Security-focused MCP server for self-hosted n8n Community Edition: 44 bounded tools, read-only by default, deterministic local introspect engine
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add n8n-community --env N8N_API_URL='<N8N_API_URL>' --env N8N_API_KEY='<N8N_API_KEY>' -- npx -y n8n-mcp-community~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.n8n-community]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "n8n-mcp-community"]
env = { N8N_API_URL = "<N8N_API_URL>", N8N_API_KEY = "<N8N_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add n8n-community --env N8N_API_URL='<N8N_API_URL>' --env N8N_API_KEY='<N8N_API_KEY>' -- npx -y n8n-mcp-community~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"n8n-community": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"n8n-community": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"n8n-mcp-community"
],
"env": {
"N8N_API_URL": "<N8N_API_URL>",
"N8N_API_KEY": "<N8N_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
N8N_API_URLN8N_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.