# Phase 6 Plan 1: Utility Functions Summary

**Project detection, directory management, and workflow saving utilities with comprehensive test coverage**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 8 min
- **Started:** 2026-01-05T20:01:21Z
- **Completed:** 2026-01-05T20:09:06Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 2

## Accomplishments

- Implemented detect_project_context() for automatic project detection from .n8n/config.json and directory structure
- Added directory helper functions (get_workflows_dir, get_project_dir) for consistent path management
- Created save_workflow() function for writing workflow JSON to appropriate locations with directory creation
- Achieved 92% test coverage for utils.py with 23 comprehensive tests

## Files Created/Modified

- `src/n8n_cli/utils.py` - Added 4 new utility functions (detect_project_context, get_workflows_dir, get_project_dir, save_workflow)
- `tests/test_utils.py` - Added 11 comprehensive tests covering all new utilities with edge cases

## Decisions Made

None - followed plan specification exactly.

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered

None

## Next Phase Readiness

Ready for **06-02-PLAN.md (Progressive Verbosity Standardization)**.

All utility functions operational with full test coverage. Local-first workflow management foundation complete.

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*Phase: 06-developer-experience*
*Completed: 2026-01-05*
