Description

n8n-nodes-flowyteam

This is an n8n community node for integrating with the Flowyteam API. It provides a ClickUp-style interface for managing tasks, projects, employees, and organizational data.

🤖 AI Agent Integration

🎉 NEW! This node is now fully compatible with n8n AI Agents and can be used as a tool for intelligent automation workflows.

✨ AI Agent Features

• ✅ Complete Resource Access – All 21+ resources available as AI tools
• ✅ Intelligent Operations – AI can create, read, update, and delete data
• ✅ Natural Language Interface – Describe what you want, let AI execute
• ✅ Multi-Resource Workflows – AI can work across departments, tasks, projects, etc.
• ✅ Context-Aware Actions – AI understands relationships between resources

🛠️ Quick Setup for AI Agents

Step 1: Enable Community Nodes as Tools

Set the required environment variable to allow community nodes to be used as AI Agent tools:

For Command Line Users:

export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

For Docker/Docker Compose:

environment:
  - N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

Make it Permanent (Mac/Linux):

echo 'export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Step 2: Install and Link the Node

# Build the package
cd /path/to/flowy.n8n
npm run build

# Create global link
npm link

# Link to n8n custom directory
cd ~/.n8n/custom
npm link n8n-nodes-flowyteam

Step 3: Start n8n

cd ~/.n8n/custom
npx n8n start

Step 4: Add to AI Agent

1. Open n8n in your browser
2. Create a new workflow
3. Add an AI Agent node
4. In the AI Agent configuration, go to Tools
5. Search for "flowyteam"
6. ✅ You should now see the Flowyteam node available!

🎯 Example AI Agent Prompts

Here are some example prompts you can use with the AI Agent:

Department Management:

"Create a new department called 'AI Research' with description 'Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Research Division'"

Employee Operations:

"Get all employees from the Marketing department and create a task for each one to update their profiles"

Task Creation:

"Create a high-priority task for user ID 123 to review the Q4 budget, due next Friday"

Project Tracking:

"Show me all active projects and their current status, then create a summary report"

Holiday Management:

"Add Christmas Day (25/12/2024) as a company holiday"

🏗️ Available AI Tools

When you add the Flowyteam node as a tool, the AI Agent gets access to all these resources:

💡 AI Workflow Examples

1. Automated Onboarding:

AI Agent Prompt: "When a new employee joins:
1. Create their employee record
2. Assign them to the appropriate department
3. Create onboarding tasks
4. Set up their first performance cycle"

2. Project Status Reports:

AI Agent Prompt: "Generate a weekly project status report:
1. Get all active projects
2. Check task completion rates
3. Identify overdue items
4. Create summary with recommendations"

3. Leave Management:

AI Agent Prompt: "Process leave requests:
1. Check pending leave requests
2. Validate against holiday calendar
3. Update employee records
4. Send notifications"

🚀 Enhanced UI Structure

The node now features a ClickUp-inspired three-level interface for better usability:

1️⃣ Resource Selection

Choose the type of data you want to work with:

• Task – Individual work items
• Task Category – Task grouping and organization
• Project – Project management
• Project Category – Project grouping
• Employee – Staff management
• Department – Organizational units
• Designation – Job roles and titles

2️⃣ Operation Selection

Based on your resource choice, select the action:

• Create – Add new records
• Get – Retrieve specific record by ID
• Get All – List multiple records with pagination
• Update – Modify existing records
• Delete – Remove records

3️⃣ Additional Fields

Dynamic form fields appear based on your resource and operation selections, providing:

• Required fields (marked clearly)
• Optional fields for enhanced functionality
• Context-specific options and dropdowns
• Proper validation and descriptions

📋 Task Management

Task Operations

➕ Create Task

Required Fields:

• Heading (required) – The title/name of the task
• User ID (required) – ID of the user creating the task
• Start Date (required) – Task start date (MM/DD/YYYY format)
• Due Date (required) – Task deadline (MM/DD/YYYY format)
• Priority (required) – Task priority (Low, Medium, High, Critical)

