n8n-mcp

Overview

Integration between n8n workflow automation and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Best For

n8n-mcp integrates n8n workflow automation with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI workflow automation

Decision Snapshot

• • GitHub stars: 18157
• • Forks: 3050
• • Source provenance count: 2
• • Active signal: Updated this week from lifecycle signals.
• • Last seen: 4/15/2026
• • Published: 3/26/2026

Installation / Setup

# Run directly with npx (no installation needed!) && npx n8n-mcp

Usage

// Get node info with different detail levels && get_node({ && nodeType: "nodes-base.httpRequest", && detail: "standard",        // Default: Essential properties

Features

• • **🔍 Smart Node Search**: Find nodes by name, category, or functionality
• • **📖 Essential Properties**: Get only the 10-20 properties that matter
• • **💡 Real-World Examples**: 2,646 pre-extracted configurations from popular templates
• • **✅ Config Validation**: Validate node configurations before deployment
• • **🤖 AI Workflow Validation**: Comprehensive validation for AI Agent workflows (NEW in v2.17.0!)
• • Missing language model detection
• • AI tool connection validation
• • Streaming mode constraints

Use Cases

• • Common usage themes: n8n, mcp, model-context-protocol, ai.

Compatibility Signals

• • GitHub: mentions (Mentioned in approved metadata/docs evidence.)

Prompt Examples

Notes / Requirements

• • Primary language: TypeScript/JavaScript
• • License: MIT
• • Documentation coverage: high
• • Parser coverage score: 1.00
• • Source provenance includes GitHub discovery
• • Source feeds: GitHub Search API, npm Registry Search API
• • Topic cluster: productivity-automation

Official Links

• Website
• Repository

Source Information

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