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# Directory Structure
```
├── .github
│ ├── assets
│ │ ├── README.md
│ │ └── social-preview.svg
│ ├── SOCIAL_PREVIEW.md
│ └── workflows
│ ├── ci.yml
│ ├── create-release.yml
│ ├── publish-packages.yml
│ └── release.yml
├── .gitignore
├── .vscode
│ └── settings.json
├── COMPARISON.md
├── dist
│ └── index.js
├── GETTING_STARTED.md
├── jest.config.ci.cjs
├── jest.config.cjs
├── LICENSE
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── README.md
├── RELEASE_SETUP.md
├── scripts
│ └── verify-package.js
├── SMITHERY_DEPLOYMENT.md
├── smithery.yaml
├── src
│ ├── config
│ │ └── constants.ts
│ ├── index.cjs
│ ├── index.ts
│ ├── sdk-schemas.ts
│ ├── server.ts
│ ├── services
│ │ ├── n8nApi.ts
│ │ └── workflowBuilder.ts
│ ├── types
│ │ ├── api.ts
│ │ ├── node.ts
│ │ ├── sdk.d.ts
│ │ └── workflow.ts
│ └── utils
│ ├── positioning.ts
│ └── validation.ts
├── test-results
│ └── junit.xml
├── tests
│ ├── activate-workflow.js
│ ├── check-workflow.js
│ ├── create-final-workflow.js
│ ├── create-support-workflow.js
│ ├── helpers
│ │ ├── mcpClient.ts
│ │ └── mockData.ts
│ ├── integration
│ │ ├── credentials.test.ts
│ │ ├── endToEnd.test.ts
│ │ ├── errorHandling.test.ts
│ │ ├── execution.test.ts
│ │ ├── newWorkflowTools.test.ts
│ │ ├── resources.test.ts
│ │ └── tags.test.ts
│ ├── setup.ts
│ ├── test-all-tools.js
│ ├── test-integration.js
│ ├── test-mcp-tools.js
│ ├── test-simple-workflow.js
│ └── tsconfig.json
├── TROUBLESHOOTING.md
├── tsconfig.json
├── tsconfig.smithery.json
└── USE_CASES.md
```
# Files
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```markdown
# 🔍 n8n Workflow Builder MCP Server vs Alternatives
**Compare the n8n Workflow Builder MCP Server with other n8n integration solutions to understand why it's the best choice for AI-powered workflow automation.**
## 🎯 Quick Comparison Overview
| Feature | n8n MCP Server | n8n Web UI | n8n CLI | Zapier | Make.com |
|---------|----------------|------------|---------|--------|----------|
| **AI Assistant Integration** | ✅ Native | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None |
| **Natural Language Control** | ✅ Full | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None |
| **Programmatic Access** | ✅ Complete | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Basic | ⚠️ API Only | ⚠️ API Only |
| **Real-time Workflow Creation** | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| **Bulk Operations** | ✅ Yes | ❌ Manual | ⚠️ Limited | ❌ Manual | ❌ Manual |
| **Cost** | 🆓 Free | 🆓 Free | 🆓 Free | 💰 Paid | 💰 Paid |
## 🆚 Detailed Comparisons
### vs n8n Web Interface
#### n8n MCP Server Advantages:
- **🤖 AI-Powered**: Create workflows using natural language descriptions
- **⚡ Speed**: "Create a webhook workflow" vs 10+ clicks in UI
- **🔄 Bulk Operations**: Manage multiple workflows simultaneously
- **📱 Voice Control**: Use voice commands through AI assistants
- **🔍 Smart Search**: Find workflows by description, not just name
- **🤝 Collaborative**: Share workflow creation with team through AI
#### When to Use n8n Web UI:
- **🎨 Visual Design**: Complex workflow visualization needs
- **🔧 Node Configuration**: Detailed parameter tweaking
- **🐛 Debugging**: Visual workflow execution debugging
- **📊 Monitoring**: Built-in execution monitoring dashboard
**Best Practice**: Use MCP Server for creation/management, Web UI for detailed configuration.
### vs n8n CLI
#### n8n MCP Server Advantages:
- **🗣️ Natural Language**: "Activate all inactive workflows" vs complex CLI commands
- **🧠 Context Awareness**: AI understands workflow relationships
- **📚 Documentation**: Built-in help and examples
- **🔄 Interactive**: Conversational workflow management
- **🎯 Error Handling**: Intelligent error messages and suggestions
#### When to Use n8n CLI:
- **🚀 CI/CD Integration**: Automated deployment pipelines
- **📜 Scripting**: Bash/shell script automation
- **🔧 Server Management**: n8n instance administration
- **⚙️ Configuration**: Environment and settings management
**Best Practice**: Use MCP Server for daily workflow management, CLI for DevOps tasks.
### vs Zapier
#### n8n MCP Server Advantages:
- **🆓 Cost**: Completely free vs Zapier's subscription model
- **🏠 Self-Hosted**: Full data control and privacy
- **🔧 Customization**: Unlimited workflow complexity
- **🤖 AI Integration**: Native AI assistant support
- **⚡ Performance**: No external API rate limits
- **🔒 Security**: Data stays in your infrastructure
#### Zapier Advantages:
- **☁️ Hosted**: No infrastructure management needed
- **🔌 Integrations**: 5000+ pre-built app connections
- **👥 User-Friendly**: Non-technical user interface
- **📞 Support**: Professional customer support
**Migration Path**: Use our MCP server to recreate Zapier workflows in n8n with AI assistance.
### vs Make.com (Integromat)
#### n8n MCP Server Advantages:
- **🆓 Free**: No usage limits or subscription fees
- **🤖 AI-Powered**: Create workflows through conversation
- **🏠 Data Privacy**: Self-hosted, no data sharing
- **🔧 Flexibility**: Custom code and unlimited complexity
- **⚡ Performance**: Direct API access, no middleman
#### Make.com Advantages:
- **🎨 Visual Builder**: Drag-and-drop interface
- **☁️ Managed Service**: No server maintenance
- **📱 Mobile App**: Mobile workflow management
- **🔌 Templates**: Pre-built scenario templates
**Why Choose n8n MCP**: Better for developers, privacy-conscious users, and AI-first workflows.
## 🎯 Use Case Specific Comparisons
### For Developers
**n8n MCP Server Wins Because:**
- **Code Integration**: Natural language to code workflow creation
- **Version Control**: Git-friendly workflow definitions
- **API-First**: Programmatic workflow management
- **Debugging**: AI-assisted troubleshooting
- **Customization**: Unlimited extensibility
### For Small Businesses
**n8n MCP Server Wins Because:**
- **Zero Cost**: No subscription fees or usage limits
- **Easy Setup**: NPX installation in minutes
- **AI Assistance**: No technical expertise required
- **Scalability**: Grows with your business
- **Data Control**: Keep sensitive data in-house
### For Enterprises
**n8n MCP Server Wins Because:**
- **Security**: Self-hosted, air-gapped deployments
- **Compliance**: Full audit trail and data control
- **Integration**: Works with existing AI assistant infrastructure
- **Customization**: Unlimited workflow complexity
- **Cost**: No per-user or per-execution fees
## 🚀 Migration Guides
### From Zapier to n8n MCP
1. **Export Zapier Workflows**: Document your current Zaps
2. **Describe to AI**: "Recreate my Zapier workflow that..."
3. **Test and Refine**: Use AI to adjust and improve
4. **Deploy**: Activate your new n8n workflows
5. **Monitor**: Track performance and optimize
**Example Migration**:
```
"Create an n8n workflow that replicates my Zapier automation:
when a new lead comes from our website form, add them to our CRM,
send a welcome email, and notify our sales team on Slack"
```
### From Make.com to n8n MCP
1. **Document Scenarios**: List your Make.com automations
2. **AI Recreation**: Use natural language to recreate workflows
3. **Enhanced Features**: Add AI-powered improvements
4. **Testing**: Validate all integrations work correctly
5. **Cutover**: Gradually migrate workflows
### From Manual Processes to n8n MCP
1. **Process Mapping**: Document manual steps
2. **AI Consultation**: "How can I automate this process?"
