# n8n-MCP Telemetry Analysis - Complete Index ## Navigation Guide for All Analysis Documents **Analysis Period:** August 10 - November 8, 2025 (90 days) **Report Date:** November 8, 2025 **Data Quality:** High (506K+ events, 36/90 days with errors) **Status:** Critical Issues Identified - Action Required --- ## Document Overview This telemetry analysis consists of 5 comprehensive documents designed for different audiences and use cases. ### Document Map ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TELEMETRY ANALYSIS COMPLETE PACKAGE │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (this file + next level up) │ │ ↓ Start here for quick overview │ │ └─→ TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md │ │ • For: Decision makers, leadership │ │ • Length: 5-10 minutes read │ │ • Contains: Key stats, risks, ROI │ │ │ │ 2. MAIN ANALYSIS REPORT │ │ ↓ For comprehensive understanding │ │ └─→ TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md │ │ • For: Product, engineering teams │ │ • Length: 30-45 minutes read │ │ • Contains: Detailed findings, patterns, trends │ │ │ │ 3. TECHNICAL DEEP-DIVE │ │ ↓ For root cause investigation │ │ └─→ TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md │ │ • For: Engineering team, architects │ │ • Length: 45-60 minutes read │ │ • Contains: Root causes, hypotheses, gaps │ │ │ │ 4. IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP │ │ ↓ For actionable next steps │ │ └─→ IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md │ │ • For: Engineering leads, project managers │ │ • Length: 20-30 minutes read │ │ • Contains: Detailed implementation steps │ │ │ │ 5. VISUALIZATION DATA │ │ ↓ For presentations and dashboards │ │ └─→ TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md │ │ • For: All audiences (chart data) │ │ • Length: Reference material │ │ • Contains: Charts, graphs, metrics data │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- ## Quick Navigation ### By Role #### Executive Leadership / C-Level **Time Available:** 5-10 minutes **Priority:** Understanding business impact 1. Start: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md 2. Focus: Risk assessment, ROI, timeline 3. Reference: Key Statistics (below) --- #### Product Management **Time Available:** 30 minutes **Priority:** User impact, feature decisions 1. Start: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (Section 1-3) 2. Then: TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md (Section 1-2) 3. Reference: TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md (charts) --- #### Engineering / DevOps **Time Available:** 1-2 hours **Priority:** Root causes, implementation details 1. Start: TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md 2. Then: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md 3. Reference: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (for metrics) --- #### Engineering Leads / Architects **Time Available:** 2-3 hours **Priority:** System design, priority decisions 1. Start: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (all sections) 2. Then: TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md (all sections) 3. Then: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md 4. Reference: Visualization data for presentations --- #### Customer Support / Success **Time Available:** 20 minutes **Priority:** Common issues, user guidance 1. Start: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md (Top 5 Issues section) 2. Then: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (Section 6: Search Queries) 3. Reference: Top error messages list (below) --- #### Marketing / Communications **Time Available:** 15 minutes **Priority:** Messaging, external communications 1. Start: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md 2. Focus: Business impact statement 3. Key message: "We're fixing critical issues this week" --- ## Key Statistics Summary ### Error Metrics | Metric | Value | Status | |--------|-------|--------| | Total Errors (90 days) | 8,859 | Baseline | | Daily Average | 60.68 | Stable | | Peak Day | 276 (Oct 30) | Outlier | | ValidationError | 3,080 (34.77%) | Largest | | TypeError | 2,767 (31.23%) | Second | ### Tool Performance | Metric | Value | Status | |--------|-------|--------| | Critical Tool: get_node_info | 11.72% failure | Action Required | | Average Success Rate | 98.4% | Good | | Highest Risk Tools | 5.5-6.4% failure | Monitor | ### Performance | Metric | Value | Status | |--------|-------|--------| | Sequential Updates Latency | 55.2 seconds | Bottleneck | | Read-After-Write Latency | 96.6 seconds | Bottleneck | | Search Retry Rate | 17% | High | ### User Engagement | Metric | Value | Status | |--------|-------|--------| | Daily Sessions | 895 avg | Healthy | | Daily Users | 572 avg | Healthy | | Sessions per User | 1.52 avg | Good | --- ## Top 5 Critical Issues ### 1. Workflow-Level Validation Failures (39% of errors) - **File:** TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 2.1 - **Detail:** TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 1.1 - **Fix:** IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Section Phase 1, Issue 1.2 ### 2. `get_node_info` Unreliability (11.72% failure) - **File:** TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 3.2 - **Detail:** TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 4.1 - **Fix:** IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Section Phase 1, Issue 1.1 ### 3. Slow Sequential Updates (55+ seconds) - **File:** TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 4.1 - **Detail:** TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 6.1 - **Fix:** IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Section Phase 1, Issue 1.3 ### 4. Search Inefficiency (17% retry rate) - **File:** TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 6.1 - **Detail:** TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 6.3 - **Fix:** IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Section Phase 2, Issue 2.2 ### 5. Type-Related Validation Errors (31.23% of errors) - **File:** TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 1.2 - **Detail:** TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 2 - **Fix:** IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Section Phase 2, Issue 2.3 --- ## Implementation Timeline ### Week 1 (Immediate) **Expected Impact:** 40-50% error reduction 1. Fix `get_node_info` reliability - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 1, Issue 1.1 - Effort: 1 day 2. Improve validation error messages - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 1, Issue 1.2 - Effort: 2 days 3. Add batch workflow update operation - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 1, Issue 1.3 - Effort: 2-3 days ### Week 2-3 (High Priority) **Expected Impact:** +30% additional improvement 1. Implement validation caching - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 2, Issue 2.1 - Effort: 1-2 days 2. Improve search ranking - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 2, Issue 2.2 - Effort: 2 days 3. Add TypeScript types for top nodes - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 2, Issue 2.3 - Effort: 3 days ### Week 4 (Optimization) **Expected Impact:** +10% additional improvement 1. Return updated state in responses - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 3, Issue 3.1 - Effort: 1-2 days 2. Add workflow diff generation - File: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 3, Issue 3.2 - Effort: 1-2 days --- ## Key Findings by Category ### Validation Issues - Most common error category (96.6% of all errors) - Workflow-level validation: 39.11% of validation errors - Generic error messages prevent self-resolution - See: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 2 ### Tool Reliability Issues - `get_node_info` critical (11.72% failure rate) - Information retrieval tools less reliable than state management tools - Validation tools consistently underperform (5.5-6.4% failure) - See: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 3 & TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 4 ### Performance Bottlenecks - Sequential operations extremely slow (55+ seconds) - Read-after-write pattern inefficient (96.6 seconds) - Search refinement rate high (17% need multiple searches) - See: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 4 & TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 6 ### User Behavior - Top searches: test (5.8K), webhook (5.1K), http (4.2K) - Most searches indicate where users struggle - Session metrics show healthy engagement - See: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 6 ### Temporal Patterns - Error rate volatile with significant spikes - October incident period with slow recovery - Currently stabilizing at 60-65 errors/day baseline - See: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 9 & TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md, Section 5 --- ## Metrics to Track Post-Implementation ### Primary Success Metrics 1. `get_node_info` failure rate: 11.72% → <1% 2. Validation error clarity: Generic → Specific (95% have guidance) 3. Update latency: 55.2s → <5s 4. Overall error count: 8,859 → <2,000 per quarter ### Secondary Metrics 1. Tool success rates across board: >99% 2. Search retry rate: 17% → <5% 3. Workflow validation time: <2 seconds 4. User satisfaction: +50% improvement ### Dashboard Recommendations - See: TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md, Section 14 - Create live dashboard in Grafana/Datadog - Update daily; review weekly --- ## SQL Queries Reference All analysis derived from these core queries: ### Error Analysis ```sql -- Error type distribution SELECT error_type, SUM(error_count) as total_occurrences FROM telemetry_errors_daily WHERE date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '90 days' GROUP BY error_type ORDER BY total_occurrences DESC; -- Temporal trends SELECT date, SUM(error_count) as daily_errors FROM telemetry_errors_daily WHERE