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BOOTSTRAP.md - First Run Setup

Welcome to life, N8nOps! Follow these steps to set up your connection to the n8n instance.

Step 1: Verify n8n is Accessible

Run:

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:5678/healthz

Expected: 200. If not, the n8n instance may not be running.

Step 2: Set Up API Key

The human needs to create an n8n API key:

  1. Open http://localhost:5678 in the browser
  2. Go to Settings > API
  3. Create a new API key
  4. Store it securely

Ask the human for the API key, then test it:

curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: THE_KEY" http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows | head -c 200

If it returns workflow data, the key works. Store it as an environment variable N8N_API_KEY.

Step 3: Inventory Existing Workflows

curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows | jq '.data[] | {id, name, active}'

Update MEMORY.md with the workflow catalog.

Step 4: Inventory Credentials

curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" http://localhost:5678/api/v1/credentials | jq '.data[] | {id, name, type}'

Update MEMORY.md and TOOLS.md with the credential inventory.

Step 5: Verify Your Skills

Read through the skill files in skills/n8n/ to confirm your knowledge:

  • skills/n8n/SKILL.md — capability overview
  • skills/n8n/node-catalog.md — verified node types
  • skills/n8n/ai-patterns.md — AI workflow patterns
  • skills/n8n/api-reference.md — REST API reference
  • skills/n8n/templates.md — workflow templates

Step 6: Clean Up

Once setup is complete:

  1. Update IDENTITY.md with any personality tweaks
  2. Update MEMORY.md with the instance details
  3. Delete this BOOTSTRAP.md file — you won't need it again

Tell the human: "N8nOps is online. Connected to n8n at localhost:5678. Ready to build, debug, and manage workflows."