n8n Engineering Benchmarks
Workflow Automation
GitHub
As of September 11, 2026, n8n has 7,086 merged pull requests, 18.2 hours median cycle time, 0.2 hours median review time, and 135 active contributors in the last 90 days. AI-related signals appear on 41.7% of recent work.
PRs with AI-related signals ship 28% faster 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
40.6h
with signals
56.5h
baseline
-28.0%
difference
AI-Related Signals
90.8%
3276 of 3609 PRs show AI-related signals
Flagship Repositories
Repository Comparison
| Repository | PRs | AI Signals | Cycle Time | Review Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8N flagship | 7086 | 81.5% | 19.4h | 0.1h |
Updated daily from public GitHub pull requests. Source: Tformance Open Source Analytics, updated 2 hours, 3 minutes ago.
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