mcp-n8n
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| N8N_API_KEY | Yes | API key (required) | |
| N8N_TIMEOUT | No | Request timeout in milliseconds | 30000 |
| N8N_BASE_URL | No | Your n8n instance URL | http://localhost:5678 |
| N8N_MAX_RETRIES | No | Retry attempts on 429 / 5xx errors | 3 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| n8n_list_workflowsB | List all workflows. Optionally filter by active status and limit results. |
| n8n_get_workflowA | Retrieve a workflow by ID, including nodes, connections and settings. |
| n8n_create_workflowB | Create a new workflow. Provide the workflow JSON (name, nodes, connections, settings). |
| n8n_update_workflowA | Update an existing workflow. Send the complete workflow object (get it first with n8n_get_workflow). |
| n8n_delete_workflowA | Permanently delete a workflow by ID. |
| n8n_activate_workflowA | Activate a workflow for production. Requires at least one trigger node. |
| n8n_deactivate_workflowA | Deactivate a workflow (stops listening for triggers). |
| n8n_execute_workflowB | Trigger a workflow execution. Optionally send input data. |
| n8n_get_workflow_tagsB | List all tags associated with a specific workflow. |
| n8n_update_workflow_tagsA | Replace all tags on a workflow. Send an array of tag IDs. |
| n8n_list_executionsA | List workflow executions. Filter by workflowId, status, limit and cursor. |
| n8n_get_executionB | Get the status and result data of a specific execution. |
| n8n_delete_executionB | Permanently delete an execution record by ID. |
| n8n_list_datatablesA | List data tables with optional filtering, sorting and pagination. |
| n8n_create_datatableB | Create a data table with typed columns (string, number, boolean, date, json). |
| n8n_get_datatableA | Retrieve metadata (columns, name, ID) of a data table. |
| n8n_get_datatable_rowsB | List rows from a data table with optional filter, search, sorting and pagination. Filter is a JSON string with {type, filters} structure. |
| n8n_insert_datatable_rowsC | Insert one or more rows. Each row is an object with column names as keys. |
| n8n_update_datatable_rowsC | Update rows matching a filter. Conditions: eq, neq, like, ilike, gt, gte, lt, lte. |
| n8n_upsert_datatable_rowB | Update a row if it exists (by filter) or insert a new one. |
| n8n_delete_datatable_rowsC | Delete rows matching a filter. The filter is required (JSON string). |
| n8n_list_tagsB | List all tags in the n8n instance. |
| n8n_get_tagA | Retrieve a tag by ID. |
| n8n_create_tagB | Create a new tag with the given name. |
| n8n_update_tagC | Rename an existing tag. |
| n8n_delete_tagB | Delete a tag by ID. This does not affect workflows that used this tag. |
| n8n_list_credentialsA | List all credentials (names and types only — data is redacted). |
| n8n_create_credentialB | Create a new credential. Use n8n_get_credential_schema to discover the required fields for a type. |
| n8n_delete_credentialA | Permanently delete a credential by ID. |
| n8n_get_credential_schemaA | Get the JSON schema for a credential type, showing required and optional fields. |
| n8n_list_usersB | List all users in the n8n instance (requires owner role). |
| n8n_get_userA | Retrieve a user by ID or email. |
| n8n_delete_userA | Delete a user by ID (requires owner role). Workflows owned by this user must be transferred first. |
| n8n_list_variablesC | List all environment variables stored in n8n. |
| n8n_create_variableC | Create a new environment variable in n8n (key-value pair). |
| n8n_delete_variableB | Delete an environment variable by ID. |
| n8n_list_projectsB | List all projects (Enterprise feature). |
| n8n_create_projectC | Create a new project (Enterprise feature). |
| n8n_update_projectB | Rename an existing project (Enterprise feature). |
| n8n_delete_projectB | Delete a project by ID (Enterprise feature). |
| n8n_generate_auditB | Generate a security audit report for the n8n instance. Categories: credentials, database, filesystem, instance, nodes. |
| n8n_health_checkA | Check connectivity to the n8n instance and verify the API is reachable. |
| n8n_trigger_webhookA | Trigger a workflow via its webhook URL. Use isTest=true for test webhooks. The webhookPath is the path configured in the Webhook node. |
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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