n8n Workflows Repository

This repository contains n8n workflows for automation and integration tasks.

Repository Structure

n8n-workflows/
├── workflows/          # n8n workflow JSON files
├── credentials/        # Encrypted credentials (if using Git sync)
├── variables/          # Environment variables and configurations
└── README.md          # This file

Workflows

Team Meeting Prep

• File: workflows/Team meeting prep.json
• Description: Automated workflow for preparing team meeting notes
• Schedule: Runs every Monday at 4pm
• Features:
  • Fetches previous meeting notes from Google Drive
  • Retrieves pipeline reports
  • Creates consolidated meeting notes
  • Sends email notifications

Setup Instructions

1. Local Development

To work with these workflows locally:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/michaelkd01/n8n-workflows.git
cd n8n-workflows

# Make changes to workflow files
# Edit JSON files in the workflows/ directory

# Commit and push changes
git add .
git commit -m "Update workflow"
git push origin main

2. n8n Cloud Integration

To sync these workflows with your n8n cloud instance:

1. In n8n Cloud:

   • Go to Settings → Source Control
   • Click "Connect to Git"
   • Choose GitHub as your provider
   • Authorize n8n to access your GitHub account
   • Select this repository: michaelkd01/n8n-workflows
   • Configure the branch: main
   • Set the workflow directory: workflows/

2. Syncing Workflows:

   • Pull from Git: Click "Pull" in n8n to fetch latest changes from GitHub
   • Push to Git: Click "Push" in n8n to save current workflows to GitHub

3. Automated Sync (Optional):

   • Set up webhooks to automatically pull changes when you push to GitHub
   • Use n8n API to trigger pulls programmatically:

   curl --request POST \
     --location '<YOUR-N8N-INSTANCE-URL>/api/v1/source-control/pull' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header 'X-N8N-API-KEY: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
     --data '{"force": true}'

Workflow Management

Adding New Workflows

1. Export workflow from n8n as JSON
2. Save to workflows/ directory
3. Commit and push to GitHub
4. Pull in n8n cloud to import

Updating Existing Workflows

1. Edit the JSON file in workflows/
2. Commit and push changes
3. Pull in n8n cloud to update

Best Practices

• Always pull before making changes to avoid conflicts
• Use descriptive commit messages
• Test workflows in development before pushing to production
• Keep sensitive data in n8n variables, not in workflow JSON

Security Notes

• Credentials: Never commit actual credentials to Git
• API Keys: Use n8n's credential management system
• Sensitive Data: Store in environment variables or n8n variables
• .gitignore: Ensures sensitive files are not tracked

Support

For issues or questions about these workflows, please create an issue in this repository.

Automation Scripts

This repository includes automation scripts to streamline your workflow management:

sync.sh - Interactive Sync Tool

A comprehensive script for managing workflow synchronization:

# Make the script executable
chmod +x sync.sh

# Run the sync tool
./sync.sh

Features:

• Push local changes to GitHub & n8n cloud
• Pull from GitHub to local
• Export workflows from n8n cloud
• Configure n8n cloud connection
• Interactive menu system

watch-and-sync.sh - Auto-Sync Watcher

Automatically syncs changes when you save workflow files:

# Make the script executable
chmod +x watch-and-sync.sh

# Start watching for changes
./watch-and-sync.sh

Features:

• Watches for changes in workflows/ directory
• Auto-commits and pushes to GitHub
• Triggers n8n cloud pull (if configured)
• Waits 5 seconds after last change before syncing

Initial Setup

1. Configure n8n API Access:

   # Run sync.sh and choose option 5
   ./sync.sh
   # Enter your n8n instance URL and API key

2. Get your n8n API Key:

   • Go to your n8n cloud instance
   • Navigate to Settings → API
   • Generate or copy your API key

3. Install fswatch (optional, for better performance on macOS):

   brew install fswatch

Workflow Examples

Continuous Development Mode

# In one terminal, start the watcher
./watch-and-sync.sh

# Edit your workflows in another window
# Changes will auto-sync to GitHub and n8n cloud

Manual Sync Mode

# Make your changes, then run
./sync.sh
# Choose option 1 to push everything

Pull Latest from n8n Cloud

./sync.sh
# Choose option 3 to export from n8n cloud