N8n Import

n8n Workflow Import

Import n8n workflow JSON files from the local repository into the running n8n pod on GKE.

This is the inverse of /n8n-commit (which exports from the pod to git).

Workflow

When invoked, follow these steps exactly:

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 "n8n pod: $N8N_POD"

If no pod is found or the command fails, stop immediately and report that the n8n pod is not running in the fenrir-marketing namespace. Suggest checking cluster connectivity with kubectl cluster-info.

2. Determine which workflows to import

• If $ARGUMENTS specifies a filename (e.g., gmail-reddit-monitor.json), import only that file from infrastructure/n8n/workflows/.
• If no argument is provided, import ALL .json files from infrastructure/n8n/workflows/.
• Validate that each file exists locally before proceeding. If a specified file does not exist, stop and report the missing file. List available workflow files to help the user.

3. Create temp directory on pod

kubectl exec -n fenrir-marketing "$N8N_POD" -- mkdir -p /tmp/n8n-import

4. Copy workflow files to the pod

For each workflow file:

kubectl cp "infrastructure/n8n/workflows/<file>.json" "fenrir-marketing/$N8N_POD:/tmp/n8n-import/<file>.json"

5. Import workflows using n8n CLI

For a single file:

kubectl exec -n fenrir-marketing "$N8N_POD" -- n8n import:workflow --input=/tmp/n8n-import/<file>.json

For all files (directory mode):

kubectl exec -n fenrir-marketing "$N8N_POD" -- n8n import:workflow --input=/tmp/n8n-import/

6. Clean up temp files on pod

kubectl exec -n fenrir-marketing "$N8N_POD" -- rm -rf /tmp/n8n-import

7. Report results

After completing all steps, provide a summary in this format:

## n8n Workflow Import Complete

- **Pod:** <N8N_POD name>
- **Namespace:** fenrir-marketing
- **Workflows imported:** <list of filenames>
- **Source:** infrastructure/n8n/workflows/

Workflows are now available in the n8n UI. You may need to activate them manually.

If any import failed, list the failures separately with error details.

Notes

• Namespace: fenrir-marketing
• Requires: kubectl configured for the GKE cluster
• Upsert behavior: If a workflow with the same ID already exists in n8n, it will be updated (overwritten). This is n8n's default import behavior.
• New workflows: Workflows with no matching ID in n8n are created as new entries.
• Inactive by default: Imported workflows are created as inactive. The user must activate them manually in the n8n UI.
• Always use absolute paths when referencing files in bash commands, since agent threads reset cwd between bash calls.