MCP N8n MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · rules ccca72095570

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

ENV N8N_API_KEY=not-configured

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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 mcp-n8n -- npx -y mcp-n8n

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

[mcp_servers.mcp-n8n]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-n8n"]

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

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: N8N_BASE_URL (Base URL of the n8n instance (e.g. https://your-n8n-instance.com)), N8N_API_KEY (n8n API key (Settings -> n8n API)), N8N_TOOLSETS (Comma-separated toolsets to expose: core, builder, admin (default: all)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.