N8n Commit

n8n-commit — Export n8n Workflows to Git

Exports all n8n workflows from the live pod in the fenrir-marketing namespace, copies them into infrastructure/n8n/workflows/, commits any changes, and opens a PR.

Usage

/n8n-commit

Instructions

Step 1 — Find the n8n pod

N8N_POD=$(kubectl get pods -n fenrir-marketing -l app.kubernetes.io/name=n8n,app.kubernetes.io/component=main -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
echo "Pod: $N8N_POD"

If no pod is found (empty output), stop and report:

"No n8n pod found in fenrir-marketing namespace. Is n8n running?"

Step 2 — Export workflows from the pod

kubectl exec -n fenrir-marketing "$N8N_POD" -- n8n export:workflow --all --output=/tmp/n8n-export.json

If the export command fails, stop and report the error.

Step 3 — Copy exported file to local and split into individual workflow files

kubectl cp "fenrir-marketing/$N8N_POD:/tmp/n8n-export.json" /tmp/n8n-export.json

n8n exports all workflows as a JSON array. Split into individual files named by workflow id:

# Count workflows in the export
COUNT=$(jq 'length' /tmp/n8n-export.json)
echo "Exported $COUNT workflows"

# Split array into individual files, named by id field (kebab-case)
for i in $(seq 0 $((COUNT - 1))); do
  ID=$(jq -r ".[$i].id" /tmp/n8n-export.json)
  jq ".[$i]" /tmp/n8n-export.json > "infrastructure/n8n/workflows/${ID}.json"
  echo "  → infrastructure/n8n/workflows/${ID}.json"
done

This writes each workflow as a separate JSON file in infrastructure/n8n/workflows/.

Step 4 — Check for changes

git diff --stat infrastructure/n8n/workflows/
git status --short infrastructure/n8n/workflows/

If there are no changes (both commands produce no output):

• Report: "No workflow changes detected — infrastructure/n8n/workflows/ is already up to date."
• Stop here. Do NOT create a branch or PR.

If there are changes, continue to Step 5.

Step 5 — Create a branch, commit, and push

DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
BRANCH="chore/n8n-export-$DATE"

git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
git add infrastructure/n8n/workflows/
git commit -m "chore: export n8n workflows $DATE

# Summary of changes

## Summary

- Export all n8n workflows from fenrir-marketing pod to infrastructure/n8n/workflows/"
git push origin "$BRANCH"

Step 6 — Create a PR

gh pr create \
  --title "chore: export n8n workflows" \
  --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary

- Automated export of all n8n workflows from the running pod in `fenrir-marketing` namespace
- Workflows written to `infrastructure/n8n/workflows/`
- No manual changes — generated by `/n8n-commit`

## How to verify

1. Review the diff in `infrastructure/n8n/workflows/`
2. Confirm workflow JSON files match expected workflow names in the n8n UI
EOF
)" \
  --base main

Report the PR URL to the user.

Step 7 — Report

Print a summary:

## n8n Workflow Export Complete

- **Pod:** <N8N_POD>
- **Workflows exported to:** infrastructure/n8n/workflows/
- **Branch:** chore/n8n-export-<DATE>
- **PR:** <PR_URL>

Notes

• Namespace: fenrir-marketing (not fenrir-analytics)
• Requires kubectl configured for the GKE cluster with access to fenrir-marketing
• Requires gh CLI authenticated for PR creation
• Requires the repo working directory to be on main (clean state) before running
• The infrastructure/n8n/workflows/ directory is the canonical store for workflow backups