cli-anything-n8n

Apps & Automation

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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cli-anything-n8n

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

Installation

pip install cli-anything-n8n

Configuration

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

Group	Commands
workflow	list, get, create, update, delete, activate, deactivate, tags, set-tags, transfer
execution	list, get, delete, retry
credential	create, delete, schema, transfer
variable	list, create, update, delete
tag	list, get, create, update, delete
config	show, 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