cli-anything-n8n

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Command-line interface for n8n workflow automation platform. Manages workflows, executions, credentials, variables, and tags. Based on n8n Public API v1.1.1 (n8n >= 1.0.0).

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npx skill4agent add hkuds/cli-anything cli-anything-n8n

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cli-anything-n8n

CLI harness for n8n workflow automation — built with the CLI-Anything pattern. Verified against n8n OpenAPI spec v1.1.1.

Installation

bash
pip install cli-anything-n8n

Configuration

bash
cli-anything-n8n config set base_url https://your-n8n-instance.com
cli-anything-n8n config set api_key your-api-key

# Or environment variables
export N8N_BASE_URL=https://your-n8n-instance.com
export N8N_API_KEY=your-api-key
export N8N_TIMEOUT=60  # optional, default 30s

Command Groups

GroupCommands
workflowlist, get, create, update, delete, activate, deactivate, tags, set-tags, transfer
executionlist, get, delete, retry
credentialcreate, delete, schema, transfer
variablelist, create, update, delete
taglist, get, create, update, delete
configshow, set

For AI Agents

  • Always use 
    --json
    flag for structured output
  • Use 
    @file.json
    to pass complex JSON from files
  • Check return codes: 0 = success, non-zero = error
  • All IDs are strings, not integers
  • API key is always masked in 
    config show
    output
  • Not available in public API: data tables, credential listing, execution stop