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n8n-architect

Use when the user explicitly wants to create, edit, validate, sync, or troubleshoot n8n workflows, asks about n8n nodes or automation, or wants to use n8n-as-code in the current context root.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

63%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is highly actionable and well-sequenced with strong validation and safety discipline around destructive operations, but it is a long inline monolith with noticeable cross-section repetition and no progressive disclosure to reference files.

Suggestions

Extract the elaborate Native MCP routing policy and the full command/knowledge reference lists into separate reference files (e.g. NATIVE-MCP.md, COMMANDS.md) and link to them one level deep from SKILL.md to improve progressive disclosure.

De-duplicate recurring directives — centralize 'stop after two repeated failures' and the managed instance create/start blocks once and refer back, instead of repeating them in multiple sections.

Consolidate the overlapping Bootstrap Order and Operating Loop into a single canonical sequence to remove redundancy and tighten the token budget.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Content is operational rather than padded with beginner concepts, but the same directives recur across sections (env status --json ~5x, 'stop after two failures' 3x, managed instance create/start twice) and the Native MCP routing block is elaborate, so it could be tightened beyond the efficient anchor 4.

3 / 5

Actionability

Concrete bash command blocks and TypeScript decorator/connection examples are copy-paste ready in context, but some TS examples carry placeholders ('/* exact type from node-info */', '/* parameters from node-info */') and command facades need resolution, leaving minor gaps below anchor 5.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Numbered sequences (Bootstrap Order 1-9, Operating Loop 1-11, Testability Protocol 1-4) with explicit validation (--verify, test-plan, validate) and conflict-resolution checkpoints are present, but recovery is mostly a 'stop after two failures' rule rather than the full validate->fix->retry loops of anchor 5.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist and the ~520-line skill is a single inline monolith; section headers give structure, but content such as the Native MCP routing policy and full command reference lists that could live in separate reference files is inlined, matching the 'content that should be separate is inline' anchor 3.

3 / 5

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Description

92%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is strong: it states concrete actions, gives explicit 'Use when...' trigger guidance, and carves out a distinct n8n-as-code niche. The only gap is missing synonyms/file extensions in the trigger terms.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'create, edit, validate, sync, or troubleshoot n8n workflows' — applied to a clearly named domain, giving comprehensive coverage rather than the 1-2 actions of anchor 3.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' (create/edit/validate/sync/troubleshoot workflows) and 'when' with concrete trigger phrases via 'Use when the user explicitly wants to... asks about... or wants to...'.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Natural terms users would say are present ('n8n workflows', 'n8n nodes', 'automation', 'n8n-as-code'), but it lacks synonyms and file extensions (e.g. workflow JSON files), so it is not the comprehensive anchor 5.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The n8n-specific niche ('n8n workflows', 'n8n nodes', 'n8n-as-code') is highly targeted with distinct triggers and minimal overlap risk with other skills.

5 / 5

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19

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20

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Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

skill_md_line_count

SKILL.md is long (523 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking

Warning

Total

15

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16

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Repository
EtienneLescot/n8n-as-code
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