n8n vs workflow-distiller
workflow-distiller is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
n8n is an MCP server published by czlonkowski. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). workflow-distiller is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:061cdb8fbaa7 Forks (GitHub): 3 671 Pulls (Docker Hub): 155 539 Stars (Docker Hub): 23 Stars (GitHub): 23 102 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.4.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | n8n | workflow-distillerno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 23 102 | 8 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 155 539 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 671 | 5 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/n8n) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 42 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of workflow-distiller
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Version tracking for Agent Skills bundles across sessions, surfaces, and platforms. When you load a skill into a new session, Skill Provenance reads the manifest, verifies file…
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Composable skill packets, harvests, workflow routing, and release/audit rubrics over MCP.
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Get up to speed in any codebase, any size. Non-opinionated workflow plugin with session journaling, local task tracking, GitHub issue sync, knowledge base generation, and…
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Complete development lifecycle plugin with built-in ticket management, Generator-Evaluator quality pipeline, and context conservation for long-running sessions.
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Make skills easier to invoke correctly, follow consistently, and verify before distribution.
What each says it does
n8n
Bridges n8n's workflow automation platform with AI models, providing access to 543 n8n nodes, workflow templates, and AI-capable automation tools.
workflow-distiller
Packages a workflow that just happened into a reusable SKILL.md: reconstructs it from the session record, checks overlap with installed skills, gates on approval, then writes it following skill-craft. Not for authoring a skill with no prior workflow; use skill-craft.
How to run each
n8n As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "N8N_API_KEY=<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY>" --transport stdio n8n -- docker run -i --rm -e N8N_API_KEY mcp/n8nRequires: N8N_API_KEY (secret)
workflow-distiller
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of workflow-distiller publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of workflow-distiller publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: n8n · What it can do: workflow-distiller · Compare two other plugins
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