PALO-AI n8n architecture preview — publication status#
Release: 2.5 full-cycle developer preview
Status: architecture source and evaluation assets published on the repository main branch; no npm publication, n8n verification request, or template submission is implied by this file.
This checklist is the hand-off record for the staged launch requested for PALO-AI as a governance layer for n8n. It deliberately separates assets that can be shared now from the gates that require real, repeatable n8n testing.
Shareable now#
| Asset | Location | State | Safe claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture and four patterns | palo-ai-n8n-governance-control-plane.md |
ready | Contract and integration patterns are published for review. |
| Hero infographic | palo-ai-n8n-governance-hero.png |
ready | Conceptual overview of the four patterns. |
| Hero infographic (refresh) | palo-ai-n8n-governance-hero-v2.png |
ready | Generated 16:9 hero with the four patterns; conceptual preview asset. |
| Pattern screens | assets/palo-ai-n8n-scenarios/ |
ready | Presentation material; not evidence of an unavoidable runtime boundary. |
| Three-minute demo | palo-ai-n8n-architecture-preview-3min.mp4 |
recorded | Demonstrates a developer-preview flow using safe, non-production semantics. |
| Captions and script | media/ |
ready | Narration and accessibility source for the demo. |
| Community discussion | n8n-architecture-preview-post.md |
draft-ready | Invite architecture feedback; explicitly not a verification request. |
| Installable preview | packages/n8n-nodes-palo-ai/ |
0.2 build/lint/package gates passed | 0.2.0 adds the full-cycle node; the earlier 0.1.0 was sideloaded into n8n 2.30.7, while 0.2 still requires a fresh real-canvas validation before publication. |
Release gates#
The local tarball build, sideload, registration, credential and live fail-closed gateway tests are recorded in palo-ai-n8n-alpha-test-report.md. The following gates remain deliberately closed:
- Resolve the security and enforcement blockers listed in the integration guide.
- Collect design-partner and community feedback and update the capability matrix.
- Configure npm trusted publishing with provenance and publish only after an explicit release decision.
- Repeat installation through n8n's normal community-package flow after npm publication; record catalog discovery and compatibility.
- Only after those results, consider a template or connector proposal. n8n verification is not promised.
Reproduce the local package check#
cd packages/n8n-nodes-palo-ai
npm ci
npm run verify
npm packUse a disposable n8n profile and synthetic data. The decision-only node remains advisory. The 0.2 Governed Action node calls the PALO-owned executor path, but the workflow is still bypassable if another node retains direct target credentials.
Claim boundary#
PALO-AI is an emerging governance control plane for n8n and agentic automation platforms. This preview makes authority, policy, human oversight and evidence contracts visible for evaluation. It is not a production authorization service, a certified n8n connector, an n8n partnership, a compliance certification, or proof that every n8n tool call is intercepted.
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