docs: Document workflow activation limitation across skills

Add critical limitation notice that workflow activation is not supported
via API or MCP and requires manual activation in n8n UI.

Changes:
- WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md: Added prominent warning in lifecycle section with
  deployment steps for users
- SKILL.md (workflow-patterns): Added inline warning in deployment checklist
- scheduled_tasks.md: Added activation reminder in deployment checklist
- VALIDATION_GUIDE.md: Added to best practices "Do" section

Context: During practical workflow deployment, discovered that the
n8n_update_partial_workflow operation with active:true setting does not
activate workflows. This is a critical limitation that users must understand
to successfully deploy workflows built via MCP.

Locations updated (4 files):
1. skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert/WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md (primary)
2. skills/n8n-workflow-patterns/SKILL.md (deployment phase)
3. skills/n8n-workflow-patterns/scheduled_tasks.md (deployment checklist)
4. skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert/VALIDATION_GUIDE.md (best practices)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Conceived by Romuald Członkowski - https://www.aiadvisors.pl/en
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2025-10-20 12:35:39 +02:00
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@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ When building ANY workflow, follow this checklist:
### Deployment Phase
- [ ] Review workflow settings (execution order, timeout, error handling)
- [ ] Activate workflow
- [ ] Activate workflow ⚠️ **Manual activation required in n8n UI** (API/MCP cannot activate)
- [ ] Monitor first executions
- [ ] Document workflow purpose and data flow

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@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ Use `search_templates({query: "schedule"})` to find more!
- [ ] Document workflow purpose
- [ ] Set up monitoring
- [ ] Configure alerts
- [ ] Activate workflow in n8n UI ⚠️ **Manual activation required** (API/MCP cannot activate)
- [ ] Test in production (short interval first)
- [ ] Monitor first few executions