N8n Conventions

Create Pull Request

Creates GitHub PRs with titles that pass n8n's check-pr-title CI validation.

PR Title Format

<type>(<scope>): <summary>

Types (required)

Scopes (optional but recommended)

• API - Public API changes
• benchmark - Benchmark CLI changes
• core - Core/backend/private API
• editor - Editor UI changes
• * Node - Specific node (e.g., Slack Node, GitHub Node)

Summary Rules

• Use imperative present tense: "Add" not "Added"
• Capitalize first letter
• No period at the end
• No ticket IDs (e.g., N8N-1234)
• Add (no-changelog) suffix to exclude from changelog

Steps

1. Check current state:

   git status
   git diff --stat
   git log origin/master..HEAD --oneline

2. Check for implementation plan: Look for a plan file in the repository plan directories (.claude/plans/ or .agents/plans/ when present) that matches the current branch's ticket ID (e.g. if branch is scdekov/PAY-1234-some-feature, check for PAY-1234.md). If a plan file exists, ask the user whether they want to include it in the PR description as a collapsible <details> section (see Plan Section below). Only include the plan if the user explicitly approves.

3. If this is a security fix, audit every public-facing artifact before proceeding (see Security Fixes below).

4. Analyze changes to determine:

• Type: What kind of change is this?
• Scope: Which package/area is affected?
• Summary: What does the change do?

5. Push branch if needed:

   git push -u origin HEAD

6. Create PR using gh CLI. Read .github/pull_request_template.md as the body structure, then populate each section with actual content before creating the PR:

• Summary: describe what the PR does
• How to test: describe how to test the changes. Include an example workflow if appropriate
• Related tickets: add the Linear ticket URL (https://linear.app/n8n/issue/[TICKET-ID]) and any GitHub issue links
• Checklist: keep as-is from the template
• Add a "🤖 PR Summary generated by AI" at the end of the body

   gh pr create --draft --title "<type>(<scope>): <summary>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
   <populated body based on pull_request_template.md>
   EOF
   )"

PR Body Guidelines

Based on .github/pull_request_template.md:

Summary Section

• Describe what the PR does
• Include screenshots/videos for UI changes

How to test Section

• Explain how to test the changes
• Include an example workflow if appropriate
• If the feature is gated in a default n8n instance (requires a non-default

module via N8N_ENABLED_MODULES, an enterprise license, a feature flag, or similar), note which env vars/license are needed so the tester can deploy a correctly configured instance

Related Links Section

• Link to Linear ticket: https://linear.app/n8n/issue/[TICKET-ID]
• Link to GitHub issues using keywords to auto-close:
• closes #123 / fixes #123 / resolves #123
• Link to Community forum posts if applicable

Checklist

All items should be addressed before merging:

• The human author of the PR has checked the "I have seen this code, I have run this code, and I take responsibility for this code." checkbox
• PR title follows conventions
• Docs updated or follow-up ticket created
• Tests included (bugs need regression tests, features need coverage)
• release/backport label added if urgent fix needs backporting

Examples

Feature in editor

feat(editor): Add workflow performance metrics display

Bug fix in core

fix(core): Resolve memory leak in execution engine

Node-specific change

fix(Slack Node): Handle rate limiting in message send

Breaking change (add exclamation mark before colon)

feat(API)!: Remove deprecated v1 endpoints

No changelog entry

refactor(core): Simplify error handling (no-changelog)

No scope (affects multiple areas)

chore: Update dependencies to latest versions

Validation

The PR title must match this pattern:

^(feat|fix|perf|test|docs|refactor|build|ci|chore|revert)(\([a-zA-Z0-9 ]+( Node)?\))?!?: [A-Z].+[^.]$

Key validation rules:

• Type must be one of the allowed types
• Scope is optional but must be in parentheses if present
• Exclamation mark for breaking changes goes before the colon
• Summary must start with capital letter
• Summary must not end with a period

Plan Section

If a matching plan file was found in a repository plan directory and the user has approved including it, add a collapsible section at the end of the PR body (after the checklist, before EOF):

<details>
<summary>Implementation plan</summary>

<!-- paste plan file contents here -->

</details>

Security Fixes

This repo is public. Never expose the attack vector in any public artifact. Describe what the code does, not what threat it prevents.

Before pushing a security fix, verify: no branch name, commit, PR title, PR body, Linear URL, test name, or code comment hints at the vulnerability.

When in doubt, check the Linear issue for possible extra precautions