feat: add error mode for execution debugging with AI suggestions (#505)

* feat: add error mode for execution debugging with AI suggestions

Add a new `mode='error'` option to n8n_executions action=get that's optimized
for AI agents debugging workflow failures. This mode provides intelligent
error extraction with 80-99% token savings compared to `mode='full'`.

Key features:
- Error Analysis: Extracts error message, type, node name, and parameters
- Upstream Context: Samples input data from upstream node (configurable limit)
- Execution Path: Shows node execution sequence from trigger to error
- AI Suggestions: Pattern-based fix suggestions for common errors
- Workflow Fetch: Optionally fetches workflow for accurate upstream detection

New parameters for mode='error':
- errorItemsLimit (default: 2) - Sample items from upstream node
- includeStackTrace (default: false) - Full vs truncated stack trace
- includeExecutionPath (default: true) - Include node execution path
- fetchWorkflow (default: true) - Fetch workflow for upstream detection

Token efficiency:
- 11 items: ~11KB full vs ~3KB error (73% savings)
- 1001 items: ~354KB full vs ~3KB error (99% savings)

Conceived by Romuald Członkowski - https://www.aiadvisors.pl/en

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: add security hardening to error-execution-processor

- Add prototype pollution protection (block __proto__, constructor, prototype)
- Expand sensitive data patterns (20+ patterns including JWT, OAuth, certificates)
- Create recursive sanitizeData function for deep object sanitization
- Apply sanitization to both nodeParameters and upstream sampleItems
- Add comprehensive unit tests (42 tests, 96% coverage)

Security improvements address code review findings:
- Critical: Prototype pollution protection
- Warning: Expanded sensitive data filtering
- Warning: Nested data sanitization

Concieved by Romuald Członkowski - www.aiadvisors.pl/en

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Romuald Członkowski <romualdczlonkowski@MacBook-Pro-Romuald.local>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Romuald Członkowski
2025-12-23 17:14:30 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent a40f6a5077
commit d60182eeb8
9 changed files with 1800 additions and 20 deletions

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@@ -1421,17 +1421,33 @@ export async function handleGetExecution(args: unknown, context?: InstanceContex
// Parse and validate input with new parameters
const schema = z.object({
id: z.string(),
// New filtering parameters
mode: z.enum(['preview', 'summary', 'filtered', 'full']).optional(),
// Filtering parameters
mode: z.enum(['preview', 'summary', 'filtered', 'full', 'error']).optional(),
nodeNames: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
itemsLimit: z.number().optional(),
includeInputData: z.boolean().optional(),
// Legacy parameter (backward compatibility)
includeData: z.boolean().optional()
includeData: z.boolean().optional(),
// Error mode specific parameters
errorItemsLimit: z.number().min(0).max(100).optional(),
includeStackTrace: z.boolean().optional(),
includeExecutionPath: z.boolean().optional(),
fetchWorkflow: z.boolean().optional()
});
const params = schema.parse(args);
const { id, mode, nodeNames, itemsLimit, includeInputData, includeData } = params;
const {
id,
mode,
nodeNames,
itemsLimit,
includeInputData,
includeData,
errorItemsLimit,
includeStackTrace,
includeExecutionPath,
fetchWorkflow
} = params;
/**
* Map legacy includeData parameter to mode for backward compatibility
@@ -1470,15 +1486,33 @@ export async function handleGetExecution(args: unknown, context?: InstanceContex
};
}
// For error mode, optionally fetch workflow for accurate upstream detection
let workflow: Workflow | undefined;
if (effectiveMode === 'error' && fetchWorkflow !== false && execution.workflowId) {
try {
workflow = await client.getWorkflow(execution.workflowId);
} catch (e) {
// Workflow fetch failed - continue without it (use heuristics)
logger.debug('Could not fetch workflow for error analysis', {
workflowId: execution.workflowId,
error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Unknown error'
});
}
}
// Apply filtering using ExecutionProcessor
const filterOptions: ExecutionFilterOptions = {
mode: effectiveMode,
nodeNames,
itemsLimit,
includeInputData
includeInputData,
// Error mode specific options
errorItemsLimit,
includeStackTrace,
includeExecutionPath
};
const processedExecution = processExecution(execution, filterOptions);
const processedExecution = processExecution(execution, filterOptions, workflow);
return {
success: true,