date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '90 days' GROUP BY date ORDER BY date DESC; ``` ### Tool Performance ```sql -- Tool success rates SELECT tool_name, SUM(usage_count), SUM(success_count), ROUND(100.0 * SUM(success_count) / SUM(usage_count), 2) as success_rate FROM telemetry_tool_usage_daily WHERE date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '90 days' GROUP BY tool_name ORDER BY success_rate ASC; ``` ### Validation Errors ```sql -- Validation errors by node type SELECT node_type, error_type, SUM(error_count) as total FROM telemetry_validation_errors_daily WHERE date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '90 days' GROUP BY node_type, error_type ORDER BY total DESC; ``` Complete query library in: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 12 --- ## FAQ ### Q: Which document should I read first? **A:** TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md (5 min) to understand the situation ### Q: What's the most critical issue? **A:** Workflow-level validation failures (39% of errors) with generic error messages that prevent users from self-fixing ### Q: How long will fixes take? **A:** Week 1: 40-50% improvement; Full implementation: 4-5 weeks ### Q: What's the ROI? **A:** ~26x return in first year; payback in <2 weeks ### Q: Should we implement all recommendations? **A:** Phase 1 (Week 1) is mandatory; Phase 2-3 are high-value optimization ### Q: How confident are these findings? **A:** Very high; based on 506K events across 90 days with consistent patterns ### Q: What should support/success team do? **A:** Review Section 6 of ANALYSIS_REPORT.md for top user pain points and search patterns --- ## Additional Resources ### For Presentations - Use TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md for all chart/graph data - Recommend audience: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md, Section "Stakeholder Questions & Answers" ### For Team Meetings - Stand-up briefing: Key Statistics Summary (above) - Engineering sync: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md - Product review: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Sections 1-3 ### For Documentation - User-facing docs: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md, Section 6 (search queries reveal documentation gaps) - Error code docs: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, Phase 4 ### For Monitoring - KPI dashboard: TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md, Section 14 - Alert thresholds: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md, success metrics --- ## Contact & Questions **Analysis Prepared By:** AI Telemetry Analyst **Date:** November 8, 2025 **Data Freshness:** Last updated October 31, 2025 (daily updates) **Review Frequency:** Weekly recommended For questions about specific findings, refer to: - Executive level: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md - Technical details: TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md - Implementation: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md --- ## Document Checklist Use this checklist to ensure you've reviewed appropriate documents: ### Essential Reading (Everyone) - [ ] TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md (5-10 min) - [ ] Top 5 Issues section above (5 min) ### Role-Specific - [ ] Leadership: TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md (Risk & ROI sections) - [ ] Engineering: TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md (all sections) - [ ] Product: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (Sections 1-3) - [ ] Project Manager: IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md (Timeline section) - [ ] Support: TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md (Section 6: Search Queries) ### For Implementation - [ ] IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md (all sections) - [ ] TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md (root cause analysis) ### For Presentations - [ ] TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md (all chart data) - [ ] TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md (key statistics) --- ## Version History | Version | Date | Changes | |---------|------|---------| | 1.0 | Nov 8, 2025 | Initial comprehensive analysis | --- ## Next Steps 1. **Today:** Review TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md 2. **Tomorrow:** Schedule team review meeting 3. **This Week:** Estimate Phase 1 implementation effort 4. **Next Week:** Begin Phase 1 development --- **Status:** Analysis Complete - Ready for Action All documents are located in: `/Users/romualdczlonkowski/Pliki/n8n-mcp/n8n-mcp/` Files: - TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_INDEX.md (this file) - TELEMETRY_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md - TELEMETRY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md - TELEMETRY_TECHNICAL_DEEP_DIVE.md - IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md - TELEMETRY_DATA_FOR_VISUALIZATION.md