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Node Red Manager by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Node Red Manager
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Node-RED Manager

Setup

Copy .env.example to .env.
Set NODE_RED_URL, NODE_RED_USERNAME, and NODE_RED_PASSWORD in .env.
The script automatically handles dependencies on first run.

Infrastructure

Stack Location: deployments/node-red
Data Volume: deployments/node-red/data
Docker Service: mema-node-red
URL: https://flow.glassgallery.my.id

Usage

Flow Management

# List all flows
scripts/nr list-flows

# Get specific flow by ID
scripts/nr get-flow <flow-id>

# Deploy flows from file
scripts/nr deploy --file assets/flows/watchdog.json

# Update specific flow
scripts/nr update-flow <flow-id> --file updated-flow.json

# Delete flow
scripts/nr delete-flow <flow-id>

# Get flow runtime state
scripts/nr get-flow-state

# Set flow runtime state
scripts/nr set-flow-state --file state.json

Backup & Restore

# Backup all flows to file
scripts/nr backup
scripts/nr backup --output my-backup.json

# Restore flows from backup
scripts/nr restore node-red-backup-20260210_120000.json

Node Management

# List installed nodes
scripts/nr list-nodes

# Install node module
scripts/nr install-node node-red-contrib-http-request

# Get node information
scripts/nr get-node node-red-contrib-http-request

# Enable/disable node
scripts/nr enable-node node-red-contrib-http-request
scripts/nr disable-node node-red-contrib-http-request

# Remove node
scripts/nr remove-node node-red-contrib-http-request

Runtime Information

# Get runtime settings
scripts/nr get-settings

# Get runtime diagnostics
scripts/nr get-diagnostics

Context Management

# Get context value
scripts/nr get-context flow my-key
scripts/nr get-context global shared-data

# Set context value
scripts/nr set-context flow my-key '"value"'
scripts/nr set-context global counter '42'
scripts/nr set-context global config '{"key": "value"}'

Docker Operations

# Restart Node-RED
cd deployments/node-red && docker compose restart

# View logs
docker logs mema-node-red --tail 100

# Follow logs
docker logs -f mema-node-red

Environment Variables

NODE_RED_URL: Node-RED API endpoint (default: http://localhost:1880)
NODE_RED_USERNAME: Admin username
NODE_RED_PASSWORD: Admin password

Legacy variable names (NR_URL, NR_USER, NR_PASS) are supported for backward compatibility.

API Reference

See references/admin-api.md for complete Admin API endpoint documentation.

---name: node-red-managerdescription: Manage Node-RED instances via Admin API or CLI. Automate flow deployment, install nodes, and troubleshoot issues. Use when user wants to "build automation", "connect devices", or "fix node-red".--- # Node-RED Manager ## Setup 1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 2. Set `NODE_RED_URL`, `NODE_RED_USERNAME`, and `NODE_RED_PASSWORD` in `.env`. 3. The script automatically handles dependencies on first run. ## Infrastructure - **Stack Location**: `deployments/node-red` - **Data Volume**: `deployments/node-red/data` - **Docker Service**: `mema-node-red` - **URL**: `https://flow.glassgallery.my.id` ## Usage ### Flow Management ```bash # List all flows scripts/nr list-flows # Get specific flow by ID scripts/nr get-flow <flow-id> # Deploy flows from file scripts/nr deploy --file assets/flows/watchdog.json # Update specific flow scripts/nr update-flow <flow-id> --file updated-flow.json # Delete flow scripts/nr delete-flow <flow-id> # Get flow runtime state scripts/nr get-flow-state # Set flow runtime state scripts/nr set-flow-state --file state.json ``` ### Backup & Restore ```bash # Backup all flows to file scripts/nr backup scripts/nr backup --output my-backup.json # Restore flows from backup scripts/nr restore node-red-backup-20260210_120000.json ``` ### Node Management ```bash # List installed nodes scripts/nr list-nodes # Install node module scripts/nr install-node node-red-contrib-http-request # Get node information scripts/nr get-node node-red-contrib-http-request # Enable/disable node scripts/nr enable-node node-red-contrib-http-request scripts/nr disable-node node-red-contrib-http-request # Remove node scripts/nr remove-node node-red-contrib-http-request ``` ### Runtime Information ```bash # Get runtime settings scripts/nr get-settings # Get runtime diagnostics scripts/nr get-diagnostics ``` ### Context Management ```bash # Get context value scripts/nr get-context flow my-key scripts/nr get-context global shared-data # Set context value scripts/nr set-context flow my-key '"value"' scripts/nr set-context global counter '42' scripts/nr set-context global config '{"key": "value"}' ``` ## Docker Operations ```bash # Restart Node-RED cd deployments/node-red && docker compose restart # View logs docker logs mema-node-red --tail 100 # Follow logs docker logs -f mema-node-red ``` ## Environment Variables - `NODE_RED_URL`: Node-RED API endpoint (default: `http://localhost:1880`) - `NODE_RED_USERNAME`: Admin username - `NODE_RED_PASSWORD`: Admin password Legacy variable names (`NR_URL`, `NR_USER`, `NR_PASS`) are supported for backward compatibility. ## API Reference See `references/admin-api.md` for complete Admin API endpoint documentation.

Frequently asked questions

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