SuperCode for n8n

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Finally. JavaScript libraries in n8n.

Look, n8n's Code node is great, but it can't do much. No lodash. No axios. No validation. No crypto. Nothing. You're stuck writing vanilla JavaScript like it's 2010.

SuperCode changes that. 47+ production-ready JavaScript libraries, right in your workflow. Do things that were literally impossible before. Yeah, you can also replace 10-15 nodes with one SuperCode node, but that's just the beginning.

What Makes SuperCode Different

The Problem

n8n's Code node has ZERO libraries. Want to:

• Validate an email? Can't.
• Parse a CSV properly? Nope.
• Work with Excel files? Forget it.
• Sign JWTs? Not happening.
• Process markdown? No way.
• Generate QR codes? Dream on.

You end up building these massive workflows with 15 nodes just to do basic stuff. HTTP Request → Set → Code → IF → Set → Code → HTTP Request... it's exhausting.

The Solution

SuperCode gives you 47+ JavaScript libraries that real developers use:

• lodash for data manipulation
• axios for HTTP requests that actually work
• joi/validator for proper validation
• dayjs/moment for dates that make sense
• XLSX for Excel files (finally!)
• crypto-js/bcrypt for security
• cheerio for web scraping
• Handlebars for templating
• And 40+ more...

Plus, you can access data from ANY previous node in your workflow. No more passing data through 10 nodes.

Installing SuperCode

For n8n Community Edition

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
3. Click Install a community node
4. Enter: @kenkaiii/n8n-nodes-supercode
5. Click Install
6. Find "Super Code" in your node list

For n8n Cloud

Community nodes aren't available on n8n cloud yet. Use self-hosted n8n.

For Docker Users

Add to your docker-compose.yml:

environment:
  - N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ENABLED=true

Then install through the UI as shown above.

Real Examples: What Wasn't Possible Before

1. Excel File Processing (Impossible in vanilla n8n)

// Read and process Excel files - literally can't do this without SuperCode
const workbook = XLSX.read(binaryData, { type: 'buffer' });
const sheet = workbook.Sheets[workbook.SheetNames[0]];
const data = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(sheet);

// Transform the data
const processed = data.map(row => ({
  ...row,
  email: row.email?.toLowerCase(),
  phone: phoneNumber(row.phone, 'US').formatInternational(),
  id: uuid.v4()
}));

// Create a new Excel file with results
const newSheet = XLSX.utils.json_to_sheet(processed);
const newWorkbook = XLSX.utils.book_new();
XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(newWorkbook, newSheet, 'Processed');

return {
  binary: {
    data: XLSX.write(newWorkbook, { type: 'buffer' }),
    mimeType: 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'
  }
};

2. JWT Authentication (Can't do this in Code node)

// Generate secure JWT tokens - impossible without crypto libraries
const payload = {
  userId: user.id,
  email: user.email,
  roles: user.roles
};

// Sign with your secret
const token = jwt.sign(payload, $('credentials').jwtSecret, {
  expiresIn: '24h',
  algorithm: 'HS256'
});

// Also hash passwords properly (not possible in vanilla n8n)
const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, 12);

return { token, hashedPassword };

3. Advanced Data Validation (Not possible before)

// Complex validation that's impossible with IF nodes
const schema = joi.object({
  email: joi.string().email().required(),
  age: joi.number().min(18).max(100),
  website: joi.string().uri(),
  phone: joi.string().pattern(/^\+[1-9]\d{1,14}$/),
  preferences: joi.object({
    newsletter: joi.boolean(),
    notifications: joi.array().items(joi.string().valid('email', 'sms', 'push'))
  })
});

// Validate all your webhook data at once
const { error, value } = schema.validate($input.all()[0].json);

if (error) {
  throw new Error(`Validation failed: ${error.details.map(d => d.message).join(', ')}`);
}

// Phone number formatting with Google's libphonenumber
const formatted = phoneNumber(value.phone, 'US').formatInternational();

return value;

4. Web Scraping with Structure (Replaces complex HTTP + Code chains)

// Scrape and parse HTML properly - not possible without cheerio
const response = await axios.get('https://example.com/products');
const $ = cheerio.load(response.data);

const products = [];
$('.product-card').each((i, elem) => {
  products.push({
    title: $(elem).find('.title').text().trim(),
    price: parseFloat($(elem).find('.price').text().replace('$', '')),
    image: $(elem).find('img').attr('src'),
    inStock: $(elem).find('.stock-status').hasClass('available'),
    url: new URL($(elem).find('a').attr('href'), 'https://example.com').href
  });
});

// Filter and sort with lodash
const available = _.chain(products)
  .filter('inStock')
  .sortBy('price')
  .take(10)
  .value();

return available;

5. Yes, Workflow Consolidation Too

Instead of this mess:

Webhook → Split → Set → Code → HTTP → IF → Set → Code → HTTP → IF → Code → Set → Merge

Just one SuperCode node handles everything:

• Validate all inputs at once
• Make multiple API calls in parallel
• Process responses with proper error handling
• Transform data with real libraries
• Return structured results

Performance: 80% fewer nodes, 75% faster execution, way less memory usage.

