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N8n MCP

N8n MCP is an MCP server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive access to n8n node documentation, properties, and operations. Deploy in minutes to give Claude and other AI assistants deep knowledge about n8n's 2,951 workflow automation nodes (838 core… It has 23,047 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y n8n-mcp.

github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install N8n MCP

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio n8n-mcp -- npx -y n8n-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About N8n MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive access to n8n node documentation, properties, and operations. Deploy in minutes to give Claude and other AI assistants deep knowledge about n8n's 2,951 workflow automation nodes (838 core + 2,113 community).

  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • n8n
  • workflows

FAQ

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What is N8n MCP?

N8n MCP is an MCP server that provides AI assistants with comprehensive access to n8n node documentation, properties, and operations. Deploy in minutes to give Claude and other AI assistants deep knowledge about n8n's 2,951 workflow automation nodes (838 core… It has 23,047 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y n8n-mcp. The source code is at github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp.

How do I install the N8n MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y n8n-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is N8n MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is N8n MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is v2.92.1, published Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.