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n8n-cli

Use the n8n CLI to manage workflows, credentials, executions, and more on an n8n instance. Use when the user asks to interact with n8n, automate workflows, manage credentials, or operate their instance from the command line.

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Quality

Content

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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 concise, with executable commands throughout and a strong composability section. Its main weakness is the absence of explicit validation/verification steps for destructive and batch operations, which caps workflow clarity.

Suggestions

Add explicit validation steps before destructive commands (e.g. run `workflow get <id>` to confirm the target before `workflow delete <id>`, or list then confirm before bulk `data-table delete-rows`).

Add a brief workflow/checklist for batch operations (list -> inspect -> act -> verify) so multi-step destructive changes have feedback loops.

Consider moving the global flags table and Workflow JSON Structure into a referenced reference file to give the overview a cleaner progressive-disclosure shape.

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Conciseness

The body is well-organized with brief comments and command-only examples; it assumes Claude's competence and avoids explaining concepts. Minor instances of slightly redundant sectioning could be trimmed, but it is largely lean and token-efficient.

4 / 5

Actionability

Nearly every section provides copy-paste-ready, executable commands with real flags, file paths, and a concrete JSON structure example; the composability patterns section demonstrates fully runnable pipelines.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Commands are well-grouped by resource but there are no explicit multi-step sequences with validation checkpoints for destructive or batch operations (e.g. workflow delete, credential delete, bulk row operations), and the rubric caps workflow_clarity at 3 when validation is missing for such operations.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Content is well-organized into clearly headed sections covering each resource type; with no bundle files present everything is inline, which is appropriate for this length, but some of the dense reference material (e.g. global flags, JSON structure) could be moved to a referenced file for a cleaner overview.

4 / 5

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Description

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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 well-constructed: it states the tool, lists concrete capability domains, and gives an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause with natural user phrasing. It is concise, third-person, and highly distinguishable from other skills.

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Specificity

Names the tool and lists concrete action domains ('manage workflows, credentials, executions, and more') covering several specific resource types, though it stops at categories rather than enumerating individual actions like create/update/delete.

4 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers 'what' ('Use the n8n CLI to manage workflows, credentials, executions...') and 'when' with a clear 'Use when the user asks to interact with n8n, automate workflows, manage credentials, or operate their instance from the command line.' clause.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural phrases users would say ('interact with n8n', 'automate workflows', 'manage credentials', 'operate their instance') with good coverage, though it lacks synonyms or a product shorthand like 'n8n workflows'.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Scoped to a specific named tool (n8n CLI) with distinct triggers, minimal overlap risk with other skills since 'n8n' is a unique product name.

5 / 5

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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

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'allowed-tools' contains unusual tool name(s)

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Repository
n8n-io/n8n
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