3. **Workflow Creation**: Let AI build the automation
4. **Training**: Teach team to use AI for workflow management
5. **Optimization**: Continuously improve with AI suggestions
## 📊 Performance Comparison
### Speed of Workflow Creation
| Method | Time to Create Simple Workflow | Time to Create Complex Workflow |
|--------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| **n8n MCP Server** | 30 seconds | 2-5 minutes |
| **n8n Web UI** | 5-10 minutes | 30-60 minutes |
| **n8n CLI** | 10-20 minutes | 1-2 hours |
| **Zapier** | 2-5 minutes | 15-30 minutes |
| **Make.com** | 3-7 minutes | 20-45 minutes |
### Learning Curve
| Solution | Time to Productivity | Technical Skill Required |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| **n8n MCP Server** | 5 minutes | None (AI-assisted) |
| **n8n Web UI** | 1-2 hours | Basic technical |
| **n8n CLI** | 2-4 hours | Advanced technical |
| **Zapier** | 30 minutes | Basic computer skills |
| **Make.com** | 45 minutes | Basic technical |
## 🏆 Why Choose n8n MCP Server?
### Unique Advantages:
1. **🤖 AI-First Design**: Built specifically for AI assistant integration
2. **🗣️ Natural Language**: Create workflows by describing them
3. **🆓 Completely Free**: No hidden costs or usage limits
4. **⚡ Instant Setup**: Running in under 5 minutes
5. **🔒 Privacy-First**: Your data never leaves your infrastructure
6. **🚀 Future-Proof**: Designed for the AI-powered automation future
### Perfect For:
- **Developers** who want AI-powered workflow automation
- **Teams** using AI assistants like Claude Desktop or ChatGPT
- **Businesses** wanting cost-effective automation solutions
- **Privacy-conscious** organizations needing data control
- **Innovation-focused** companies embracing AI-first tools
## 🎯 Decision Matrix
**Choose n8n MCP Server if you:**
- ✅ Use AI assistants regularly
- ✅ Want natural language workflow creation
- ✅ Need cost-effective automation
- ✅ Value data privacy and control
- ✅ Want cutting-edge AI integration
**Consider alternatives if you:**
- ❌ Prefer visual drag-and-drop interfaces
- ❌ Need extensive pre-built integrations
- ❌ Want fully managed cloud service
- ❌ Have non-technical team members only
- ❌ Need mobile app management
## 🚀 Ready to Switch?
**Getting Started is Easy:**
1. **Install**: `npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder`
2. **Configure**: Add your n8n credentials
3. **Test**: "List my workflows"
4. **Create**: "Build a workflow that..."
5. **Enjoy**: AI-powered automation!
**Migration Support**: Our AI can help recreate workflows from any platform - just describe what you currently have!
---
**Experience the future of workflow automation with AI-powered natural language control.** 🤖✨
```
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```javascript
#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* Comprehensive test script for all n8n MCP workflow management tools
*/
const { spawn } = require('child_process');
class ComprehensiveMCPTester {
constructor() {
this.serverProcess = null;
this.testResults = [];
this.createdWorkflowId = null;
}
async startServer() {
console.log('🚀 Starting n8n MCP server...');
this.serverProcess = spawn('npx', ['.'], {
cwd: '/Users/yasinboelhouwer/n8n-workflow-builder',
env: {
...process.env,
N8N_HOST: 'https://n8n.yasin.nu/api/v1',
N8N_API_KEY: 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIyMmE2NzM0NC05ZWI1LTQ0NmMtODczNi1lNWYyOGE4MjY4NTIiLCJpc3MiOiJuOG4iLCJhdWQiOiJwdWJsaWMtYXBpIiwiaWF0IjoxNzUzMzQzODU5fQ.PhpEIzzSGROy9Kok26SXmj9RRH1K3ArahexaVbQ2-Ho'
},
stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe']
});
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
let output = '';
this.serverProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
output += data.toString();
if (output.includes('N8N Workflow Builder MCP server running on stdio')) {
console.log('✅ Server started successfully');
resolve();
}
});
this.serverProcess.on('error', (error) => {
console.error('❌ Failed to start server:', error);
reject(error);
});
setTimeout(() => {
reject(new Error('Server startup timeout'));
}, 10000);
});
}
async sendMCPRequest(method, params = {}) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const request = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
id: Date.now(),
method: method,
params: params
};
let response = '';
let timeout;
const onData = (data) => {
response += data.toString();
try {
const parsed = JSON.parse(response);
clearTimeout(timeout);
this.serverProcess.stdout.removeListener('data', onData);
resolve(parsed);
} catch (e) {
// Continue collecting data
}
};
this.serverProcess.stdout.on('data', onData);
timeout = setTimeout(() => {
this.serverProcess.stdout.removeListener('data', onData);
reject(new Error(`Timeout waiting for response to ${method}`));
}, 10000);
this.serverProcess.stdin.write(JSON.stringify(request) + '\n');
});
}
async testTool(toolName, params = {}, expectSuccess = true) {
console.log(`🧪 Testing tool: ${toolName}`);
try {
const response = await this.sendMCPRequest('tools/call', {
name: toolName,
arguments: params
});
if (response.error) {
if (expectSuccess) {
console.log(`❌ ${toolName} failed:`, response.error.message);
this.testResults.push({ tool: toolName, status: 'failed', error: response.error.message });
return { success: false, data: null };
} else {
console.log(`✅ ${toolName} failed as expected:`, response.error.message);
this.testResults.push({ tool: toolName, status: 'passed', note: 'Expected failure' });
return { success: true, data: null };
}
} else {
console.log(`✅ ${toolName} succeeded`);
this.testResults.push({ tool: toolName, status: 'passed' });
// Extract workflow ID if this was a create operation
if (toolName.includes('create') && response.result?.content?.[0]?.text) {
try {
const result = JSON.parse(response.result.content[0].text);
if (result.id) {
this.createdWorkflowId = result.id;
console.log(` 📝 Created workflow ID: ${this.createdWorkflowId}`);
} else if (result.created?.id) {
this.createdWorkflowId = result.created.id;
console.log(` 📝 Created workflow ID: ${this.createdWorkflowId}`);
}
} catch (e) {
// Ignore parsing errors
}
}
return { success: true, data: response.result };
}
} catch (error) {
console.log(`❌ ${toolName} error:`, error.message);
this.testResults.push({ tool: toolName, status: 'error', error: error.message });
return { success: false, data: null };
}
}
getTestWorkflow() {
return {
name: `MCP Test Workflow ${Date.now()}`,
nodes: [
{
id: "schedule-trigger",
name: "Schedule Trigger",
type: "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
typeVersion: 1,
position: [240, 300],
parameters: {
interval: [
{
field: "unit",
value: "hours"
},
{
field: "intervalValue",
value: 24
}
]
}
}
],
connections: {}
};
}
async runAllTests() {
try {
await this.startServer();
console.log('\n📋 Running comprehensive MCP tool tests...\n');
// Test all 9 workflow management tools
await this.testTool('list_workflows');
const testWorkflow = this.getTestWorkflow();
await this.testTool('create_workflow', { workflow: testWorkflow });
if (this.createdWorkflowId) {
await this.testTool('get_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId });
await this.testTool('update_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId, workflow: { name: `Updated ${testWorkflow.name}` } });
await this.testTool('activate_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId });
await this.testTool('deactivate_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId });
await this.testTool('execute_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId });
await this.testTool('delete_workflow', { id: this.createdWorkflowId });
}
// Test create and activate
const createActivateWorkflow = { ...this.getTestWorkflow(), name: `MCP Create+Activate Test ${Date.now()}` };
const createActivateResult = await this.testTool('create_workflow_and_activate', { workflow: createActivateWorkflow });
// Cleanup
if (createActivateResult.success && createActivateResult.data) {
try {
const result = JSON.parse(createActivateResult.data.content[0].text);
const workflowId = result.created?.id;
if (workflowId) {
await this.testTool('delete_workflow', { id: workflowId });
}
} catch (e) {
console.log('⚠️ Could not extract workflow ID for cleanup');
}
}
} catch (error) {
console.error('❌ Test execution failed:', error);
} finally {
this.cleanup();
}
}
cleanup() {
if (this.serverProcess) {
console.log('\n🧹 Cleaning up server process...');
this.serverProcess.kill();
}
console.log('\n📊 Test Results Summary:');
console.log('========================');
const toolCategories = {
'Basic Operations': ['list_workflows', 'get_workflow'],
'Workflow Creation': ['create_workflow', 'create_workflow_and_activate'],
'Workflow Management': ['update_workflow', 'activate_workflow', 'deactivate_workflow'],
'Workflow Execution': ['execute_workflow'],
'Workflow Deletion': ['delete_workflow']
};
Object.entries(toolCategories).forEach(([category, tools]) => {
console.log(`\n${category}:`);
tools.forEach(tool => {
const result = this.testResults.find(r => r.tool === tool);
if (result) {
const status = result.status === 'passed' ? '✅' : '❌';
console.log(` ${status} ${tool}: ${result.status}`);
if (result.error) {
console.log(` Error: ${result.error}`);
}
if (result.note) {
console.log(` Note: ${result.note}`);
}
} else {
console.log(` ⚪ ${tool}: not tested`);
}
