discovering-n8n-instance - Discover and Inventory n8n Instance Workflows and Resources
Connects to a user's n8n instance via REST API to catalog all workflows, credentials, server resources, and n8n version.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
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What this skill does
- verify n8n instance connectivity
- list all workflows
- list all credential names and types
- pull workflow execution history
- capture disabled nodes per workflow
- capture database row counts
- collect server resource metrics
- record container timezone
- capture cgroup CPU baseline
- infer host shape and size
- build migration manifest
- present discovery report
Inputs
- n8n Base URL
- n8n API Key
- SSH access (optional)
Outputs
- Workflow list JSON files
- Credential list JSON file
- Execution history JSON files
- Disabled nodes JSON file
- Server baseline metrics file
- Migration manifest JSON file
- Discovery report summary
Requirements
- n8n instance with REST API enabled
- Valid n8n API key
- curl and jq installed
- SSH access for server metrics (optional)
- Docker CLI for container inspection (optional)