automatelab-n8n-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| N8N_API_KEY | No | The API key for your n8n instance (get from Settings -> API -> Create API key). Required for live-instance tools. | |
| N8N_API_URL | No | The URL of your n8n instance (e.g., https://your-n8n.example.com). Required for live-instance tools. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| n8n_scaffold_nodeA | Scaffold a TypeScript skeleton for an n8n custom node from a plain-English description. Returns a single TypeScript file implementing INodeType with description, credentials reference, and an execute method stub. |
| n8n_generate_workflowA | Generate a valid n8n workflow JSON from a plain-English description. Handles webhook/schedule/RSS triggers, common action nodes (Slack, Google Sheets, Discord, Gmail, Notion, HTTP), and AI Agent setups (LangChain root agent + chat model + memory + optional HTTP tool, wired with ai_languageModel / ai_memory / ai_tool connections). Returns workflow JSON with unique node IDs, connections, positions, and typeVersion on every node. |
| n8n_lint_workflowA | Lint an n8n workflow JSON. Returns concrete errors and warnings: missing credentials, deprecated node types (Function -> Code, spreadsheetFile -> convertToFile/extractFromFile), broken connections, missing or non-numeric typeVersion, duplicate node names or IDs, AI Agent missing ai_languageModel sub-node, Webhook missing webhookId, IF node still on v1 condition schema. |
| n8n_explain_executionA | Diagnose a failed or surprising n8n execution. Paste the execution JSON (from the n8n UI 'Show details' or |
| n8n_list_workflowsA | List workflows from a live n8n instance (requires N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY env vars). Returns id, name, active, nodeCount, updatedAt, tags. Filter by active, tags, name. Use this when the user asks 'what workflows do I have?' or before n8n_get_workflow. |
| n8n_get_workflowA | Fetch a single workflow JSON by id from a live n8n instance (requires N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY). Returns the full nodes/connections payload — pair with n8n_lint_workflow to audit a deployed workflow. |
| n8n_create_workflowA | Create a workflow on a live n8n instance (requires N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY). Strips read-only fields (id, active, createdAt, ...) before posting. Workflows are created inactive — call n8n_activate_workflow afterward. Pairs with n8n_generate_workflow for end-to-end 'describe -> deploy'. |
| n8n_activate_workflowA | Activate or deactivate a workflow on a live n8n instance (requires N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY). Pass |
| n8n_list_executionsA | List recent executions from a live n8n instance (requires N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY). Filter by workflowId, status (success|error|waiting), limit. Pass |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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