n8n-automation
n8n Automation
Overview
Clay handles enrichment workflows well. n8n handles everything else — custom pipelines, multi-step automation with proper error handling and retry logic, and integrations Clay does not support. Use n8n when you need a queue you can pause, error recovery that does not lose data, and integrations across tools that Clay cannot reach.
Implementation detail: Load n8n-toolkit for flow blueprints (inbound,
outbound, signals, MCP triggers), node patterns, and production deployment.
This skill covers when to use n8n; the toolkit covers how to build.
Playbook index: references/automation-playbook-index.md — all 38 automation + tool + gtm-ops playbooks.
Strategy first: references/gtm-automation-expert-playbook.md (Jen Igartua — Pattern 30) before flow build.