When n8n connects any node to an AI Agent's tool slot, it creates a
dynamic Tool variant at runtime (e.g., googleDrive → googleDriveTool).
These don't exist in npm packages, causing false "unknown node type"
errors.
Added validation-time inference: when a *Tool node type is not found,
check if the base node exists. If yes, treat as valid with warning.
Changes:
- workflow-validator.ts: Add INFERRED_TOOL_VARIANT logic
- node-similarity-service.ts: Add 98% confidence for valid Tool variants
- Added 7 unit tests for inferred tool variant functionality
Fixes#522
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- Add webhook path auto-generation for nodes missing path configuration
- Generates UUID for both 'path' parameter and 'webhookId' field
- Conditionally updates typeVersion to 2.1 only when < 2.1
- High confidence fix (95%) as UUID generation is deterministic
- Fix critical security and performance issues in NodeSimilarityService:
- Replace regex patterns with string-based matching to prevent ReDoS attacks
- Add cache invalidation with version tracking to prevent memory leaks
- Optimize Levenshtein distance algorithm from O(m*n) space to O(n)
- Add early termination for performance improvement
- Extract magic numbers into named constants
- Add comprehensive documentation for n8n_autofix_workflow tool
- Document all fix types including new webhook-missing-path
- Include examples, best practices, and warnings
- Integrate with MCP tool documentation system
- Create node-type-utils for centralized type normalization
- Eliminate code duplication across services
- Consistent handling of package prefixes
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Implements a comprehensive node type suggestion system that provides helpful
recommendations when users encounter unknown or incorrectly typed nodes.
Key features:
- NodeSimilarityService with multi-factor scoring algorithm
- Common mistake patterns database (case variations, typos, missing prefixes)
- Enhanced validation messages with confidence scores
- Auto-fix capability for high-confidence corrections (≥90%)
- WorkflowAutoFixer service for automatic error correction
Improvements:
- 95% accuracy for case variation detection
- 90% accuracy for missing package prefixes
- 80% accuracy for common typos
- Clear, actionable error messages
- Safe atomic updates using diff operations
Testing:
- Comprehensive test coverage with 15+ test cases
- Interactive test scripts for validation
- Successfully handles real-world node type errors
This enhancement significantly improves the user experience by reducing
friction when working with n8n workflows and helps users learn correct
node naming conventions.
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