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n8n Workflow CLI

Lets an agent manage n8n workflows, executions, credentials, variables and tags via a command-line tool.

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Repository
HKUDS/CLI-Anything
Stars
58,084
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent how to operate an n8n workflow automation server through a command-line tool called cli-anything-n8n. Once installed, the agent can list, create, update, activate, and delete workflows, check or retry executions, and manage credentials, variables, and tags on your n8n instance. It is meant to be used with a configured n8n URL and API key.

Great for

  • Developers who run their own n8n instance and want an agent to inspect or change workflows
  • Operations staff who need to retry failed executions or toggle workflow activation in bulk
  • Teams that keep workflow definitions as JSON files and want an agent to push them to n8n

Skip it if

  • Anyone without an n8n server or API key, since the tool cannot do anything useful without a connected instance
  • Use on a production n8n instance without review, because the agent can delete workflows and credentials and change live automations
  • Tasks needing data tables, credential listing or stopping executions, which the skill says are not available through the public API

Try asking

  • “List all active workflows on my n8n instance and show which ones failed in the last day”
  • “Retry the failed execution with ID 1042”
  • “Create a new workflow from the JSON file at @workflows/invoice.json and tag it billing”
  • “Update the variable WEBHOOK_URL to the new staging address”
Step-by-step guide: how to use n8n Workflow CLIInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    skills.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Use a dedicated n8n API key with the narrowest permissions possible, and test on a staging instance first
  • Ask the agent to show the workflow or credential before deleting or transferring it
  • Keep the agent's requests to specific IDs, since all IDs are strings and deletions are hard to undo

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from HKUDS/CLI-Anything under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.