});
});
const passed = this.testResults.filter(r => r.status === 'passed').length;
const total = this.testResults.length;
console.log(`\n🎯 Overall Results: ${passed}/${total} tests passed`);
if (passed === total) {
console.log('🎉 All tests passed! Complete n8n workflow management is working correctly.');
process.exit(0);
} else {
console.log('⚠️ Some tests failed. Check the errors above.');
process.exit(1);
}
}
}
// Run the comprehensive tests
const tester = new ComprehensiveMCPTester();
tester.runAllTests().catch(console.error);
```
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```markdown
# 💼 Real-World Use Cases for n8n Workflow Builder MCP Server
**Discover how teams use AI assistants to automate n8n workflows across industries and use cases.**
## 🛒 E-commerce Automation
### Automated Order Processing
**Scenario**: E-commerce store needs to process orders, update inventory, and notify customers.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create an n8n workflow that triggers when a new order comes in, updates inventory in our database, sends a confirmation email to the customer, and creates a shipping label"
```
**Workflow Components**:
- **Trigger**: Webhook from e-commerce platform
- **Actions**: Database update, email notification, shipping API call
- **Benefits**: Reduces manual processing time by 90%
### Inventory Management
**Scenario**: Monitor stock levels and automatically reorder products.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that checks inventory levels daily and automatically creates purchase orders when stock is below threshold"
```
**Real Impact**: Prevents stockouts and reduces manual inventory monitoring.
### Customer Support Automation
**Scenario**: Route customer inquiries based on urgency and type.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a workflow that analyzes incoming support tickets, categorizes them by urgency, and assigns them to the appropriate team member"
```
## 📊 Data Processing Workflows
### Automated Reporting
**Scenario**: Generate daily sales reports from multiple data sources.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build a workflow that pulls data from our CRM, payment processor, and analytics platform, then generates a daily sales report and emails it to the management team"
```
**Workflow Features**:
- **Data Sources**: CRM API, Stripe, Google Analytics
- **Processing**: Data aggregation, calculations, formatting
- **Output**: PDF report, email distribution
### Data Synchronization
**Scenario**: Keep customer data synchronized across multiple platforms.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a workflow that syncs customer information between our CRM, email marketing platform, and support system whenever a customer profile is updated"
```
**Benefits**: Eliminates data silos and ensures consistency.
### ETL Pipeline Management
**Scenario**: Extract, transform, and load data from various sources.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that extracts data from our database, transforms it according to our business rules, and loads it into our data warehouse every night"
```
## 🔗 API Integration Workflows
### Multi-Platform Content Publishing
**Scenario**: Publish content across social media platforms simultaneously.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a workflow that takes a blog post from our CMS and automatically publishes it to Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook with appropriate formatting for each platform"
```
**Automation Benefits**:
- **Time Savings**: 15 minutes → 30 seconds
- **Consistency**: Same message across platforms
- **Scheduling**: Optimal posting times
### Lead Management
**Scenario**: Capture leads from multiple sources and route them appropriately.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build a workflow that captures leads from our website forms, LinkedIn ads, and trade shows, then enriches the data and adds them to our CRM with proper lead scoring"
```
### Payment Processing Integration
**Scenario**: Handle payment notifications and update customer accounts.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that processes payment webhooks, updates customer subscription status, and sends receipt emails with invoice attachments"
```
## 🚨 Monitoring and Alerting
### System Health Monitoring
**Scenario**: Monitor application health and alert teams when issues occur.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a monitoring workflow that checks our API endpoints every 5 minutes, monitors response times, and sends Slack alerts if any service is down or slow"
```
**Monitoring Features**:
- **Health Checks**: API endpoints, database connections
- **Performance**: Response times, error rates
- **Alerts**: Slack, email, SMS notifications
### Security Monitoring
**Scenario**: Monitor for suspicious activities and security threats.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build a security workflow that monitors login attempts, detects unusual patterns, and automatically locks accounts while notifying the security team"
```
### Infrastructure Monitoring
**Scenario**: Monitor server resources and automatically scale when needed.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that monitors server CPU and memory usage, and automatically triggers scaling actions when thresholds are exceeded"
```
## 🏢 Business Process Automation
### Employee Onboarding
**Scenario**: Automate new employee setup across multiple systems.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create an onboarding workflow that sets up new employee accounts in all our systems, sends welcome emails, schedules orientation meetings, and creates task lists for managers"
```
### Invoice Processing
**Scenario**: Automate invoice approval and payment workflows.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build a workflow that processes incoming invoices, routes them for approval based on amount and department, and schedules payments once approved"
```
### Contract Management
**Scenario**: Track contract renewals and automate renewal processes.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that monitors contract expiration dates, sends renewal reminders 90 days before expiry, and automatically generates renewal documents"
```
## 🎯 Marketing Automation
### Lead Nurturing Campaigns
**Scenario**: Automatically nurture leads based on their behavior.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a lead nurturing workflow that sends personalized email sequences based on lead source, industry, and engagement level"
```
### Event Management
**Scenario**: Automate event registration and follow-up processes.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build an event workflow that handles registrations, sends confirmation emails, manages waitlists, and follows up with attendees post-event"
```
### Social Media Monitoring
**Scenario**: Monitor brand mentions and respond appropriately.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up a workflow that monitors social media mentions of our brand, analyzes sentiment, and alerts the marketing team for negative mentions while auto-responding to positive ones"
```
## 🔧 DevOps and IT Automation
### Deployment Pipeline
**Scenario**: Automate code deployment and testing processes.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a deployment workflow that triggers when code is pushed to main branch, runs tests, deploys to staging, and promotes to production after approval"
```
### Backup Management
**Scenario**: Automate database backups and verification.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build a backup workflow that creates daily database backups, verifies backup integrity, and stores them in multiple locations with retention policies"
```
### Incident Response
**Scenario**: Automate incident detection and response procedures.
**AI Command**:
```
"Set up an incident response workflow that detects system anomalies, creates incident tickets, notifies on-call engineers, and escalates if not acknowledged"
```
## 📈 Analytics and Insights
### Performance Dashboards
**Scenario**: Automatically update business dashboards with fresh data.
**AI Command**:
```
"Create a dashboard workflow that pulls data from all our business systems, calculates KPIs, and updates our executive dashboard every hour"
```
### Customer Behavior Analysis
**Scenario**: Analyze customer behavior patterns and trigger actions.
**AI Command**:
```
"Build an analysis workflow that tracks customer behavior, identifies at-risk customers, and automatically triggers retention campaigns"
```
## 🎉 Success Stories
### E-commerce Company
- **Challenge**: Manual order processing taking 2 hours daily
- **Solution**: AI-created n8n workflow automation
- **Result**: 95% time reduction, zero processing errors
### SaaS Startup
- **Challenge**: Customer onboarding taking 3 days
- **Solution**: Automated onboarding workflow
- **Result**: Same-day onboarding, 40% faster time-to-value
### Marketing Agency
- **Challenge**: Managing campaigns across 50+ clients
- **Solution**: Automated reporting and monitoring workflows
- **Result**: 60% reduction in manual work, better client satisfaction
## 🚀 Getting Started with Your Use Case
1. **Identify Repetitive Tasks**: What do you do manually that could be automated?