Additional Fields (Optional):

• Category ID – Link task to a category
• Project ID – Associate with a project
• Description – Detailed task description
• Task Boards – Board configuration setting
• Key Results ID – Link to OKR key results
• Dependent Task ID – Task dependencies
• Employee Access – Comma-separated user IDs with access
• Repeat Settings – Task recurrence configuration

📖 Get Task

• Task ID (required) – The ID of the task to retrieve

📋 Get All Tasks

• Limit – Number of tasks to return
• Page – Page number for pagination
• Search – Search term to filter tasks
• Status Filter – Filter by task status

✏️ Update Task

Required Fields:

• Task ID (required) – ID of task to update
• User ID (required) – ID of the user performing update

Main Update Fields:

• Update Heading – New task title
• Update Start Date – New start date
• Update Due Date – New deadline
• Update Priority – New priority level

Additional Update Fields (Optional):

• All the same optional fields as Create operation with "Update" prefix
• Allows selective updating of any task properties

🗑️ Delete Task

• Task ID (required) – The ID of the task to delete

Task Category Operations

• Create: Category creation with name and description
• Get: Retrieve category details
• Get All: List all categories with pagination
• Update: Modify category information
• Delete: Remove categories

🏗️ Project Management

Project Operations

➕ Create Project

Required Fields:

• Project Name (required) – The name of the project
• Start Date (required) – Project start date (MM/DD/YYYY format)
• Deadline (required) – Project deadline (MM/DD/YYYY format)

Additional Fields (Optional):

• Template ID – Use project template
• Category ID – Link to project category
• Without Deadline – Boolean flag for projects without deadlines
• Client ID – Associate with client
• Manual Timelog – Enable manual time tracking
• Default Project Member – Auto-assign team members
• Project Summary – Project description
• Notes – Additional project notes
• Project Budget – Budget allocation
• Currency ID – Budget currency
• Hours Allocated – Estimated project hours
• Status – Project status (Not Started, In Progress, On Hold, etc.)
• Project ID (Reference) – Reference to another project

📖 Get Project

• Project ID (required) – The ID of the project to retrieve

📋 Get All Projects

• Limit – Number of projects to return
• Page – Page number for pagination
• Search – Search term to filter projects
• Status Filter – Filter by project status

✏️ Update Project

Required Fields:

• Project ID (required) – ID of project to update

Main Update Fields:

• Update Project Name – New project name
• Update Start Date – New start date
• Update Deadline – New deadline

Additional Update Fields (Optional):

• All the same optional fields as Create operation with "Update" prefix
• Allows selective updating of any project properties

🗑️ Delete Project

• Project ID (required) – The ID of the project to delete

Project Category Operations

• Create: Category creation with name and description
• Get: Retrieve category details
• Get All: List all categories with pagination
• Update: Modify category information
• Delete: Remove categories

🎯 Key Features

✨ User Experience

• Intuitive Navigation: Resource → Operation → Fields workflow
• Smart Field Display: Only relevant fields shown based on selections
• Clear Labeling: Descriptive names and helpful descriptions
• Validation: Required fields clearly marked

🔧 Technical Benefits

• Modular Architecture: Clean separation of resources and operations
• Type Safety: Full TypeScript support with proper interfaces
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error messages and validation
• Extensible: Easy to add new resources and operations
• AI Agent Compatible: Full support for intelligent automation

