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n8n: Scale Your Startup with 207k+ GitHub-Star Automation

n8n lets founders automate workflows across 400+ services, blending visual no‑code design with custom TypeScript code—self‑hosted or cloud.

From the repo · “Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.”

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208,379 stars+756★ this week61,217 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 5Install verified Oct 5Updated 10/23/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Automate tasks and workflows by connecting different apps and services.

Real use case example

"A founder, Sarah, wants to automate sending personalized onboarding messages to new customers. She connects Stripe to Resend in n8n, sets up a trigger for new customers, and links it to a personalized email template. Now, every new customer gets a tailored onboarding message without manual effort."

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate complex workflows across multiple services without relying on proprietary platforms
  • •When you want to leverage AI capabilities in your workflow automation without requiring extensive coding knowledge
  • •When you require a high degree of customization and control over your automation workflows
Ready-to-paste prompt
Create a workflow that sends a Slack notification whenever a new email is received in Gmail by using the 'Gmail' trigger node and the 'Slack' action node, and configure the workflow to run every 5 minutes
Heads up: Before using n8n, ensure you have Node.js 14 or higher installed, as n8n requires this version to run, and be aware that some nodes may require additional dependencies or API credentials to function properly
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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/n8n && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/n8n/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/n8n/SKILL.md
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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How n8n: Scale Your Startup with 207k+ GitHub-Star Automation works
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N8n: Scale Your Startup with 207k+ GitHub-Star Automation is a very large TypeScript project (~3.2M lines across 20919 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~3.2M lines · 20919 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Node.js · Docker
Needs API keys (.env)
TypeScript 92%Vue 7%JavaScript 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
What's in each folder
packages/Sub-packages / plugins26040 files
docs/Documentation258 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)197 files
scripts/Helper scripts69 files
.agents/Folder34 files
.claude/Editor / agent settings32 files
patches/Folder18 files
.devcontainer/Editor / agent settings14 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyOther licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
n8n-io
Language
TypeScript
Category
automation
Published
6/22/2019

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