n8n_dispatch Agent Skill
This skill bridges OpenClaw with your existing n8n‑dispatch service via mcporter. It exposes a single command dispatch that forwards the user’s request type and prompt to the registered MCP service.
How it works
- The command
dispatchtakes two required arguments:
* requestType – one of state, action, or historical. * text – the raw user prompt.
- The skill builds a JSON payload containing those two values and calls the MCP service
n8n_dispatch. - The n8n workflow receives the payload, processes the request, and returns a response that OpenClaw prints.
Usage
# In your OpenClaw session or a shell
n8n_dispatch dispatch state "What is the living room light status?"The command will output something like: Requested type: state and text: What is the living room light status?
Examples
| Request type | Prompt | Example command | What the service returns |
|---|---|---|---|
state | *“Is the garage door open?”* | n8n_dispatch dispatch state "Is the garage door open?" | *“Garage door is closed”* |
action | *“Turn on the hallway light.”* | n8n_dispatch dispatch action "Turn on the hallway light." | *“Hallway light turned on”* |
historical | *“Show me the temperature for yesterday.”* | n8n_dispatch dispatch historical "Show me the temperature for yesterday." | *Yesterday’s temperature: 72°F* |
Configuration
Place this skill in your workspace under skills/n8n_dispatch and ensure your MCP service is registered:
openclaw mcporter add \
--name "n8n_dispatch" \
--url "http://your-n8n-host:8080/api"Once the skill is loaded (openclaw skills load n8n_dispatch), you can start calling dispatch from any OpenClaw session.