n8n-status

name	n8n-status
description	Show the health and status of the local n8n automation stack. Use when the user asks about n8n status, health, whether it is running, or which containers are up.

n8n-status

Prints container status plus health probes for n8n and (if running) n8n-mcp.

Steps

1. List containers:

   pnpm --filter automation n8n:ps
   

2. Probe n8n health:

   curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' http://localhost:5678/healthz || echo 'unreachable'
   

   A 200 means healthy. Anything else means n8n isn't ready (or isn't running).

3. Probe n8n-mcp health (only if its container is running):

   curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' http://localhost:3100/health || echo 'unreachable'
   

4. Summarize per service in one line each:

   • engine (docker compose vs podman-compose, from apps/automation/scripts/compose.sh)
   • container state (running / exited / healthy)
   • local URL and probe result

Notes

• If both probes fail but containers show as running, it usually means the service is still booting. Wait ~20s and retry, or inspect logs: pnpm --filter automation n8n:logs.