# N8n MCP (MCP server)

> 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.

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).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 23,047 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: n8n-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v2.92.1 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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