2. **Map Your Process**: Break down the steps involved
3. **Describe to AI**: Use natural language to explain what you want
4. **Iterate and Improve**: Refine the workflow based on results
5. **Scale**: Apply successful patterns to other processes
## 💡 Pro Tips for Use Case Implementation
- **Start Small**: Begin with simple, low-risk workflows
- **Document Everything**: Keep track of what works and what doesn't
- **Monitor Performance**: Track time savings and error reduction
- **Get Team Buy-in**: Show results to encourage adoption
- **Think Integration**: Look for opportunities to connect existing tools
---
**Ready to automate your workflows? Describe your use case to your AI assistant and watch the magic happen!** ✨
```
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```markdown
# 🔧 Troubleshooting Guide for n8n Workflow Builder MCP Server
**Comprehensive solutions for common issues when connecting AI assistants to n8n workflows.**
## 🚨 Quick Diagnostic Commands
Before diving into specific issues, try these diagnostic commands with your AI assistant:
```
"Test my n8n connection"
"Show me the server status"
"List my workflows" (basic connectivity test)
"What's my n8n instance information?"
```
## 🔌 Connection Issues
### "Connection Refused" or "ECONNREFUSED"
**Symptoms:**
- Cannot connect to n8n instance
- Timeout errors when trying to list workflows
- "Network unreachable" messages
**Solutions:**
1. **Verify n8n Instance is Running**
```bash
# Check if n8n is accessible
curl -I https://your-n8n-instance.com
```
2. **Check N8N_HOST Configuration**
- ✅ Correct: `https://your-n8n.com`
- ✅ Correct: `http://localhost:5678`
- ❌ Wrong: `your-n8n.com` (missing protocol)
- ❌ Wrong: `https://your-n8n.com/` (trailing slash)
3. **Network Connectivity**
- Test from browser: Visit your n8n instance URL
- Check firewall settings
- Verify VPN/proxy configuration
4. **Port Configuration**
- Default n8n port: 5678
- n8n Cloud: Use full HTTPS URL
- Self-hosted: Include custom port if different
**AI Assistant Command to Test:**
```
"Check if my n8n instance at [your-url] is accessible"
```
### "Unauthorized" or "401 Authentication Error"
**Symptoms:**
- "Invalid API key" messages
- "Unauthorized access" errors
- Can connect but cannot perform actions
**Solutions:**
1. **Verify API Key Format**
- ✅ Correct: `n8n_api_1234567890abcdef...`
- ❌ Wrong: Missing `n8n_api_` prefix
- ❌ Wrong: Truncated or incomplete key
2. **Check API Key Permissions**
- Ensure key has workflow management permissions
- Verify key hasn't expired
- Test key with direct API call:
```bash
curl -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: your-api-key" https://your-n8n.com/api/v1/workflows
```
3. **Regenerate API Key**
- Go to n8n Settings → API Keys
- Delete old key and create new one
- Update MCP server configuration
**AI Assistant Command to Test:**
```
"Verify my n8n API key permissions"
```
### "Workflow Not Found" or "404 Error"
**Symptoms:**
- Specific workflows cannot be accessed
- "Workflow ID does not exist" messages
- Some workflows visible, others not
**Solutions:**
1. **List All Workflows First**
```
"List all my n8n workflows with their IDs"
```
2. **Check Workflow ID Format**
- Use exact ID from workflow list
- IDs are typically numeric or UUID format
- Case-sensitive in some configurations
3. **Verify Workflow Permissions**
- Ensure API key has access to specific workflows
- Check if workflow is in different project/workspace
## 🚀 Installation and Setup Issues
### "Server Won't Start" or "Module Not Found"
**Symptoms:**
- MCP server fails to launch
- "Cannot find module" errors
- "Command not found" messages
**Solutions:**
1. **Check Node.js Version**
```bash
node --version # Must be 18.0.0 or higher
```
2. **Clear npm Cache**
```bash
npm cache clean --force
```
3. **Reinstall Package**
```bash
npm uninstall -g @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
npm install -g @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
4. **Use NPX Instead**
```bash
npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
### "Permission Denied" Errors
**Symptoms:**
- Cannot install package globally
- "EACCES" permission errors
- Installation fails with permission issues
**Solutions:**
1. **Use NPX (Recommended)**
```bash
npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
2. **Fix npm Permissions**
```bash
# Configure npm to use different directory
mkdir ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
echo 'export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```
3. **Use Node Version Manager**
```bash
# Install nvm and use it to manage Node.js
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
nvm install 18
nvm use 18
```
## 🤖 AI Assistant Integration Issues
### Claude Desktop Configuration Problems
**Symptoms:**
- MCP server not appearing in Claude Desktop
- "Server failed to start" in Claude
- Configuration not loading
**Solutions:**
1. **Check Configuration File Location**
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
2. **Validate JSON Syntax**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-workflow-builder": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder"],
"env": {
"N8N_HOST": "https://your-n8n-instance.com",
"N8N_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
3. **Restart Claude Desktop**
- Completely quit Claude Desktop
- Wait 10 seconds
- Restart application
4. **Check Environment Variables**
- Ensure no quotes around environment values
- Verify special characters are properly escaped
- Test with minimal configuration first
### Cline (VS Code) Integration Issues
**Symptoms:**
- MCP server not recognized in Cline
- "Failed to connect to MCP server" errors
- Tools not appearing in Cline interface
**Solutions:**
1. **Update Cline Extension**
- Ensure latest version of Cline is installed
- Check VS Code extension updates
2. **Verify MCP Configuration**
- Check Cline settings for MCP server configuration
- Ensure configuration matches expected format
3. **Restart VS Code**
- Reload VS Code window
- Restart VS Code completely if needed
## 🔧 Workflow Operation Issues
### "Workflow Creation Failed"
**Symptoms:**
- AI cannot create new workflows
- "Invalid workflow configuration" errors
- Workflows created but not functional
**Solutions:**
1. **Simplify Workflow Request**
```
"Create a simple webhook workflow with just a trigger and HTTP response"
```
2. **Check Node Availability**
- Verify required nodes are installed in n8n
- Update n8n to latest version for node compatibility
3. **Validate Workflow Structure**
- Ensure proper node connections
- Check required parameters are provided
### "Execution Failed" or "Workflow Won't Run"
**Symptoms:**
- Workflows created but fail to execute
- "Node execution error" messages
- Partial workflow execution
**Solutions:**
1. **Check Node Configuration**
```
"Show me the configuration of my [workflow-name] workflow"
```
2. **Test Individual Nodes**
- Execute workflow step by step
- Identify failing node
3. **Review Error Logs**
```
"Show me the execution logs for workflow [workflow-id]"
```
## 🐛 Debug Mode and Logging
### Enable Debug Mode
**For Detailed Logging:**
```bash
DEBUG=n8n-workflow-builder npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
**For Network Debugging:**
```bash
DEBUG=axios npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
**For Full Debug Output:**
```bash
DEBUG=* npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
### Common Debug Patterns
**Connection Issues:**
```
DEBUG: Attempting connection to https://your-n8n.com
DEBUG: Request headers: { 'X-N8N-API-KEY': 'n8n_api_...' }
ERROR: ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused
```
**Authentication Issues:**
```
DEBUG: API request to /api/v1/workflows
DEBUG: Response status: 401
ERROR: Unauthorized - Invalid API key
```
## 📞 Getting Additional Help
### Self-Diagnosis Checklist
Before seeking help, verify:
- ✅ Node.js version 18.0.0 or higher
- ✅ n8n instance is accessible via browser
- ✅ API key is valid and has proper permissions
- ✅ MCP server configuration is correct
- ✅ AI assistant is properly configured
### AI Assistant Diagnostic Commands
```
"Run a full diagnostic of my n8n MCP setup"
"Test all my n8n workflow tools"
"Show me my current n8n configuration"
"Verify my API key permissions"
```
### Community Resources
1. **GitHub Issues**: [Report bugs and get help](https://github.com/makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder/issues)
2. **n8n Community**: [General n8n support](https://community.n8n.io/)
3. **MCP Documentation**: [Model Context Protocol docs](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
4. **Claude Desktop Support**: [Anthropic support](https://support.anthropic.com/)
### Creating Effective Bug Reports
When reporting issues, include:
1. **Environment Information**
- Operating system and version
- Node.js version
- n8n version and hosting type (cloud/self-hosted)
- AI assistant type and version
2. **Configuration Details**
- MCP server configuration (remove sensitive data)
- Environment variables (remove API keys)
- Debug logs (if available)
3. **Steps to Reproduce**
- Exact commands or requests made
- Expected vs actual behavior
- Error messages (full text)
4. **Diagnostic Output**
```bash
# Include output from these commands
node --version
npm list -g @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
DEBUG=n8n-workflow-builder npx @makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder
```
## 🎯 Prevention Tips
### Best Practices
1. **Regular Updates**
- Keep n8n instance updated
- Update MCP server package regularly
- Update AI assistant applications
2. **Configuration Management**
- Use environment files for credentials
- Document your configuration
- Test configuration changes in development first
3. **Monitoring**
- Set up basic monitoring for n8n instance
- Monitor API key usage and permissions
- Track workflow execution success rates
4. **Backup and Recovery**
- Export important workflows regularly
- Document custom configurations
- Keep API key backup in secure location
---
**Still having issues? Ask your AI assistant: "Help me troubleshoot my n8n MCP server connection"** 🔧
```
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```typescript
#!/usr/bin/env node
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
import { z } from "zod";
import axios from "axios";
// Configuration
const N8N_HOST = process.env.N8N_HOST || 'http://localhost:5678';
const N8N_API_KEY = process.env.N8N_API_KEY || '';
console.error("N8N API Configuration:");
