n8n MCP

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Description

An MCP for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Windsurf, and Cursor to build n8n workflows through natural language interaction.

Key Features

  • 1851 n8n node coverage — Complete docs and properties for 822 core + 1029 community nodes
  • MCP protocol server — Provides n8n knowledge to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and other AI IDEs
  • Template search — 2352 workflow templates filterable by complexity, role, and time
  • Node validation — Multi-level validation ensures AI-generated node configurations are correct
  • Multi-IDE support — Works with Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex and more
  • AI tool detection — Full documentation for 265 AI-capable tool variants

Use Cases

💡 Create n8n workflows in IDE through natural language
💡 Search and leverage existing n8n templates for rapid automation
💡 Enable AI assistants to understand n8n node properties and generate correct configurations
💡 Manage n8n workflow automation from Claude Desktop

Strengths & Limitations

Strengths

  • Actively maintained, recent updates
  • High community interest (22.8k stars)
  • Permissive open-source license (MIT)
  • Responsive to issues, low backlog

Quick Start

# Visit online dashboard (no install needed)
# https://dashboard.n8n-mcp.com

# Or self-host locally
npm install -g n8n-mcp
n8n-mcp
# Connect MCP server to Claude Desktop or other clients

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