🏗️ Structure Example

📱 Flowyteam Node
├── 🎯 Resource: Task
│   ├── ➕ Operation: Create
│   │   ├── 📋 Required Fields
│   │   │   ├── 📝 Heading (required)
│   │   │   ├── 👤 User ID (required)  
│   │   │   ├── 📅 Start Date (required)
│   │   │   ├── ⏰ Due Date (required)
│   │   │   └── 🎯 Priority (required)
│   │   └── ➕ Additional Fields
│   │       ├── 📁 Category ID
│   │       ├── 🏗️ Project ID
│   │       ├── 📄 Description
│   │       ├── 👥 Employee Access
│   │       └── 🔄 Repeat Settings
│   └── 📖 Operation: Get
│       └── 🆔 Task ID (required)
├── 🏗️ Resource: Project
│   ├── ➕ Operation: Create
│   │   ├── 📋 Required Fields
│   │   │   ├── 📝 Project Name (required)
│   │   │   ├── 📅 Start Date (required)
│   │   │   └── ⏰ Deadline (required)
│   │   └── ➕ Additional Fields
│   │       ├── 📄 Template ID
│   │       ├── 📁 Category ID
│   │       ├── 👤 Client ID
│   │       ├── 💰 Project Budget
│   │       ├── ⏱️ Hours Allocated
│   │       └── 📊 Status
│   └── 📖 Operation: Get
│       └── 🆔 Project ID (required)
└── 📁 Resource: Task Category
    ├── ➕ Operation: Create
    │   └── 📝 Category Name (required)
    └── 📖 Operation: Get
        └── 🆔 Category ID (required)

🛠️ Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

🔐 Credentials

Set up your Flowyteam API credentials:

1. Create a Flowyteam account
2. Generate API credentials from your Flowyteam dashboard
3. Add the credentials to n8n using the "FlowyteamApi" credential type

🎉 Usage

Regular Workflow Usage

1. Add the node to your n8n workflow
2. Select a resource (e.g., Task, Project, Employee)
3. Choose an operation (Create, Get, Update, Delete)
4. Fill in the fields that appear dynamically
5. Execute the workflow

AI Agent Usage

1. Add an AI Agent node to your workflow
2. Configure the AI model (OpenAI, Claude, etc.)
3. Add Flowyteam as a tool in the Tools section
4. Write natural language prompts describing what you want to accomplish
5. Let the AI execute Flowyteam operations automatically

The enhanced interface makes it easy to discover available operations and ensures you only see relevant configuration options.

📚 API Coverage

✅ Fully Implemented

• Tasks (CRUD operations)
• Task Categories (CRUD operations)
• Projects (CRUD operations)
• Project Categories (CRUD operations)
• Employees (CRUD operations)
• Departments (CRUD operations)
• Designations (CRUD operations)
• Holidays (CRUD operations)
• Attendance (Clock In/Out, Today)
• Tickets (CRUD operations)
• Clients (CRUD operations)
• KPIs and KPI Management
• OKR (Objectives and Key Results)
• Leave Management
• Performance Cycles

🔄 Dynamic Features

• Pagination support for list operations
• Search functionality
• Status filtering
• Date range filtering
• Field validation
• AI Agent tool compatibility

🔧 Troubleshooting

AI Agent Tools Not Showing

If the Flowyteam node doesn't appear in AI Agent tools:

1. Check Environment Variable:

   echo $N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE
   # Should return: true
   

2. Verify Node Installation:

   ls -la ~/.n8n/custom/node_modules/n8n-nodes-flowyteam
   # Should show the symbolic link
   

3. Restart n8n Completely:

   pkill -f "npx n8n"
   cd ~/.n8n/custom
   npx n8n start
   

4. Check n8n Logs:
   Look for any errors during startup that might indicate issues with the node.

Common Issues

• Missing Environment Variable: The most common issue is forgetting to set N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true
• Outdated Build: Make sure to run npm run build after any code changes
• Link Issues: Re-run the npm link commands if the node isn't recognized
• Permission Issues: Check that the .n8n directory has proper permissions

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! The modular structure makes it easy to:

• Add new resources
• Extend existing operations
• Improve field validation
• Enhance user experience
• Add AI Agent capabilities

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

🚀 Get Started with AI Agents

Ready to supercharge your Flowyteam workflows with AI? Follow the step-by-step guide above and start building intelligent automation that can understand natural language and execute complex operations across your entire Flowyteam ecosystem!

Example AI Workflow:
"Create a new project called 'Website Redesign', assign it to the Marketing department, create 5 related tasks with different priorities, and schedule a performance review cycle for the team" – All executed with a single AI prompt! 🤖✨