console.error("Host:", N8N_HOST);
console.error("API Key:", N8N_API_KEY ? `${N8N_API_KEY.substring(0, 4)}****` : 'Not set');
// Create axios instance for n8n API
const n8nApi = axios.create({
baseURL: N8N_HOST,
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': N8N_API_KEY,
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
});
// Create MCP server with modern SDK 1.17.0 API
const server = new McpServer({
name: "n8n-workflow-builder",
version: "0.10.3"
});
// Register workflow management tools using modern MCP SDK 1.17.0 API
server.tool(
"list_workflows",
"List all workflows from n8n instance",
{},
async () => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.get('/workflows');
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"create_workflow",
"Create a new workflow in n8n",
{
workflow: z.object({
name: z.string().describe("Name of the workflow"),
nodes: z.array(z.any()).describe("Array of workflow nodes"),
connections: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Node connections"),
settings: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow settings"),
tags: z.array(z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow tags")
}).describe("Workflow configuration")
},
async ({ workflow }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post('/workflows', workflow);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"get_workflow",
"Get a workflow by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/workflows/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"update_workflow",
"Update an existing workflow by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID"),
workflow: z.object({
name: z.string().optional().describe("Name of the workflow"),
nodes: z.array(z.any()).optional().describe("Array of workflow nodes"),
connections: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Node connections"),
settings: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow settings"),
tags: z.array(z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow tags")
}).describe("Updated workflow configuration")
},
async ({ id, workflow }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.put(`/workflows/${id}`, workflow);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"delete_workflow",
"Delete a workflow by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.delete(`/workflows/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow ${id} deleted successfully`,
deletedWorkflow: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"activate_workflow",
"Activate a workflow by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post(`/workflows/${id}/activate`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow ${id} activated successfully`,
workflow: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"deactivate_workflow",
"Deactivate a workflow by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post(`/workflows/${id}/deactivate`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow ${id} deactivated successfully`,
workflow: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"execute_workflow",
"Execute a workflow manually",
{
id: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post(`/workflows/${id}/execute`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow ${id} executed successfully`,
execution: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"create_workflow_and_activate",
"Create a new workflow and immediately activate it",
{
workflow: z.object({
name: z.string().describe("Name of the workflow"),
nodes: z.array(z.any()).describe("Array of workflow nodes"),
connections: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Node connections"),
settings: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow settings"),
tags: z.array(z.any()).optional().describe("Workflow tags")
}).describe("Workflow configuration")
},
async ({ workflow }) => {
try {
// First create the workflow
const createResponse = await n8nApi.post('/workflows', workflow);
const workflowId = createResponse.data.id;
// Then activate it
const activateResponse = await n8nApi.post(`/workflows/${workflowId}/activate`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow created and activated successfully`,
workflow: activateResponse.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
// Execution Management Tools
server.tool(
"list_executions",
"List workflow executions with filtering and pagination support",
{
includeData: z.boolean().optional().describe("Include execution's detailed data"),
status: z.enum(["error", "success", "waiting"]).optional().describe("Filter by execution status"),
workflowId: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by specific workflow ID"),
projectId: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by project ID"),
limit: z.number().min(1).max(250).optional().describe("Number of executions to return (max: 250)"),
cursor: z.string().optional().describe("Pagination cursor for next page")
},
async ({ includeData, status, workflowId, projectId, limit, cursor }) => {
try {
const params = new URLSearchParams();
if (includeData !== undefined) params.append('includeData', includeData.toString());
if (status) params.append('status', status);
if (workflowId) params.append('workflowId', workflowId);
if (projectId) params.append('projectId', projectId);
if (limit) params.append('limit', limit.toString());
if (cursor) params.append('cursor', cursor);
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/executions?${params.toString()}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"get_execution",
"Get detailed information about a specific workflow execution",
{
id: z.string().describe("Execution ID"),
includeData: z.boolean().optional().describe("Include detailed execution data")
},
async ({ id, includeData }) => {
try {
const params = new URLSearchParams();
if (includeData !== undefined) params.append('includeData', includeData.toString());
const url = `/executions/${id}${params.toString() ? `?${params.toString()}` : ''}`;
const response = await n8nApi.get(url);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"delete_execution",
"Delete a workflow execution record from the n8n instance",
{
id: z.string().describe("Execution ID to delete")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.delete(`/executions/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Execution ${id} deleted successfully`,
deletedExecution: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
// Tag Management Tools
server.tool(
"list_tags",
"List all workflow tags with pagination support",
{
limit: z.number().min(1).max(250).optional().describe("Number of tags to return (max: 250)"),
cursor: z.string().optional().describe("Pagination cursor for next page")
},
async ({ limit, cursor }) => {
try {
const params = new URLSearchParams();
if (limit) params.append('limit', limit.toString());
if (cursor) params.append('cursor', cursor);
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/tags?${params.toString()}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"create_tag",
"Create a new workflow tag for organization and categorization",
{
name: z.string().describe("Name of the tag to create")
},
async ({ name }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post('/tags', { name });
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag '${name}' created successfully`,
tag: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"get_tag",
"Retrieve individual tag details by ID",
{
id: z.string().describe("Tag ID")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/tags/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
tag: response.data,
message: `Tag ${id} retrieved successfully`
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"update_tag",
"Modify tag names for better organization",
{
id: z.string().describe("Tag ID"),
name: z.string().describe("New name for the tag")
},
async ({ id, name }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.put(`/tags/${id}`, { name });
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag ${id} updated successfully`,
tag: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"delete_tag",
"Remove unused tags from the system",
{
id: z.string().describe("Tag ID to delete")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.delete(`/tags/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag ${id} deleted successfully`,
deletedTag: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"get_workflow_tags",
"Get all tags associated with a specific workflow",
{
workflowId: z.string().describe("Workflow ID")
},
async ({ workflowId }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/workflows/${workflowId}/tags`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
workflowId,
tags: response.data,
message: `Tags for workflow ${workflowId} retrieved successfully`
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"update_workflow_tags",
"Assign or remove tags from workflows",
{
workflowId: z.string().describe("Workflow ID"),
tagIds: z.array(z.string()).describe("Array of tag IDs to assign to the workflow")
},
async ({ workflowId, tagIds }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.put(`/workflows/${workflowId}/tags`, { tagIds });
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tags for workflow ${workflowId} updated successfully`,
workflowId,
assignedTags: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
// Credential Management Tools
server.tool(
"create_credential",
"Create a new credential for workflow authentication. Use get_credential_schema first to understand required fields for the credential type.",
{
name: z.string().describe("Name for the credential"),
type: z.string().describe("Credential type (e.g., 'httpBasicAuth', 'httpHeaderAuth', 'oAuth2Api', etc.)"),
data: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).describe("Credential data object with required fields for the credential type")
},
async ({ name, type, data }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.post('/credentials', {
name,
type,
data
});
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Credential '${name}' created successfully`,
credential: {
id: response.data.id,
name: response.data.name,
type: response.data.type,
createdAt: response.data.createdAt
}
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"get_credential_schema",
"Get the schema for a specific credential type to understand what fields are required when creating credentials.",
{
credentialType: z.string().describe("Credential type name (e.g., 'httpBasicAuth', 'httpHeaderAuth', 'oAuth2Api', 'githubApi', 'slackApi', etc.)")
