n8n MCP Community runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 157 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.
A security-focused MCP server for self-hosted n8n Community Edition.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add n8n-mcp-community -e 'N8N_API_URL=<N8N_API_URL>' -e 'N8N_API_KEY=<N8N_API_KEY>' -- npx -y n8n-mcp-community{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.n8n-mcp-community]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "n8n-mcp-community"]
env = { N8N_API_URL = "<N8N_API_URL>", N8N_API_KEY = "<N8N_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<N8N_API_URL> (Absolute HTTP(S) base URL for the intended self-hosted n8n instance; plaintext HTTP is limited to loopback unless explicitly allowed), <N8N_API_KEY> (Dedicated least-privilege n8n Public API key).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
N8N_MCP_MODE (Operation mode: read-only, write, or unsafe), N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP (Keep 0 unless plaintext HTTP to a non-loopback host is explicitly accepted).
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n8n MCP Community — questions
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