n8n MCP Community

Overview

n8n MCP Community is a security-focused MCP server that connects to self-hosted n8n Community Edition instances. It integrates directly with AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code, exposing n8n's capabilities as tools your model can invoke on your behalf.

The server runs locally via the npm package n8n-mcp-community, installed with npx -y n8n-mcp-community. You'll need to provide N8N_API_URL and N8N_API_KEY as environment variables to authenticate with your n8n instance. Version v0.3.0 is published under the MIT license, with source code available at drzamarian/n8n-mcp-community on GitHub.

Listed in the Security category on mcp.site, n8n MCP Community works with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this server, claim your listing to earn the Verified badge and keep information current.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n_mcp_community": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp-community"
      ],
      "env": {
        "N8N_API_URL": "<n8n-api-url>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<n8n-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires N8N_API_URL, N8N_API_KEY