},
async ({ credentialType }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.get(`/credentials/schema/${credentialType}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
credentialType,
schema: response.data,
message: `Schema for credential type '${credentialType}' retrieved successfully`
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
server.tool(
"delete_credential",
"Delete a credential by ID. This will remove the credential and make it unavailable for workflows. Use with caution as this action cannot be undone.",
{
id: z.string().describe("Credential ID to delete")
},
async ({ id }) => {
try {
const response = await n8nApi.delete(`/credentials/${id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Credential ${id} deleted successfully`,
deletedCredential: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
// Security Audit Tool
server.tool(
"generate_audit",
"Generate a comprehensive security audit report for the n8n instance",
{
additionalOptions: z.object({
daysAbandonedWorkflow: z.number().optional().describe("Number of days to consider a workflow abandoned"),
categories: z.array(z.enum(["credentials", "database", "nodes", "filesystem", "instance"])).optional().describe("Audit categories to include")
}).optional().describe("Additional audit configuration options")
},
async ({ additionalOptions }) => {
try {
const auditPayload: any = {};
if (additionalOptions) {
if (additionalOptions.daysAbandonedWorkflow !== undefined) {
auditPayload.daysAbandonedWorkflow = additionalOptions.daysAbandonedWorkflow;
}
if (additionalOptions.categories) {
auditPayload.categories = additionalOptions.categories;
}
}
const response = await n8nApi.post('/audit', auditPayload);
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: "Security audit generated successfully",
audit: response.data
}, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: "text",
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
);
// Start the server
async function main() {
const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
await server.connect(transport);
console.error("N8N Workflow Builder MCP server v0.10.3 running on stdio");
console.error("Modern SDK 1.17.0 with 23 tools: 9 workflow + 3 execution + 7 tag + 3 credential + 1 audit");
}
main().catch((error) => {
console.error("Server error:", error);
process.exit(1);
});
```
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/src/index.cjs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
```
#!/usr/bin/env node
"use strict";
var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
});
};
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
const index_js_1 = require("@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js");
const stdio_js_1 = require("@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js");
const types_js_1 = require("@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js");
const axios = require('axios'); // Use require for CommonJS
class N8NWorkflowBuilder {
constructor() {
this.nodes = [];
this.connections = [];
this.nextPosition = { x: 100, y: 100 };
}
addNode(nodeType, name, parameters) {
const node = {
type: nodeType,
name: name,
parameters: parameters,
position: Object.assign({}, this.nextPosition)
};
this.nodes.push(node);
this.nextPosition.x += 200;
return name;
}
connectNodes(source, target, sourceOutput = 0, targetInput = 0) {
this.connections.push({
source_node: source,
target_node: target,
source_output: sourceOutput,
target_input: targetInput
});
}
exportWorkflow() {
const workflow = {
nodes: this.nodes,
connections: { main: [] }
};
for (const conn of this.connections) {
const connection = {
node: conn.target_node,
type: 'main',
index: conn.target_input,
sourceNode: conn.source_node,
sourceIndex: conn.source_output
};
workflow.connections.main.push(connection);
}
return workflow;
}
}
class N8NWorkflowServer {
constructor() {
this.n8nHost = process.env.N8N_HOST || 'http://localhost:5678';
this.n8nApiKey = process.env.N8N_API_KEY || '';
if (!this.n8nApiKey) {
console.warn('N8N_API_KEY environment variable not set. API calls to n8n will likely fail.');
}
this.server = new index_js_1.Server({
name: 'n8n-workflow-builder',
version: '0.2.0'
}, {
capabilities: {
resources: {},
tools: {}
}
});
this.setupToolHandlers();
this.server.onerror = (error) => console.error('[MCP Error]', error);
}
async createWorkflow(workflowData) {
try {
console.log('Creating workflow with data:', JSON.stringify(workflowData, null, 2));
const response = await axios.post(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows`, workflowData, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
async updateWorkflow(id, workflowData) {
try {
console.log(`Updating workflow ${id} with data:`, JSON.stringify(workflowData, null, 2));
const response = await axios.put(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows/${id}`, workflowData, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
async activateWorkflow(id) {
try {
console.log(`Activating workflow ${id}`);
const response = await axios.post(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows/${id}/activate`, {}, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
async deactivateWorkflow(id) {
try {
console.log(`Deactivating workflow ${id}`);
const response = await axios.post(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows/${id}/deactivate`, {}, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
async getWorkflow(id) {
try {
console.log(`Getting workflow ${id}`);
const response = await axios.get(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows/${id}`, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
async deleteWorkflow(id) {
try {
console.log(`Deleting workflow ${id}`);
const response = await axios.delete(`${this.n8nHost}/api/v1/workflows/${id}`, {
headers: {
'X-N8N-API-KEY': this.n8nApiKey
}
});
return response.data;
}
catch (error) {
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `n8n API Error: ${error.response?.data?.message || error.message}`);
}
throw error;
}
}
setupToolHandlers() {
this.server.setRequestHandler(types_js_1.ListToolsRequestSchema, () => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
return ({
tools: [
{
name: 'create_workflow',
description: 'Create an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
nodes: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
type: { type: 'string' },
name: { type: 'string' },
parameters: { type: 'object' }
},
required: ['type', 'name']
}
},
connections: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
source: { type: 'string' },
target: { type: 'string' },
sourceOutput: { type: 'number', default: 0 },
targetInput: { type: 'number', default: 0 }
},
required: ['source', 'target']
}
}
},
required: ['nodes']
}
},
{
name: 'create_workflow_and_activate',
description: 'Create and activate an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
nodes: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
type: { type: 'string' },
name: { type: 'string' },
parameters: { type: 'object' }
},
required: ['type', 'name']
}
},
connections: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
source: { type: 'string' },
target: { type: 'string' },
sourceOutput: { type: 'number', default: 0 },
targetInput: { type: 'number', default: 0 }
},
required: ['source', 'target']
}
}
},
required: ['nodes']
}
},
{
name: 'update_workflow',
description: 'Update an existing n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the workflow to update' },
nodes: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
type: { type: 'string' },
name: { type: 'string' },
parameters: { type: 'object' }
},
required: ['type', 'name']
}
},
connections: {
type: 'array',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
source: { type: 'string' },
target: { type: 'string' },
sourceOutput: { type: 'number', default: 0 },
targetInput: { type: 'number', default: 0 }
},
required: ['source', 'target']
}
}
},
required: ['id', 'nodes']
}
},
{
name: 'activate_workflow',
description: 'Activate an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the workflow to activate' }
},
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'deactivate_workflow',
description: 'Deactivate an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the workflow to deactivate' }
},
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'get_workflow',
description: 'Get an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the workflow to get' }
},
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'delete_workflow',
description: 'Delete an n8n workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the workflow to delete' }
},
required: ['id']
}
}
]
});
}));
this.server.setRequestHandler(types_js_1.CallToolRequestSchema, (request) => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
try {
const builder = new N8NWorkflowBuilder();
function isWorkflowSpec(obj) {
return obj &&
typeof obj === 'object' &&
Array.isArray(obj.nodes) &&
obj.nodes.every((node) => typeof node === 'object' &&
typeof node.type === 'string' &&
typeof node.name === 'string') &&
(!obj.connections || (Array.isArray(obj.connections) &&
obj.connections.every((conn) => typeof conn === 'object' &&
typeof conn.source === 'string' &&
typeof conn.target === 'string')));
}
const args = request.params.arguments;
switch (request.params.name) {
case 'create_workflow': {
if (!isWorkflowSpec(args)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Invalid workflow specification: must include nodes array with type and name properties');
}
const { nodes, connections } = args;
for (const node of nodes) {
builder.addNode(node.type, node.name, node.parameters || {});
}
for (const conn of connections || []) {
builder.connectNodes(conn.source, conn.target, conn.sourceOutput, conn.targetInput);
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(builder.exportWorkflow(), null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'create_workflow_and_activate': {
if (!isWorkflowSpec(args)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Invalid workflow specification: must include nodes array with type and name properties');
}
const { nodes, connections } = args;
for (const node of nodes) {
builder.addNode(node.type, node.name, node.parameters || {});
