Schema

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`N8N_HOST`	Yes	URL of your n8n instance, without trailing slash (e.g., https://your-n8n-instance.com)
`N8N_API_KEY`	Yes	Your n8n API key obtained from Settings > API in your n8n instance

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
init-n8n	Initialize connection to n8n instance. Use this tool whenever an n8n URL and API key are shared to establish the connection. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
list-workflows	List all workflows from n8n. Use after init-n8n to see available workflows. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
get-workflow	Retrieve a workflow by ID. Use after list-workflows to get detailed information about a specific workflow. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
create-workflow	Create a new workflow in n8n. Use to set up a new workflow with optional nodes and connections. IMPORTANT: 1) Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines. 2) Must provide full workflow structure including nodes and connections arrays, even if empty. The 'active' property should not be included as it is read-only.
update-workflow	Update an existing workflow in n8n. Use after get-workflow to modify a workflow's properties, nodes, or connections. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
delete-workflow	Delete a workflow by ID. This action cannot be undone. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
activate-workflow	Activate a workflow by ID. This will enable the workflow to run. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
deactivate-workflow	Deactivate a workflow by ID. This will prevent the workflow from running. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
list-projects	List all projects from n8n. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with project management features enabled. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
create-project	Create a new project in n8n. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with project management features enabled. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
delete-project	Delete a project by ID. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with project management features enabled. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
update-project	Update a project's name. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with project management features enabled. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
list-users	Retrieve all users from your instance. Only available for the instance owner.
create-users	Create one or more users in your instance.
get-user	Get user by ID or email address.
delete-user	Delete a user from your instance.
list-variables	List all variables from n8n. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with variable management features enabled. Use after init-n8n to see available variables. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
create-variable	Create a new variable in n8n. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with variable management features enabled. Variables can be used across workflows to store and share data. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
delete-variable	Delete a variable by ID. NOTE: Requires n8n Enterprise license with variable management features enabled. Use after list-variables to get the ID of the variable to delete. This action cannot be undone. IMPORTANT: Arguments must be provided as compact, single-line JSON without whitespace or newlines.
create-credential	Create a credential that can be used by nodes of the specified type. The credential type name can be found in the n8n UI when creating credentials (e.g., 'cloudflareApi', 'githubApi', 'slackOAuth2Api'). Use get-credential-schema first to see what fields are required for the credential type you want to create.
delete-credential	Delete a credential by ID. You must be the owner of the credentials.
get-credential-schema	Show credential data schema for a specific credential type. The credential type name can be found in the n8n UI when creating credentials (e.g., 'cloudflareApi', 'githubApi', 'slackOAuth2Api'). This will show you what fields are required for creating credentials of this type.
list-executions	Retrieve all executions from your instance with optional filtering.
get-execution	Retrieve a specific execution by ID.
delete-execution	Delete a specific execution by ID.
create-tag	Create a new tag in your instance.
list-tags	Retrieve all tags from your instance.
get-tag	Retrieve a specific tag by ID.
update-tag	Update a tag's name.
delete-tag	Delete a tag by ID.
get-workflow-tags	Get tags associated with a workflow.
update-workflow-tags	Update tags associated with a workflow.
generate-audit	Generate a security audit for your n8n instance.