n8n Pro MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 37 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.
Manage self-hosted n8n (incl. queue mode): workflows, executions, users, audit — 51 tools.
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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-pro-mcp -e 'N8N_API_URL=<N8N_API_URL>' -e 'N8N_API_KEY=<N8N_API_KEY>' -- npx -y n8n-pro-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-pro-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-pro-mcp"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.n8n-pro-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "n8n-pro-mcp"]
env = { N8N_API_URL = "<N8N_API_URL>", N8N_API_KEY = "<N8N_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-pro-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-pro-mcp"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"n8n-pro-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-pro-mcp"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<N8N_API_URL> (Base URL of the n8n instance (no /api/v1 suffix)), <N8N_API_KEY> (n8n API key (Settings -> n8n API -> Create API key)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
N8N_WEBHOOK_BASE_URL (Separate base URL for webhook calls (queue mode webhook processors)).
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