Schema | n8n MCP Server

n8n MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`N8N_URL`	Yes	The URL of your n8n instance (e.g., https://your-n8n-instance.com or https://your-subdomain.app.n8n.cloud)
`N8N_API_KEY`	Yes	Your n8n API key (generate from Settings → API in your n8n instance)

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
list_workflowsC	List all n8n workflows with optional filtering
get_workflowC	Get detailed information about a specific workflow
create_workflowB	Create a new n8n workflow from JSON definition
update_workflowB	Update an existing workflow
delete_workflowC	Delete a workflow
activate_workflowC	Activate a workflow
deactivate_workflowB	Deactivate a workflow
execute_workflowB	Execute a workflow with optional input data
get_executionsB	Get workflow execution history with filtering options
get_executionC	Get details of a specific execution
delete_executionC	Delete an execution
retry_executionB	Retry a failed execution
get_tagsB	List all available tags
create_tagC	Create a new tag
update_tagC	Update a tag
delete_tagD	Delete a tag
get_credentialsA	List available credentials (names only, no sensitive data)
search_workflowsA	Search workflows by name or tags
get_workflow_webhooksB	Get webhook URLs for a workflow

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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