n8n MCP Community MCP Server

Name: n8n MCP Community MCP Server
Author: io.github.drzamarian

io.github.drzamarian/n8n-mcp-community

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What is the n8n MCP Community MCP server?

A security-focused MCP server for self-hosted n8n Community Edition.

How to install n8n MCP Community

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

N8N_API_URL
required
secret
Absolute HTTP(S) base URL for the intended self-hosted n8n instance; plaintext HTTP is limited to loopback unless explicitly allowed.
N8N_API_KEY
required
secret
Dedicated least-privilege n8n Public API key.
N8N_MCP_MODE
Operation mode: read-only, write, or unsafe.
N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP
Keep 0 unless plaintext HTTP to a non-loopback host is explicitly accepted.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp-community": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp-community"
      ],
      "env": {
        "N8N_API_URL": "<YOUR_N8N_API_URL>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY>",
        "N8N_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_N8N_MCP_MODE>",
        "N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<YOUR_N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp-community": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp-community"
      ],
      "env": {
        "N8N_API_URL": "<YOUR_N8N_API_URL>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY>",
        "N8N_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_N8N_MCP_MODE>",
        "N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<YOUR_N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp-community": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp-community"
      ],
      "env": {
        "N8N_API_URL": "<YOUR_N8N_API_URL>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY>",
        "N8N_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_N8N_MCP_MODE>",
        "N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<YOUR_N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "n8n-mcp-community": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-mcp-community"
      ],
      "env": {
        "N8N_API_URL": "<YOUR_N8N_API_URL>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY>",
        "N8N_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_N8N_MCP_MODE>",
        "N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<YOUR_N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add n8n-mcp-community --env N8N_API_URL=<YOUR_N8N_API_URL> --env N8N_API_KEY=<YOUR_N8N_API_KEY> --env N8N_MCP_MODE=<YOUR_N8N_MCP_MODE> --env N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP=<YOUR_N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP> -- npx -y n8n-mcp-community