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n8n-fabric

Workflow Automation Fabric Layer

n8n-fabric wraps n8n with an MCP server, Qdrant vector storage, and Redis caching—making workflows searchable, memorable, and orchestratable alongside git-steer and aiana.

Architecture

flowchart TB
    subgraph FABRIC["n8n-fabric"]
        direction TB
        mcp["MCP Server"]
        embed["Workflow Embedder"]
        cache["Cache Layer"]
    end

    subgraph N8N["n8n Engine"]
        api["REST API"]
        exec["Execution Engine"]
        nodes["500+ Nodes"]
    end

    subgraph STORAGE["Storage"]
        qdrant[("Qdrant\nWorkflow Vectors")]
        redis[("Redis\nCache & State")]
        postgres[("PostgreSQL\nn8n Data")]
    end

    subgraph ECOSYSTEM["ry-ops Fabric Ecosystem"]
        gitsteer["git-steer\nRepo Lifecycle"]
        aiana["aiana\nSemantic Memory"]
    end

    mcp --> api
    mcp --> embed
    mcp --> cache
    embed --> qdrant
    cache --> redis
    api --> exec
    exec --> nodes
    api --> postgres

    mcp <-.->|"MCP"| gitsteer
    mcp <-.->|"MCP"| aiana

    style FABRIC fill:#7C3AED,color:#fff
    style N8N fill:#FF6D5A,color:#fff
    style qdrant fill:#059669,color:#fff
    style redis fill:#DC2626,color:#fff
    style postgres fill:#336791,color:#fff

Features

MCP Server

  • Full n8n API access - Workflows, executions, credentials, nodes

  • Semantic search - Find workflows by meaning, not just name

  • Cross-fabric coordination - Works with git-steer and aiana

Workflow Intelligence

  • Vector embeddings - Workflows stored in Qdrant for similarity search

  • Pattern recognition - "How did I handle webhook → transform → API?"

  • Playbook recall - Find and reuse proven workflow patterns

Infrastructure

  • Docker Compose - One command to run full stack

  • Redis caching - Fast workflow metadata and execution state

  • PostgreSQL - n8n's persistent storage


Quick Start

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/ry-ops/n8n-fabric
cd n8n-fabric

# Start full stack (n8n + Qdrant + Redis + PostgreSQL)
docker compose up -d

# Check status
docker compose ps

# View n8n UI
open http://localhost:5678

Local Development

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Set environment variables
export N8N_URL=http://localhost:5678
export N8N_API_KEY=your-api-key

# Run MCP server
uv run n8n-fabric-mcp

MCP Tools

Workflow Management

Tool

Description

workflow_list

List all workflows with metadata

workflow_get

Get workflow by ID (full JSON)

workflow_create

Create new workflow from JSON

workflow_update

Update existing workflow

workflow_delete

Delete workflow

workflow_activate

Activate workflow

workflow_deactivate

Deactivate workflow

workflow_execute

Execute workflow manually

workflow_search

Semantic search across workflows

Execution Management

Tool

Description

execution_list

List executions with filters

execution_get

Get execution details and data

execution_delete

Delete execution

execution_retry

Retry failed execution

execution_stop

Stop running execution

Credentials & Nodes

Tool

Description

credential_list

List credential names (no secrets)

credential_create

Create new credential

credential_delete

Delete credential

node_types

List available node types

node_info

Get node type details

System & Status

Tool

Description

n8n_status

n8n health and version

fabric_status

Full stack health check

fabric_sync

Sync workflows to Qdrant


Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable

Description

Default

N8N_URL

n8n API URL

http://localhost:5678

N8N_API_KEY

n8n API key

(required)

QDRANT_URL

Qdrant URL

http://localhost:6343

REDIS_URL

Redis URL

redis://localhost:6389

N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY

n8n encryption key

(required for production)

Note: Ports 6343 and 6389 are used to avoid conflicts with existing Qdrant/Redis instances.

Claude Desktop Integration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-fabric": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "n8n-fabric-mcp"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/n8n-fabric"
    }
  }
}

Fabric Ecosystem

n8n-fabric is part of the ry-ops fabric ecosystem:

Fabric

Role

MCP Tools

n8n-fabric

Workflow execution, playbooks

Workflows, executions, credentials

git-steer

Repo lifecycle, version control

Repos, branches, security, PRs

aiana

Semantic memory, pattern recall

Memory search, context injection

Cross-Fabric Examples

"Remember how I built the Slack notification workflow"
  → aiana searches memory
  → n8n-fabric retrieves workflow
  → Returns full workflow JSON

"Create a new webhook-to-Slack workflow and commit it"
  → n8n-fabric creates workflow
  → git-steer commits workflow JSON to repo
  → aiana indexes for future recall

"Run my deployment notification playbook"
  → aiana recalls playbook pattern
  → n8n-fabric executes workflow
  → git-steer logs deployment

Documentation


License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.


Repository: github.com/ry-ops/n8n-fabric

Status: Alpha - Initial Development

Version: 0.1.0

Updated: 2026-02-04

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security - not tested
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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested

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