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n8n-extending-mcp

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Expose workflows as agent-callable MCP tools.

Software Engineering#mcp#credentials#n8n#agent actions#workflow tools#api wrappers#execution queries
Authorn8n-io
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

It solves the problem of missing or insufficient MCP capabilities by letting you wrap n8n actions—or any general workflow—so a coding agent can call them by name during a session.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Wrap n8n admin-style capabilities the MCP lacks: list credentials, query executions across the instance, fetch instance metadata, and perform other programmatic operations through n8n REST API calls.
  • Expose general-purpose workflows as tool actions: turn business logic or third-party integrations into an MCP-callable tool the agent can invoke reliably.
  • Provide a safe, production-ready tool pattern: validate that the tool workflow is stateless when possible, avoid returning secrets, and document naming/side effects so the agent uses the tool correctly.

Quick Start

Ask the agent to build a wrapper workflow that “exposes listing credentials as an MCP tool,” then approve creating it on your n8n instance and ensure it returns only IDs and metadata (not secret values).

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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