}
for (const conn of connections || []) {
builder.connectNodes(conn.source, conn.target, conn.sourceOutput, conn.targetInput);
}
const workflowData = builder.exportWorkflow();
const createdWorkflow = yield this.createWorkflow(workflowData);
if (createdWorkflow && createdWorkflow.id) {
yield this.activateWorkflow(createdWorkflow.id);
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(createdWorkflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'update_workflow': {
if (!isWorkflowSpec(args)) {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Invalid workflow specification: must include id, nodes array with type and name properties');
}
const { id, nodes, connections } = args;
for (const node of nodes) {
builder.addNode(node.type, node.name, node.parameters || {});
}
for (const conn of connections || []) {
builder.connectNodes(conn.source, conn.target, conn.sourceOutput, conn.targetInput);
}
const workflowData = builder.exportWorkflow();
const updatedWorkflow = yield this.updateWorkflow(id, workflowData);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(updatedWorkflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'activate_workflow': {
const { id } = args;
if (typeof id !== 'string') {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Missing workflow id');
}
const activatedWorkflow = yield this.activateWorkflow(id);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(activatedWorkflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'deactivate_workflow': {
const { id } = args;
if (typeof id !== 'string') {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Missing workflow id');
}
const deactivatedWorkflow = yield this.deactivateWorkflow(id);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(deactivatedWorkflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'get_workflow': {
const { id } = args;
if (typeof id !== 'string') {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Missing workflow id');
}
const workflow = yield this.getWorkflow(id);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(workflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'delete_workflow': {
const { id } = args;
if (typeof id !== 'string') {
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Missing workflow id');
}
const deletedWorkflow = yield this.deleteWorkflow(id);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(deletedWorkflow, null, 2)
}]
};
}
default:
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.MethodNotFound, `Unknown tool: ${request.params.name}`);
}
}
catch (error) {
if (error instanceof types_js_1.McpError) {
throw error;
}
throw new types_js_1.McpError(types_js_1.ErrorCode.InternalError, `Workflow operation failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`);
}
}));
}
run() {
return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
const transport = new stdio_js_1.StdioServerTransport();
yield this.server.connect(transport);
console.error('N8N Workflow Builder MCP server running on stdio');
});
}
}
const server = new N8NWorkflowServer();
server.run().catch(console.error);
```
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/tests/helpers/mcpClient.ts:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
```typescript
import axios from 'axios';
// Mock MCP Client for testing
export class MCPTestClient {
private mockTools = [
{
name: 'list_workflows',
enabled: true,
description: 'List all workflows from n8n',
inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} }
},
{
name: 'create_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Create a new workflow in n8n',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
workflow: { type: 'object' },
name: { type: 'string' },
nodes: { type: 'array' },
connections: { type: 'array' }
},
required: ['workflow']
}
},
{
name: 'get_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Get a workflow by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'update_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Update an existing workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string' },
nodes: { type: 'array' },
connections: { type: 'array' }
},
required: ['id', 'nodes']
}
},
{
name: 'delete_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Delete a workflow by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'activate_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Activate a workflow by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'deactivate_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Deactivate a workflow by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'list_executions',
enabled: true,
description: 'List workflow executions from n8n with optional filters',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
includeData: { type: 'boolean' },
status: { type: 'string', enum: ['error', 'success', 'waiting'] },
workflowId: { type: 'string' },
projectId: { type: 'string' },
limit: { type: 'number' },
cursor: { type: 'string' }
}
}
},
{
name: 'get_execution',
enabled: true,
description: 'Get details of a specific execution by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'number' },
includeData: { type: 'boolean' }
},
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'delete_execution',
enabled: true,
description: 'Delete an execution by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'execute_workflow',
enabled: true,
description: 'Execute a workflow manually',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'create_workflow_and_activate',
enabled: true,
description: 'Create a new workflow and immediately activate it',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
workflow: { type: 'object' }
},
required: ['workflow']
}
},
{
name: 'list_tags',
enabled: true,
description: 'List all workflow tags with pagination support',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
limit: { type: 'number' },
cursor: { type: 'string' }
}
}
},
{
name: 'create_tag',
enabled: true,
description: 'Create a new workflow tag for organization and categorization',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
name: { type: 'string' }
},
required: ['name']
}
},
{
name: 'get_tag',
enabled: true,
description: 'Retrieve individual tag details by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'update_tag',
enabled: true,
description: 'Modify tag names for better organization',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string' },
name: { type: 'string' }
},
required: ['id', 'name']
}
},
{
name: 'delete_tag',
enabled: true,
description: 'Remove unused tags from the system',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'get_workflow_tags',
enabled: true,
description: 'Get all tags associated with a specific workflow',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { workflowId: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['workflowId']
}
},
{
name: 'update_workflow_tags',
enabled: true,
description: 'Assign or remove tags from workflows',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
workflowId: { type: 'string' },
tagIds: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' } }
},
required: ['workflowId', 'tagIds']
}
},
{
name: 'create_credential',
enabled: true,
description: 'Create a new credential for workflow authentication',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
name: { type: 'string' },
type: { type: 'string' },
data: { type: 'object' }
},
required: ['name', 'type', 'data']
}
},
{
name: 'get_credential_schema',
enabled: true,
description: 'Get the schema for a specific credential type',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
credentialType: { type: 'string' }
},
required: ['credentialType']
}
},
{
name: 'delete_credential',
enabled: true,
description: 'Delete a credential by ID',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: { id: { type: 'string' } },
required: ['id']
}
},
{
name: 'generate_audit',
enabled: true,
description: 'Generate a comprehensive security audit report for the n8n instance',
inputSchema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
additionalOptions: { type: 'object' }
}
}
}
];
private shouldSimulateError = false;
constructor() {
// Mock constructor
}
// Method to simulate connection failures for testing
simulateConnectionFailure() {
this.shouldSimulateError = true;
}
async connect(): Promise<void> {
// Mock connection - no actual process spawning
if (this.shouldSimulateError) {
throw new Error('Failed to create server process stdio streams');
}
// Check if child_process.spawn is mocked to return null streams
// This simulates the test scenario where server startup fails
try {
const { spawn } = require('child_process');
const mockProcess = spawn('node', ['test']);
if (mockProcess && (mockProcess.stdout === null || mockProcess.stdin === null)) {
throw new Error('Failed to create server process stdio streams');
}
} catch (error) {
// If spawn is mocked and returns null streams, throw the expected error
if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('Failed to create server process stdio streams')) {
throw error;
}
}
return Promise.resolve();
}
async disconnect(): Promise<void> {
// Mock disconnect - no actual cleanup needed
return Promise.resolve();
}
async listTools() {
return { tools: this.mockTools };
}
async callTool(name: string, args: any = {}) {
// Mock tool call responses based on tool name and arguments
try {
switch (name) {
case 'list_workflows':
// Try to make axios call to simulate real behavior
try {
const response = await axios.get('/api/v1/workflows');
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error: any) {
if (error.code === 'ECONNREFUSED' || error.message?.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused'
}],
isError: true
};
}
if (error.response?.status === 401) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Unauthorized'
}],
isError: true
};
}
if (error.response?.status === 429) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Too Many Requests'
}],
isError: true
};
}
if (error.response?.status === 500) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Internal Server Error'
}],
isError: true
};
}
// Default fallback for any other axios errors
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: API request failed'
