What is n8n-docs?

This repository contains the documentation for n8n, a workflow automation tool that lets people connect different apps and services together without much programming knowledge. The documentation itself is hosted at docs.n8n.io. This repository is not the n8n software, just the written guides and reference pages. n8n is described as a fair-code tool, meaning it has a free community edition alongside paid enterprise options. The documentation covers how to build and use automated workflows, including integrations with many different services. If you want to contribute to the docs or preview them on your computer, you need Python installed. The documentation site is built using a tool called MkDocs with a theme called Material. Members of the n8n team have access to an extended paid version of that theme, while outside contributors work with the free version, which covers most features. You run a local preview with a single command and then edit the documentation files in your browser. Build times can be slow because the site pulls in content for many integration pages. The README explains a few tricks to speed up local builds, such as skipping parts of the site you are not editing or turning off live data fetching. Contributions follow a standard fork-and-pull-request process on GitHub. There is also a community forum for support questions. The project uses its own Sustainable Use License, which is described in the documentation.