push8: the management and monitoring layer for n8n

The intelligence and management layer for n8n.

push8 is a management layer that sits on top of n8n rather than replacing it. You describe an automation in plain English, and it drafts the nodes, connections and triggers, then pushes the result to your own n8n instance, whether self-hosted or cloud. Alongside the builder it adds the operational tooling that n8n leaves to you: backups, health monitoring, failure detection and auditing. It is in early access, and new users join through a waitlist while access is approved in small batches.

The problem is that n8n workflows can fail without raising an error. A node may return empty or partial data, a scheduled run may simply never happen, and nobody finds out until a customer asks where something went. push8 looks for those silent failures, alerts you when a schedule is missed, and explains errors in plain English, so you spend less time reading execution logs to work out what went wrong and why.

push8 is written for agencies that run several n8n instances and need one view across them, for teams who have already been caught out by a quiet failure, and for founders who would rather describe a workflow than wire it node by node. It is not aimed at hobbyists running a single workflow, or at teams committed to other platforms such as Zapier or Make. Team collaboration and role-based access are planned but not yet available.

Features

Plain-English workflow builder

Describe the automation you want and push8 drafts the nodes, wires the connections and chooses suitable triggers. You can also ask it to explain an existing workflow or an error in plain English, which helps when you inherit a workflow you did not build.

Validation and dry runs

A validator checks for missing credentials, broken connections and bad expressions before a workflow reaches your instance. You can dry-run individual nodes with real payloads, so problems show up during testing rather than in production.

Silent failure detection

push8 detects workflows that return empty or partial data without throwing an error, and alerts you when a scheduled workflow fails to run on time. These are the failures that standard error handling usually misses.

Encrypted backups and history

Workflows are backed up automatically with encryption and can be restored when needed. push8 also keeps snapshots, deployment history and audit trails, so you can see what changed and return to an earlier version with one click.

Health monitoring and auditing

It monitors instance and webhook health, and audits workflows for problems such as race conditions and data type mismatches. This gives agencies a way to check each instance for issues before clients notice them.

Token usage tracking

push8 tracks large language model token usage across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral and OpenRouter, so you can see where AI costs come from across your workflows. It can also plan an architecture visually from a text description.

How it works

Request access

Join the waitlist on push8.dev. Access is currently approved in small batches, so there may be a wait before you can sign in and start using the product.

Connect your n8n instance

Add your n8n URL and an API key, for a self-hosted or cloud instance. push8 connects directly to your instance, and the key is encrypted before it is stored.

Describe and validate

Write what the workflow should do in plain English. push8 drafts it, and the validator flags missing credentials, broken edges and bad expressions for you to fix before anything is deployed.

Test, push and monitor

Dry-run nodes with real payloads, push the workflow to your instance, and then rely on backups, health checks and failure alerts to keep it running and recoverable.

Who it is for

Agencies managing several n8n instances that need visibility across all of them.

Teams that have been caught out by n8n workflows failing silently with empty or partial data.

Founders who prefer to describe a workflow in plain English rather than build it node by node.

Teams running n8n in production who want encrypted backups, restore and an audit trail.

Frequently asked questions

Is push8 available to use now?

push8 is in early access. Its core features work, but new users request access through a waitlist on push8.dev, and access is approved in small batches. Pricing is not stated on the site, so check push8.dev for current details.

How does push8 handle my n8n API key?

It connects with your n8n URL and API key. The key is encrypted with AES-GCM before it is stored, and decryption happens only on the server. push8 states that it does not log API keys, workflow execution details or request bodies, or train AI models on your workflows.

Does push8 replace n8n?

No. push8 works on top of n8n's execution engine rather than competing with it. Your workflows still run on your own n8n instance, self-hosted or cloud, and push8 adds building, monitoring, backup and auditing tools around it.

Who is push8 not suited to?

It is not aimed at individual hobbyists running a single workflow, or at teams committed to platforms such as Zapier or Make. It is a better fit for agencies and teams managing several n8n instances, where a silent failure is costly.