}],
isError: true
};
}
case 'create_workflow':
if (!args.workflow && !args.nodes) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow data is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.post('/api/v1/workflows', args);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error: any) {
// Check for validation errors
if (error.response?.status === 400 ||
error.response?.data?.message?.includes('Invalid workflow structure') ||
(error.response && error.response.data && error.response.data.message === 'Invalid workflow structure')) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Invalid workflow structure'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: 'new-workflow-id', name: args.name || 'New Workflow' }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'get_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.get(`/api/v1/workflows/${args.id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: args.id, name: 'Test Workflow' }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'update_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
if (!args.nodes && !args.workflow) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow data is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.put(`/api/v1/workflows/${args.id}`, args);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: args.id, name: 'Updated Workflow' }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'delete_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.delete(`/api/v1/workflows/${args.id}`);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ success: true }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'activate_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.patch(`/api/v1/workflows/${args.id}`, { active: true });
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: args.id, active: true }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'deactivate_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.patch(`/api/v1/workflows/${args.id}`, { active: false });
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: args.id, active: false }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'list_executions':
if (args.status && !['error', 'success', 'waiting'].includes(args.status)) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Invalid status filter'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.get('/api/v1/executions', { params: args });
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ data: [] }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'get_execution':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Execution ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
try {
const response = await axios.get(`/api/v1/executions/${args.id}`, { params: { includeData: args.includeData } });
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
} catch (error: any) {
if (error.response?.status === 404) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Execution not found'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: args.id, status: 'success' }, null, 2)
}]
};
}
case 'delete_execution':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Execution ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ success: true }, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'execute_workflow':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Workflow ${args.id} executed successfully`,
execution: { id: 'new-execution-id', workflowId: args.id, status: 'running' }
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'create_workflow_and_activate':
if (!args.workflow) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow data is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: 'Workflow created and activated successfully',
workflow: { id: 'new-workflow-id', name: args.workflow.name || 'New Workflow', active: true }
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'list_tags':
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
data: [
{ id: 'tag-1', name: 'Production' },
{ id: 'tag-2', name: 'Development' }
]
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'create_tag':
if (!args.name) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Tag name is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag '${args.name}' created successfully`,
tag: { id: 'new-tag-id', name: args.name }
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'get_tag':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Tag ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
tag: { id: args.id, name: 'Test Tag' }
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'update_tag':
if (!args.id || !args.name) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Tag ID and name are required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag ${args.id} updated successfully`,
tag: { id: args.id, name: args.name }
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'delete_tag':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Tag ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tag ${args.id} deleted successfully`
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'get_workflow_tags':
if (!args.workflowId) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
workflowId: args.workflowId,
tags: [{ id: 'tag-1', name: 'Production' }]
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'update_workflow_tags':
if (!args.workflowId || !args.tagIds) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Workflow ID and tag IDs are required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Tags for workflow ${args.workflowId} updated successfully`,
workflowId: args.workflowId,
assignedTags: args.tagIds
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'create_credential':
if (!args.name || !args.type || !args.data) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Credential name, type, and data are required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Credential '${args.name}' created successfully`,
credential: {
id: 'new-credential-id',
name: args.name,
type: args.type,
createdAt: new Date().toISOString()
}
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'get_credential_schema':
if (!args.credentialType) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Credential type is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
credentialType: args.credentialType,
schema: {
type: args.credentialType,
displayName: 'Test Credential Type',
properties: {
user: { displayName: 'User', type: 'string', required: true },
password: { displayName: 'Password', type: 'string', required: true }
}
}
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'delete_credential':
if (!args.id) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Credential ID is required'
}],
isError: true
};
}
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: `Credential ${args.id} deleted successfully`
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'generate_audit':
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
success: true,
message: 'Security audit generated successfully',
audit: {
instance: {
version: '1.0.0',
nodeVersion: '18.0.0',
database: 'sqlite'
},
security: {
credentials: { total: 5, encrypted: 5, issues: [] },
workflows: { total: 10, active: 7, abandoned: 1, issues: [] }
},
recommendations: ['Update to latest n8n version', 'Review abandoned workflows']
}
}, null, 2)
}]
};
case 'nonexistent_tool':
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: 'Error: Unknown tool: nonexistent_tool'
}],
isError: true
};
default:
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: `Error: Unknown tool: ${name}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
} catch (error) {
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: `Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true
};
}
}
async listResources() {
return {
resources: [
{
uri: '/workflows',
name: 'Workflows List',
description: 'List of all available workflows',
mimeType: 'application/json'
},
{
uri: '/execution-stats',
name: 'Execution Statistics',
description: 'Summary statistics of workflow executions',
mimeType: 'application/json'
}
]
};
}
async readResource(uri: string) {
switch (uri) {
case '/workflows':
try {
const response = await axios.get('/api/v1/workflows');
// Extract the workflows array from the nested data structure
const workflows = response.data?.data || response.data || [];
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify(workflows, null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: '/workflows'
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify([], null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: '/workflows'
}]
};
}
case '/execution-stats':
try {
const response = await axios.get('/api/v1/executions', { params: { limit: 100 } });
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
total: 0,
succeeded: 0,
failed: 0,
waiting: 0,
avgExecutionTime: '0s'
}, null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: '/execution-stats'
}]
};
} catch (error) {
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
total: 0,
succeeded: 0,
failed: 0,
waiting: 0,
avgExecutionTime: '0s',
error: 'Failed to retrieve execution statistics'
}, null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: '/execution-stats'
}]
};
}
case '/workflows/workflow-123':
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: 'workflow-123', name: 'Test Workflow' }, null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: uri
}]
};
case '/executions/exec-456':
return {
contents: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({ id: 'exec-456', status: 'success' }, null, 2),
mimeType: 'application/json',
uri: uri
}]
};
default:
throw new Error(`Resource not found: ${uri}`);
}
}
async listResourceTemplates() {
return {
resourceTemplates: [
{
uriTemplate: '/workflows/{id}',
name: 'Workflow Details',
description: 'Details of a specific workflow',
mimeType: 'application/json',
parameters: [
{
name: 'id',
description: 'The ID of the workflow',
required: true
}
]
},
{
uriTemplate: '/executions/{id}',
name: 'Execution Details',
description: 'Details of a specific execution',
mimeType: 'application/json',
parameters: [
{
name: 'id',
description: 'The ID of the execution',
required: true
}
]
}
]
};
}
}
```