n8n Architect

Use this skill for all n8n-as-code work: workspace readiness, environments, managed local instances, tunnels, workflow authoring, validation, sync, push, and pull.

Use npx --yes n8nac as the primary interface. Use npx --yes @n8n-as-code/n8n-manager only for local managed runtime lifecycle, tunnels, and workflow presentation commands that are explicitly exposed by n8n-manager.

Context Root Protocol

• Treat the current context root as the directory containing n8nac-config.json, AGENTS.md, .agents/skills, and the configured workflowsPath.
• Generated context root hint: not embedded. Use the shell launch directory or the workspace path explicitly given by the user.
• Before any n8n work, first run npx --yes n8nac update-ai from the context root, then read AGENTS.md. update-ai is designed to create or refresh the n8n-as-code block without destroying existing user or agent instructions.
• Use the exact n8nac command and n8n-manager command listed in AGENTS.md. Those context-root commands override the portable examples in this skill.
• Run every npx --yes n8nac env ..., npx --yes n8nac workspace ..., npx --yes n8nac list, pull, push, validate, test, and update-ai command from the context root unless the user explicitly gives another context root.
• AGENTS.md is bootstrap context only, not a source of configuration truth.
• Do not infer environment, project, or workflowsPath from AGENTS.md.
• Before n8n work, resolve the effective context from the backend: