---
title: "Require the \"n8n-community-node-package\" keyword in community node package.json (`@n8n/community-nodes/require-community-node-keyword`)"
description: "⚠️ This rule _warns_ in the following configs: ✅ `recommended`, ☑️ `recommendedWithoutN8nCloudSupport`."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/require-community-node-keyword
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:46:04.709Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Require the \"n8n-community-node-package\" keyword in community node package.json (`@n8n/community-nodes/require-community-node-keyword`) — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/require-community-node-keyword)"
---

# Require the "n8n-community-node-package" keyword in community node package.json (`@n8n/community-nodes/require-community-node-keyword`)
⚠️ This rule _warns_ in the following configs: ✅ `recommended`, ☑️ `recommendedWithoutN8nCloudSupport`.

## Overview

# Require the "n8n-community-node-package" keyword in community node package.json (`@n8n/community-nodes/require-community-node-keyword`)

⚠️ This rule _warns_ in the following configs: ✅ `recommended`, ☑️ `recommendedWithoutN8nCloudSupport`.

🔧 This rule is automatically fixable by the [`--fix` CLI option](https://eslint.org/docs/latest/user-guide/command-line-interface#--fix).

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## Rule Details

Validates that the `package.json` of a community node package includes `"n8n-community-node-package"` in its `keywords` array. This keyword is required for n8n to discover and list community node packages.

## Examples

### ❌ Incorrect

```json
{
  "name": "n8n-nodes-my-service",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}
```

```json
{
  "name": "n8n-nodes-my-service",
  "keywords": ["n8n", "automation"]
}
```

### ✅ Correct

```json
{
  "name": "n8n-nodes-my-service",
  "keywords": ["n8n-community-node-package"]
}
```

```json
{
  "name": "n8n-nodes-my-service",
  "keywords": ["n8n", "automation", "n8n-community-node-package"]
}
```

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Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/require-community-node-keyword) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com