Deploy a temporary n8n test instance (or generate a local docker run command) via the internal "Nathan" bot, from the repo instead of Slack. Use after opening a PR to offer the user a live test instance, or whenever someone asks to spin up / deploy a test instance for a branch.
Nathan — repo local test instances Nathan is n8n's internal bot that deploys throwaway test instances from a branch or Docker image. It's normally driven from Slack ( ); this skill runs the same commands from the repo via . Prerequisites No tunnel setup needed. Nathan replies asynchronously through a short lived public tunnel that the script opens for you ( ). A to a new also polls that instance URL directly, so it still reports success even if the tunnel drops. (Redeploying a name that's…
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Destination: .claude/skills/nathan · pinned to the source commit
git clone https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n.git
cd n8n
git checkout b4d91bfe8a293106815b308a841e210562002735
mkdir -p ".claude/skills/nathan"
cp -r ".agents/skills/nathan" ".claude/skills/nathan"Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.
Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit b4d91bfe8a29. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.
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