existing saved workflows with targeted changes
  • Setting up workflow nodes with proper credentials and resources
  • Validating workflow source code before deployment

When not to

  • Running one-off single-node operations without workflow structure
  • Orchestrating multiple coordinated workflows with dependencies
  • Repairs without inspecting actual execution errors first

Install

Restricted license: install from the publisher's repository and read its terms.

These commands install from the publisher's repository and need no account.

skills CLI

npx skills add n8n-io/n8n --skill workflow-builder

Installs from the repository's default branch, which may have changed since the commit we checked.

GitHub CLI 2.90 or later

gh skill install n8n-io/n8n workflow-builder@a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2

Installs the commit we checked (a2c8142).

Copy by hand

Download the folder at a2c8142 and put it in .claude/skills/workflow-builder for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/workflow-builder for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

Skill folder on GitHub at a2c8142

Copy for your agent

A prompt for any coding agent. It installs this skill from GitHub at the pinned commit, copies the files as they are, and runs nothing unless you ask.

Prompt

Install the agent skill "workflow-builder" by n8n.

Source, pinned to commit a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2:
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/a2c814201354adaa324ba4343a7f68f9b4d2abd2/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/skills/workflow-builder

1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch.
2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/workflow-builder/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/workflow-builder/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist.
3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to.
4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them.

Its license is restricted or not stated. Show me the license terms from the repository before you copy anything.

Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/n8n/workflow-builder

SKILL.md at the pin

The license of this skill does not let us show its files here.

View SKILL.md on GitHub at a2c8142

Files

11 files, 139 KB in total. Each file has a sha256 in the pin's manifest; the first 12 characters are shown.

Skill folder on GitHub at a2c8142
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