n8n workflows that survive production.
The reliability layer for production automations — one node in your n8n workflows, one container on your server.
Every automation at scale hits the same five failures.
Hand-roll the fixes in every workflow, or install the layer that already solved them.
Four patterns. Zero custom glue code.
Drop an 8kit node wherever a workflow asks a hard question. It answers in milliseconds — and remembers the answer across every run.
Do-once
8kit remembers every ID it has seen. Retries, restarts, and overlapping runs stop creating duplicates — permanently.
Data Mapping
Customer #123 here is customer #456 there. Store the mapping once and every workflow resolves it instantly.
Exclusivity
When two runs reach for the same record, one waits its turn. No corrupted writes, no Monday-morning cleanup.
Temporal
Every run resumes where the last good one stopped. Sync the 3 items that changed, not the 12,000 that didn't.
Everything ships in the box.
The node, the server, and the dashboard are built, versioned, and deployed together — nothing to assemble.
8kit n8n Node
Drag any pattern into a workflow — Uniqs, Lookups, Locks, Last Updated. Separate outputs for new vs. existing mean you branch, never parse.
8kit API Server
One container holds the state every workflow checks against — REST API, authentication, and monitoring included. Works far beyond n8n.
8kit Dashboard
Watch values land in real time, manage collections and keys — and when something looks off, the audit trail says exactly what happened.
Protected in three steps.
One Docker image, one Postgres database. Everything else has smart defaults.
Free where you run it. Paid where you sell it.
A commercial license applies only when 8kit ships inside a product you charge for.
Built on Apache 2.0 terms with a hosting restriction. Read the sustainable license ↗
Questions, answered.
Does 8kit replace n8n?+
No. Your automations stay in n8n. 8kit enhances them with a state layer they check against — duplicate prevention, ID mapping, locks, and run tracking — through a native node or plain HTTP calls.
What do I need to self-host?+
Docker and a Postgres database. The official image ships with smart defaults — the minimal compose file above gets the server and dashboard running on port 3000 in minutes.
Is 8kit free?+
Yes, for internal business use, personal projects, education, research, and consulting for self-hosting customers. Offering 8kit as a hosted or paid service requires a commercial license from Digital Stratagems.
Can I use the patterns outside n8n?+
Yes. The API server is a RESTful service with authentication — any HTTP-capable client can use the same patterns your n8n workflows do.