Complete Library List (47 Working Libraries)

Data Processing

lodash (_), dayjs, moment-timezone, date-fns, date-fns-tz, bytes, ms, uuid, nanoid

Validation & Parsing

joi, validator, Ajv, yup, zod (z), qs

Files & Documents

XLSX (xlsx), pdf-lib, csv-parse, papaparse (Papa), archiver, ini, toml

Web & HTTP

axios, cheerio, FormData

Text & Content

handlebars, marked, html-to-text, xml2js, XMLParser, YAML, pluralize, slug, string-similarity, fuse.js (fuzzy)

Security & Crypto

crypto-js (CryptoJS), jsonwebtoken (jwt), bcryptjs, node-forge

Specialized

QRCode, jimp, mathjs, iban, libphonenumber-js, currency.js

Natural Language

franc-min, compromise

Async Control

p-retry, p-limit

Data Operations

json-diff-ts, cron-parser

Blockchain (if you're into that)

ethers, web3

Media Processing

@distube/ytdl-core (ytdl), fluent-ffmpeg, ffmpeg-static

Who Should Use This?

Perfect For:

• Developers tired of n8n's limitations
• Power users who need real data processing
• Anyone working with Excel files, CSVs, or complex data
• API integrators who need proper auth and validation
• Automation experts building production workflows

You Need:

• Basic JavaScript knowledge (or ChatGPT/Claude to write it for you)
• Understanding of which library does what
• n8n self-hosted (not cloud)

Not For:

• Complete beginners who've never seen code
• Simple workflows that work fine with basic nodes
• n8n cloud users (community nodes not supported)

Real Performance Metrics

From actual production workflows:

• API Integration Pipeline: 5 nodes → 1 node (80% reduction)
• Excel Processing Workflow: 12 nodes → 1 node (92% reduction)
• Data Validation Chain: 8 nodes → 1 node (87% reduction)
• Execution Time: 4.2s → 1.1s (74% faster)
• Memory Usage: 248MB → 67MB (73% less)

Tips for Getting Started

1. Start Simple: Try one library at a time. lodash for data manipulation is a good start.

2. Check the Libraries: All libraries are pre-loaded. Just use them:

   // No require() needed!
   const result = _.groupBy(data, 'category');
   const validated = joi.string().email().validate(email);

3. Access Previous Nodes: Get data from any node:

   const webhookData = $('Webhook').first();
   const apiResponse = $('HTTP Request').all();

4. Use AI for Code: Yeah, you can use ChatGPT/Claude to write the code. Just tell it:

   • You're using SuperCode in n8n
   • Libraries are pre-loaded as globals
   • Show it the library list

5. Test First: Use n8n's preview to test your code before running the full workflow.

Common Issues

"Library not defined"

• Make sure you're using the exact library name from the list
• Libraries are globals, no require() needed

"Cannot read property of undefined"

• Check if your data exists first
• Use optional chaining: data?.property?.value

Performance issues

• SuperCode loads all libraries on first run (takes 1-2 seconds)
• Subsequent runs are fast
• Don't create multiple SuperCode nodes if one can do it all

Version History

• 1.4.5: Better messaging, updated descriptions
• 1.4.4: Fixed all library loading issues, 100% success rate
• 1.4.0: Added 8 new libraries for NLP and text processing
• 1.3.x: Excel security fixes, performance improvements
• 1.0.0: Initial release with 40+ libraries

Support

Found a bug? Need a library added?

• npm: @kenkaiii/n8n-nodes-supercode
• Email: [email protected]

Why I Built This

I was building complex n8n workflows and kept hitting walls. Need to validate an email? Write regex. Parse CSV? Build a parser. Work with Excel? Impossible. Sign a JWT? Not happening.

I realized n8n's Code node is extremely limited.. Fair enough. But that means you need 15 nodes to do what should take 15-30 lines of code.

SuperCode fixes that. It's the Code node that should have existed from day one. All the libraries you need, none of the limitations.

Built by Ken Kai. Because n8n workflows shouldn't suck.