n8n plugin version bump surfaces all 14 skills
After a skills migration, teammates were stuck seeing only one skill instead of all 14 in the n8n Claude Code plugin. A version field in the plugin manifest now lets Claude Code detect updates and re-scan for newly available skills.
The n8n Claude Code plugin migrated its skills directory earlier this year, moving from .claude/skills/ to .claude/plugins/n8n/skills/. Teammates pulling the changes weren't seeing the full suite of 14 available skills—only the original setup-mcps skill appeared.
The culprit was Claude Code's plugin caching. When the plugin was first installed, only one skill existed. Claude Code cached that state and never re-scanned, leaving the new skills invisible. The solution is a single addition: a version field in the plugin manifest.
With version 0.2.0 now declared in the manifest, Claude Code recognizes the plugin has been updated after git pull and triggers a re-scan. All 14 skills should appear in the available skills list without manual intervention. For teammates already affected, the workaround remains: uninstall and reinstall the n8n plugin, or run /reload-plugins.
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Summary
- Adds
versionfield to the n8n Claude Code plugin manifest (plugin.json) - This helps Claude Code detect plugin updates after
git pulland trigger re-discovery of skills - Fixes issue where teammates only see
setup-mcpsskill instead of all 14 plugin skills after the skill migration in #28020
Context
After skills were moved from .claude/skills/ to .claude/plugins/n8n/skills/ in #28020, some teammates couldn't see the new skills. Claude Code cached the plugin state from the initial install (which only had setup-mcps) and never re-scanned. Adding a version field should help with future plugin updates.
Workaround for affected users: /plugins → uninstall n8n → install again, or /reload-plugins.
Test plan
- Verify plugin loads with version field
- Verify all 14 skills appear in available skills list
- Teammate confirms skills appear after pull + restart