In the practice of developing community nodes, I found that when filling in workflow information for traditional n8n nodes, users need to manually fill in various parameters repeatedly - especially when managing multiple workflows, issues such as parameter memory errors and omissions occur frequently, resulting in extremely low efficiency.
To address this, I designed the SmartChoice Node (SCN), which fully retains the core capabilities of the original node while adding a new fully automatic intelligent selection function, enabling flexible switching between’manual precise control’ and ‘automatic efficient retrieval’ and completely resolving the pain point of cumbersome parameter configuration.
Next, take the following node as an example:https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-mobile
Expand and introduce in detail the core functions and operational logic.
Let me first introduce the functions of this node. This node has three functions:
1. Query all basic information of workflow information;
2. Query detailed node information of the specified workflow;
3. Query the execution result of the specified workflow;
Achieve the above functions by selecting different options;
First, add an option to this node: Automatic/Manual;
1. If the selection is manual
uses the original method.
1. Obtain the workflow execution result
First, select: Manual; then select: Executions; then fill in the conditions to be queried: WorkflowID, Limit, Status;
2. Query all basic information of jobs
First, select: Manual; then select: Workflows; then fill in the query conditions: WorkflowID is empty, so don’t fill in anything;
3. Query details of a specified workflow node
Just fill in the specific Workflow ID in the above WorkflowID field.
2. If the selection is automatic
Simply select Operation as: Auto
For the rest, as long as you control the input parameters, it can automatically recognize which function you need to call, for example:
1. Obtain the workflow execution result
Only the data input to this node is required: query.type = executions; query.workflowId = specified workflow ID (e.g., wErEn9VajPinRQYB&status);
2. Query basic information of all workflows
Only the data input to this node is required: query.type = workflows
3. Query details of the specified working node
Only the data input to this node is required: query.type = workflows; query.workflowId = specified workflow ID (e.g., wErEn9VajPinRQYB&status);
3. Recommended Usage Scenarios
Recommended for the previous node: Webhook
In this way, a single node can perform multiple functions simply by directly adjusting the HTTP Method.
For example:
1. Obtain the workflow execution result
http://localhost:5678/webhook/workflows/data?type=executions&workflowId=vzUGF1W2OK9CiPP6
2. Query basic information of all workflows
http://localhost:5678/webhook/workflows/data?type=workflows
3. Query details of a specified workflow node
http://localhost:5678/webhook/workflows/data?type=workflows&workflowId=79EJBgHYLvSzkq69
This way, a single node can perform multiple functions in a time-sharing manner, replacing multiple nodes with one, and there is no need to specify the parameters for each node.
In summary, this N8N series fully automatic intelligent selection node, through the design concept of “retaining the original core + adding new intelligent functions”, not only takes into account the usage habits of old users for traditional manual operations, but also provides an efficiency solution for new scenarios with its fully automatic data selection capabilities.
Whether it is quickly querying the basic information of the workflow, in-depth obtaining node details, or accurately tracing the execution results, this node can meet the requirements through flexible mode switching.
Subsequently, based on actual usage feedback, we can further optimize the accuracy of intelligent selection and the convenience of the operation process, continuously providing more efficient and user-request-oriented tool support for N8N work flow management.