Introduction
What is 8kit?
8kit is the memory layer that keeps every automation honest.
8kit is a comprehensive automation toolkit with three core components: an n8n node for workflow integration, a lightweight service for data synchronization, and an admin dashboard for management — making your automations faster, safer, and smarter.
Rather than replacing your automations, 8kit extends them with a shared state you can read/write from any HTTP-capable client.
At a glance
- Deduplication by design – Know if you’ve processed an item before.
- Universal ID mapping – Translate identifiers between systems reliably.
- Incremental sync – Process “only what changed since last successful run.”
- Optimistic concurrency – Lock records to prevent conflicting updates.
- Observable operations – Inspect state and remediate issues from the UI.
Why 8kit?
Without 8kit
- Each workflow re-implements dedupe logic (and gets it slightly wrong)
- ID mappings live in spreadsheets or ad-hoc tables
- Incremental sync becomes fragile, per-flow custom logic
- Retries cause duplicates or missed updates
- Debugging means grepping logs across systems
With 8kit
- Centralized state shared by all workflows
- One API for sets, lookups, locks, and last-run markers
- Safe retries and conflict prevention out of the box
- Clear visibility via an admin dashboard
- Native n8n node for zero-boilerplate usage
Real-world example: Shopify ↔ Business Central (via n8n)
Common problems:
- Duplicate processing: Did we already sync product
ABC123? - ID mapping chaos:
ABC123↔gid://shopify/Product/7891234567890 - Inefficient runs: Reprocessing everything, every time
- Race conditions: Two workflows touching the same product
With 8kit, your workflow can:
- Check duplicates – “Have I processed
ABC123before?” - Resolve IDs – “What’s the Shopify ID for
ABC123?” - Incremental sync – “Give me items updated since my last good run.”
- Prevent conflicts – “Lock this product while I’m syncing it.”