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44 ways to get workflow automation done with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Gemini CLI, ranked on usage. Filter by type below.
Design n8n AI agents the right way. Use when building or editing any @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.* AI node — an AI Agent, LLM chain, Text Classifier, or Information Extractor — and whenever the user…
Handle files and binary data in n8n correctly. Use when working with files, images, PDFs, attachments, uploads or downloads, base64, vision/multimodal input, or when an AI agent needs a file as tool…
Write JavaScript code in n8n Code nodes. Use when writing JavaScript in n8n, using $input/$json/$node syntax, making HTTP requests with this.helpers / the $helpers global, working with dates using…
Design n8n AI agents the right way. Use when building or editing any @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.* AI node — an AI Agent, LLM chain, Text Classifier, or Information Extractor — and whenever the user…
Handle files and binary data in n8n correctly. Use when working with files, images, PDFs, attachments, uploads or downloads, base64, vision/multimodal input, or when an AI agent needs a file as tool…
Write JavaScript code in n8n Code nodes. Use when writing JavaScript in n8n, using $input/$json/$node syntax, making HTTP requests with this.helpers / the $helpers global, working with dates using…
Hosted MCP server connecting AI assistants to 9,000+ apps and 40,000+ actions via Zapier.
Connect 8,000+ apps to your AI workflow. Discover, enable, and execute Zapier actions directly from your client.
Use when the user wants an agent, assistant, or bot in n8n, or is building, editing, testing, publishing, or debugging a first-class n8n Agent. Covers choosing an Agent vs a workflow vs the AI Agent…
Use when building or editing AI inside an n8n workflow: the AI Agent node, Text Classifier, Information Extractor, Sentiment Analysis, Summarization Chain, Basic LLM Chain, embeddings, vector…
Use when handling files, images, attachments, or binary data in n8n, OR when an AI agent needs to take a user-uploaded file as tool input or return a generated file. For Data Tables (schemas, dedup,…
Install and connect Zapier, routing to the right surface (MCP, SDK, or CLI) for what the person needs. Use when someone says "install Zapier", "add Zapier", "connect Zapier", or "set up Zapier", or…
n8n workflow automation knowledge base. Provides n8n node information, node functionality details, workflow patterns, and configuration examples. Covers triggers, data transformation, data…
Use this skill to write shell scripts or run shell commands to automate tasks in the browser or otherwise use Chrome DevTools via CLI.
Design and build an official Apify integration for a company's product - workflow-automation apps (Zapier/n8n-style), AI agent plugins (coding-agent skills+MCP bundles or OpenClaw/Hermes-style…
Data cleaning, entity matching, and deduplication skill for Claude Code and Codex: triage, standardize, and validate a CSV, Excel, or JSON list of B2B companies or contacts before enrichment.…
Build UiPath Studio projects, REFramework scaffolds, XAML workflows, and VB/C# expressions via 104 deterministic Python generators (plus plugin generators). ALWAYS use this skill — never hand-write…
Universal MCP client for connecting to any MCP server with progressive disclosure. Wraps MCP servers as skills to avoid context window bloat from tool definitions. Use when interacting with external…
Quality-ranked, cross-platform directory of AI coding skills, plugins and MCP servers.
Read and write a self-hosted Perfex CRM from an AI agent: 148 permission-filtered tools.
Keep Zapier Tables or another MCP-connected record store as the source of truth while Google Sheets-based tools read an event-driven cache tab.
Claude plugin for the Alation platform. Query data products, explore catalogs, automate workflows, curate metadata, and configure AI agents — all through natural language.
Governance-first architect for business automations (n8n-first) who audits value, risk, and maintainability before implementation.
Write Python code in n8n Code nodes. Use when writing Python in n8n, using _input/_json/_node syntax, working with standard library, or need to understand Python limitations in n8n Code nodes. Use…
Write JavaScript or Python for the n8n Custom Code Tool (@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolCode) — the AI-agent-callable tool, NOT the workflow Code node. Use when building a Code Tool attached to an AI…
Wire n8n error handling so failures are loud, structured, and recoverable. Use when building any webhook/API workflow, a scheduled or unattended workflow, or any path where a silent failure would…
Validate n8n expression syntax and fix common errors. Use when writing n8n expressions, using {{}} syntax, accessing $json/$node variables, troubleshooting expression errors, mapping data between…
Expert guide for using n8n-mcp MCP tools effectively. Use when searching for nodes, validating configurations, accessing templates, managing workflows, organizing workflows into folders, managing…
Use when an n8n-mcp account targets more than one n8n instance — i.e. the `n8n_instances` tool is available, the user mentions multiple n8n instances or environments (prod vs staging, several teams…
Operation-aware node configuration guidance. Use when configuring nodes, understanding property dependencies, determining required fields, choosing between get_node detail levels, or learning common…
Write Python in n8n Code nodes (native Python, `language` pythonNative, n8n 2.x). Use when the user explicitly wants Python in a Code node, when migrating old Pyodide/"Python (Beta)" code that used…
Write JavaScript or Python for the n8n Custom Code Tool (@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolCode) — the AI-agent-callable tool, NOT the workflow Code node. Use when building a Code Tool attached to an AI…
Wire n8n error handling so failures are loud, structured, and recoverable. Use when building any webhook/API workflow, a scheduled or unattended workflow, or any path where a silent failure would…
Validate n8n expression syntax and fix common errors. Use when writing n8n expressions, using {{}} syntax, accessing $json/$node variables, troubleshooting expression errors, mapping data between…
Expert guide for using n8n-mcp MCP tools effectively. Use when searching for nodes, validating configurations, accessing templates, managing workflows, organizing workflows into folders, managing…
Use when an n8n-mcp account targets more than one n8n instance — i.e. the `n8n_instances` tool is available, the user mentions multiple n8n instances or environments (prod vs staging, several teams…
Operation-aware node configuration guidance. Use when configuring nodes, understanding property dependencies, determining required fields, choosing between get_node detail levels, or learning common…
Use when the user reaches for a Code node, mentions writing JavaScript or Python in n8n, or any custom logic comes up in workflow design. Triggers on "Code node", "Code", "JavaScript", "Python",…
Use when handling any auth, API keys, tokens, OAuth, bearer tokens, basic auth, or secret values in n8n workflows. Triggers on "API key", "token", "bearer", "OAuth", "secret", "auth", "credentials",…
Use when working with n8n's built-in Data Tables, designing schemas, inserting/updating/upserting rows, deduping, or querying. Triggers on "Data Table", "data table", `n8n-nodes-base.dataTable`,…
Use when an n8n workflow isn't working, errors appear, results don't match what was expected, or the user says "this isn't working." Triggers on errors, unexpected output, "it's not working", "why…
Use when building any webhook-triggered workflow, scheduled/production-bound workflow, wiring a per-node error output, or any workflow where silent failure would drop user-visible work. Triggers on…
Use when writing or reviewing n8n expressions (`{{...}}` syntax), `$json` / `$node` references, Luxon date code, or expression errors. Triggers on `{{}}`, `$json`, `$node`, `$input`, `DateTime`,…
Use when you want to expose an n8n workflow as a tool the coding agent can call. Two cases. (1) Wrap n8n API capabilities the MCP doesn''t natively expose: folder deletion, project create/rename,…