A production readiness matrix for n8n and AI workflows: 32 checks
A workflow is not production-ready because the happy path ran once. This matrix lists thirty-two checks for n8n workflows and AI agents. Each one asks for evidence you can inspect and a failure test you can actually trigger before deployment, so it stays useful when tools, model providers and infra
Posted on Oct 23 • Originally published at victorlaybats.com
A workflow is not production-ready because the happy path ran once. This matrix lists thirty-two checks for n8n workflows and AI agents. Each one asks for evidence you can inspect and a failure test you can actually trigger before deployment, so it stays useful when tools, model providers and infrastructure change.
Rows marked all apply broadly, rows marked n8n refer to platform-level review, and rows marked ai cover non-deterministic output, tool use and agent authority.
The matrix is a review aid, not a security certification, warranty or substitute for a project-specific legal, privacy or compliance assessment. Not every check applies to every workflow.
A green execution status proves that the engine completed a path. It does not prove that the output was correct, authorized or useful.
The versioned matrix, with CSV and JSON downloads, is on victorlaybats.com and mirrored in the IVRYN open research repository. If you run n8n or agents in production, I would like to know which check you would add.