n8n Engineering Benchmarks
Workflow Automation
GitHub
As of July 27, 2026, n8n has 5,106 merged pull requests, 17.4 hours median cycle time, 0.2 hours median review time, and 129 active contributors in the last 90 days. AI-related signals appear on 27.0% of recent work.
PRs with AI-related signals take 77% longer than the baseline.
Delivery Trend and AI Signals
PR Backlog (Humans)
Excludes AI agents and automation accounts.
PR Backlog (AI Agents)
AI coding agents only.
Cycle Time by AI-Related Signals
44.9h
with signals
25.4h
baseline
76.8%
difference
AI-Related Signals
85.9%
2773 of 3229 PRs show AI-related signals
Flagship Repositories
Repository Comparison
| Repository | PRs | AI Signals | Cycle Time | Review Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8N flagship | 5106 | 71.5% | 16.7h | 0.3h |
Updated daily from public GitHub pull requests. Source: Tformance Open Source Analytics, updated 22 hours, 40 minutes ago.
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