A security-focused MCP server for self-hosted n8n Community Edition.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add n8n-mcp-community -e N8N_API_URL=<N8N_API_URL> -e N8N_API_KEY=<N8N_API_KEY> -e N8N_MCP_MODE=<N8N_MCP_MODE> -e N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP=<N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_MCP_MODE": "<N8N_MCP_MODE>",
"N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_MCP_MODE": "<N8N_MCP_MODE>",
"N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"n8n-mcp-community": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>",
"N8N_MCP_MODE": "<N8N_MCP_MODE>",
"N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP": "<N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
N8N_API_URLRequired, secret | Absolute HTTP(S) base URL for the intended self-hosted n8n instance; plaintext HTTP is limited to loopback unless explicitly allowed. |
N8N_API_KEYRequired, secret | Dedicated least-privilege n8n Public API key. |
N8N_MCP_MODEOptional | Operation mode: read-only, write, or unsafe. |
N8N_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTPOptional | Keep 0 unless plaintext HTTP to a non-loopback host is explicitly accepted. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.drzamarian/n8n-mcp-community |
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