[Integration]: n8n – workflow automation (trigger and status)

[mishrapravin114]

Parent: #2805

Reason: Teams use n8n for workflows (webhooks, CRMs, Slack, etc.). Agents need to trigger executions and check run status so "agent decides → n8n runs the workflow" or "agent checks if the workflow succeeded" works without manual steps.

Use case: "When the agent classifies a ticket as urgent, it triggers an n8n workflow that pages on-call and posts to Slack."

Scope (MVP):

• Trigger workflow execution (webhook or n8n API: execute workflow by ID)
• Get execution status (run ID, status: success/failed/running)
• Optional: list workflows (for discovery or dynamic trigger)
• Authentication: API key (n8n instance URL + key); credentialSpec + credentialStore
• README: scope, setup, usage; unit tests for trigger and status

Link: Sub-issue of Expand agent capabilities #2805.

[mishrapravin114]

In progress, please assign to me.

[Samir-atra]

Hello,

I am interested in working on this, please assign me so I can start.

Kind regards
Samer

[mishrapravin114]

@TimothyZhang7 can u please assign to me.

[digit500]

Hi! I've built an implementation for this issue and submitted PR #3598.

The PR was auto-closed because I'm not assigned to the issue. Could a maintainer please assign me (@digit500) so I can reopen the PR?

The implementation includes:

• All MVP features (trigger workflow, get status, list workflows)
• Full unit test coverage
• README with setup instructions

Happy to make any changes based on feedback. Thanks!

[digit500]

Hi! I've put together a proof-of-concept implementation for the n8n integration following Hive's existing tool patterns (FastMCP + credential store).

What's covered (matching the MVP scope):

• n8n_trigger_workflow — execute a workflow by ID via the n8n API
• n8n_trigger_webhook — trigger via webhook URL
• n8n_get_execution — check execution status (success/failed/running)
• n8n_list_executions — list executions with workflow/status filters
• n8n_list_workflows / n8n_get_workflow — discovery
• CredentialSpec for N8N_API_KEY + credential store support
• Unit tests with mocked HTTP

POC repo: https://github.com/digit500/hive-n8n-integration

The code follows the same structure as the HubSpot/Slack tools — drop-in ready for tools/__init__.py. Happy to turn this into a proper PR if there's interest.

[mishrapravin114]

@digit500 i created the issue and already has fixed it, waiting for assignment.