n8n Platform Skill

Consolidated reference-hub for building and operating n8n workflows. Use the decision trees below to identify the topic, then load the detailed references.

Your knowledge of n8n node types, parameter schemas, and validation rules may be outdated. Prefer retrieval over pre-training: every node configuration must be confirmed against n8n-mcp tools before use. Hand-written nodeType strings, parameter shapes, or displayOptions are unreliable. The references in this skill are starting points, not source of truth.

Retrieval Sources

Fetch current information before citing node types, parameter schemas, or operation requirements.

Source	How to retrieve	Use for
n8n-mcp MCP server	`search_nodes`, `get_node_essentials`, `get_node_info`, `list_nodes`, `list_ai_tools`	Node types, parameter shapes, operation requirements
n8n-mcp validation	`validate_node_operation`, `validate_node_minimal`, `validate_workflow`, `validate_workflow_connections`, `validate_workflow_expressions`	Pre-deploy and pre-save validation
n8n REST API via n8n-mcp	`n8n_create_workflow`, `n8n_update_partial_workflow`, `n8n_get_workflow`, `n8n_list_executions`, `n8n_trigger_webhook_workflow`	Workflow management on running n8n instances
n8n docs	`https://docs.n8n.io/`	Concepts, latest features, version-specific changes
n8n changelog	`https://docs.n8n.io/release-notes/`	Recent feature additions, deprecations

When a reference file and n8n-mcp disagree, trust n8n-mcp. The references here capture patterns and gotchas; the schemas live in n8n-mcp.