n8n AI Agent Race Conditions: 3 Atomic Claiming Patterns
Prevent double bookings from concurrent n8n AI agents: atomic claim with INSERT ON CONFLICT, a pending/done two-phase, and re-read state before writes.
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Prevent double bookings from concurrent n8n AI agents: atomic claim with INSERT ON CONFLICT, a pending/done two-phase, and re-read state before writes.
Stop Make scenarios from creating duplicate records on reruns: search-then-filter, data-store idempotency keys, and destination upserts, step by step.
Fix the n8n Telegram Trigger not firing: diagnose with getWebhookInfo, re-register the webhook, then check test URLs, privacy mode, and N8N_WEBHOOK_URL.
Migrate n8n from SQLite to PostgreSQL with the CLI: export entities, provision Postgres, repoint n8n via DB_POSTGRESDB_* variables, import, and verify.
Build next-gen Make AI Agents in the scenario builder: visual execution, reasoning panel, dynamic routing, module tools, and one-click sharing. October 2026.
n8n 3.0 deprecated internal task runners. Set up external mode in Docker: the n8nio/runners sidecar compose file, auth token wiring, and Python allowlists.
Stop n8n 429 rate limit errors by staggering Schedule Triggers off the hour, adding jitter, and treating 429 as an expected retry, not a crash.
Patch Ni8mare (CVE-2026-21858): upgrade self-hosted n8n to 1.121.0+ to fix the CVSS 10.0 webhook RCE, verify the fix, and rotate all exposed credentials.
n8n Retry On Fail re-sends failed HTTP calls. Learn how stable idempotency keys and a Postgres checkpoint table stop paid APIs from charging twice.
GitHub enables unconfigured Copilot features on October 22, 2026. Admin checklist for Business and Enterprise: default policy, exceptions, settings to review.