n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official
n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official is an agent skill published by n8n-io, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the n8n-io/skills repository, which has 554 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-18.
This tool helps manage the lifecycle of n8n workflows, from design and organization to validation, testing, and publishing. It connects to workflow creation and management events, providing features like visual layout, descriptions, node naming, and folder/project organization.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads n8n-io/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add n8n-io/skills
Maintenance
Use when starting, designing, organizing, finishing, or shipping an n8n workflow. Covers visual layout (sticky notes), descriptions that capture the *why*, node names, validation, testing, folders/projects, and publishing. Triggers on create_workflow_from_code, update_workflow, validate_workflow, publish_workflow, archive_workflow, "design", "lay out", "organize", "structure", "sticky", "describe this workflow", "ship", "deploy", "publish", "name this workflow", or any folder/project organization request.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official (this page) | n8n-io | Use when starting, designing, organizing, finishing, or shipping an n8n workflow. Covers visual layout (stick… | 554 | 2026-10-17 |
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Common questions about n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official
- What does n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official do?
- This tool helps manage the lifecycle of n8n workflows, from design and organization to validation, testing, and publishing. It connects to workflow creation and management events, providing features like visual layout, descriptions, node naming, and folder/project organization.
- How do I install n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official?
- Run npx skills add n8n-io/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official?
- n8n-io.
- Is n8n-workflow-lifecycle-official maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 554 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-17. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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