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@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ export const n8nExecutionsDoc: ToolDocumentation = {
category: 'workflow_management',
essentials: {
description: 'Manage workflow executions: get details, list, or delete. Unified tool for all execution operations.',
keyParameters: ['action', 'id', 'workflowId', 'status'],
example: 'n8n_executions({action: "list", workflowId: "abc123", status: "error"})',
keyParameters: ['action', 'id', 'workflowId', 'status', 'mode'],
example: 'n8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456", mode: "error"})',
performance: 'Fast (50-200ms)',
tips: [
'action="get": Get execution details by ID',
'action="list": List executions with filters',
'action="delete": Delete execution record',
'Use mode="error" for efficient failure debugging (80-90% token savings)',
'Use mode parameter for action=get to control detail level'
]
},
@@ -25,14 +26,26 @@ export const n8nExecutionsDoc: ToolDocumentation = {
- preview: Structure only, no data
- summary: 2 items per node (default)
- filtered: Custom items limit, optionally filter by node names
- full: All execution data (can be very large)`,
- full: All execution data (can be very large)
- error: Optimized for debugging failures - extracts error info, upstream context, and AI suggestions
**Error Mode Features:**
- Extracts error message, type, and node configuration
- Samples input data from upstream node (configurable limit)
- Shows execution path leading to error
- Provides AI-friendly fix suggestions based on error patterns
- Token-efficient (80-90% smaller than full mode)`,
parameters: {
action: { type: 'string', required: true, description: 'Operation: "get", "list", or "delete"' },
id: { type: 'string', required: false, description: 'Execution ID (required for action=get or action=delete)' },
mode: { type: 'string', required: false, description: 'For action=get: "preview", "summary" (default), "filtered", "full"' },
mode: { type: 'string', required: false, description: 'For action=get: "preview", "summary" (default), "filtered", "full", "error"' },
nodeNames: { type: 'array', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=filtered: Filter to specific nodes by name' },
itemsLimit: { type: 'number', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=filtered: Items per node (0=structure, 2=default, -1=unlimited)' },
includeInputData: { type: 'boolean', required: false, description: 'For action=get: Include input data in addition to output (default: false)' },
errorItemsLimit: { type: 'number', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=error: Sample items from upstream (default: 2, max: 100)' },
includeStackTrace: { type: 'boolean', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=error: Include full stack trace (default: false, shows truncated)' },
includeExecutionPath: { type: 'boolean', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=error: Include execution path (default: true)' },
fetchWorkflow: { type: 'boolean', required: false, description: 'For action=get with mode=error: Fetch workflow for accurate upstream detection (default: true)' },
workflowId: { type: 'string', required: false, description: 'For action=list: Filter by workflow ID' },
status: { type: 'string', required: false, description: 'For action=list: Filter by status ("success", "error", "waiting")' },
limit: { type: 'number', required: false, description: 'For action=list: Number of results (1-100, default: 100)' },
@@ -41,10 +54,15 @@ export const n8nExecutionsDoc: ToolDocumentation = {
includeData: { type: 'boolean', required: false, description: 'For action=list: Include execution data (default: false)' }
},
returns: `Depends on action:
- get: Execution object with data based on mode
- get (error mode): { errorInfo: { primaryError, upstreamContext, executionPath, suggestions }, summary }
- get (other modes): Execution object with data based on mode
- list: { data: [...executions], nextCursor?: string }
- delete: { success: boolean, message: string }`,
examples: [
'// Debug a failed execution (recommended for errors)\nn8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456", mode: "error"})',
'// Debug with more sample data from upstream\nn8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456", mode: "error", errorItemsLimit: 5})',
'// Debug with full stack trace\nn8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456", mode: "error", includeStackTrace: true})',
'// Debug without workflow fetch (faster but less accurate)\nn8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456", mode: "error", fetchWorkflow: false})',
'// List recent executions for a workflow\nn8n_executions({action: "list", workflowId: "abc123", limit: 10})',
'// List failed executions\nn8n_executions({action: "list", status: "error"})',
'// Get execution summary\nn8n_executions({action: "get", id: "exec_456"})',
@@ -53,7 +71,10 @@ export const n8nExecutionsDoc: ToolDocumentation = {
'// Delete an execution\nn8n_executions({action: "delete", id: "exec_456"})'
],
useCases: [
'Debug workflow failures (get with mode=full)',
'Debug workflow failures efficiently (mode=error) - 80-90% token savings',
'Get AI suggestions for fixing common errors',
'Analyze input data that caused failure',
'Debug workflow failures with full data (mode=full)',
'Monitor workflow health (list with status filter)',
'Audit execution history',
'Clean up old execution records',
@@ -62,18 +83,22 @@ export const n8nExecutionsDoc: ToolDocumentation = {
performance: `Response times:
- list: 50-150ms depending on filters
- get (preview/summary): 30-100ms
- get (error): 50-200ms (includes optional workflow fetch)
- get (full): 100-500ms+ depending on data size
- delete: 30-80ms`,
bestPractices: [
'Use mode="summary" (default) for debugging - shows enough data',
'Use mode="error" for debugging failed executions - 80-90% token savings vs full',
'Use mode="summary" (default) for quick inspection',
'Use mode="filtered" with nodeNames for large workflows',
'Filter by workflowId when listing to reduce results',
'Use cursor for pagination through large result sets',
'Set fetchWorkflow=false if you already know the workflow structure',
'Delete old executions to save storage'
],
pitfalls: [
'Requires N8N_API_URL and N8N_API_KEY configured',
'mode="full" can return very large responses for complex workflows',
'mode="error" fetches workflow by default (adds ~50-100ms), disable with fetchWorkflow=false',
'Execution must exist or returns 404',
'Delete is permanent - cannot undo'
],

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@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ export const n8nManagementTools: ToolDefinition[] = [
// For action='get' - detail level
mode: {
type: 'string',
enum: ['preview', 'summary', 'filtered', 'full'],
description: 'For action=get: preview=structure only, summary=2 items (default), filtered=custom, full=all data'
enum: ['preview', 'summary', 'filtered', 'full', 'error'],
description: 'For action=get: preview=structure only, summary=2 items (default), filtered=custom, full=all data, error=optimized error debugging'
},
nodeNames: {
type: 'array',
@@ -365,6 +365,23 @@ export const n8nManagementTools: ToolDefinition[] = [
type: 'boolean',
description: 'For action=get: include input data in addition to output (default: false)'
},
// Error mode specific parameters
errorItemsLimit: {
type: 'number',
description: 'For action=get with mode=error: sample items from upstream node (default: 2, max: 100)'
},
includeStackTrace: {
type: 'boolean',
description: 'For action=get with mode=error: include full stack trace (default: false, shows truncated)'
},
includeExecutionPath: {
type: 'boolean',
description: 'For action=get with mode=error: include execution path leading to error (default: true)'
},
fetchWorkflow: {
type: 'boolean',
description: 'For action=get with mode=error: fetch workflow for accurate upstream detection (default: true)'
},
// For action='list'
limit: {
type: 'number',