core-n8n-deployment-lifecycle-skill

When to Use This Skill

Use for n8n promotion, rollback planning, and lifecycle governance.

Required Inputs

• Workflow bundle\n- Source/target environment\n- Dependency map

Output Artifacts

• Promotion checklist\n- Environment diff\n- Rollback procedure

Workflow

1. Collect scope, constraints, and success criteria.
2. Build a deterministic execution plan with explicit checks.
3. Run read-first diagnostics and capture baseline evidence.
4. Propose safe execution steps with rollback or abort criteria.
5. Produce final artifacts with owners and next actions.

Safety Checks

• Require preflight compatibility checks\n- Validate credentials and secrets paths\n- Block promotion on unresolved diffs