Automation Skill

n8n Workflow Automation

Trigger, manage, and monitor n8n workflows through conversation. Chat-driven control over your automation stack.

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Overview

What This Skill Does

The n8n skill connects your BetterClaw agent to your n8n instance, turning conversation into automation. List workflows, activate or deactivate them, trigger manual executions, check execution status, pass data between steps, and orchestrate multi-tool processes. The value scales with how much you have already built in n8n. For someone with 50 workflows, this skill is transformative. For someone starting from scratch, it pairs well with n8n's own visual builder. The skill communicates with n8n's REST API and requires your n8n instance URL and API key.

Example workflow

Your ops agent monitors a Slack channel for expense approval requests, triggers an n8n workflow that validates the amount against budget, routes to the right approver, and posts the result back to the original Slack thread.

Capabilities

What Your Agent Can Do With n8n Workflow Automation

List and search workflows
Activate and deactivate workflows
Trigger manual workflow executions
Check execution status and history
Pass data parameters to workflow inputs
Monitor workflow errors and retries
Permissions

What Access This Skill Requires

Access granted

  • n8n API access (read workflows, trigger executions)
  • n8n webhook access

Explicitly excluded

  • No local file access
  • No direct database access through n8n
  • No workflow creation or editing (trigger only)
  • No credential access beyond n8n API key
  • No n8n admin settings access

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Compatibility

Trust Level & Platforms

Recommended trust level

SpecialistIndependent within domain, escalates edge cases

You can adjust the trust level up or down at any time.

Compatible platforms

All platforms (workflow triggers and results through any connected channel)
Related

Skills That Pair Well

GitHub

Google Workspace

Slack

Tavily Search

n8n Workflow Automation: Common Questions

What does the n8n Workflow skill do in OpenClaw?

The n8n skill lets your OpenClaw agent trigger, monitor, and manage n8n automation workflows through conversation. Your agent can start workflows on demand, check execution status, handle errors, and chain n8n automations with other agent actions like sending Slack notifications or updating spreadsheets.

Do I need a self-hosted n8n instance?

The skill works with both self-hosted n8n and n8n Cloud. You provide your n8n instance URL and API key. For self-hosted setups, make sure your n8n instance is accessible from the internet so the BetterClaw agent can reach it.

Can the n8n skill create new workflows automatically?

At Intern trust level, the agent can only trigger existing workflows and read their status. At Specialist level, you can enable workflow creation and modification. The trust level system ensures the agent only has the permissions you are comfortable with.

Is the n8n Workflow skill included with BetterClaw?

Yes. The n8n skill is included with every BetterClaw agent at $19/month. No extra fees. You bring your own n8n instance (self-hosted or Cloud). The skill is security-audited and runs in a Docker-sandboxed environment.

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