MCP Tool Reference

N8N TOOLS

20 tools from the N8n MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ TOOLS

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tools_documentation Fetch documentation for MCP tools and capabilities search_nodes Full-text search across all n8n nodes get_node Get unified node info: docs, properties, versions search_templates Search workflow templates by keyword/nodes/task get_template Retrieve complete workflow JSON from a template n8n_get_workflow Retrieve a workflow by ID n8n_list_workflows List workflows with filtering and pagination n8n_executions Manage and view executions across workflows n8n_health_check Check connectivity and features of the n8n API

WRITE TOOLS

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validate_node Validate a node configuration validate_workflow Validate an entire workflow JSON n8n_create_workflow Create new workflows in your n8n instance n8n_update_full_workflow Replace an existing workflow completely n8n_update_partial_workflow Apply diff-based updates to a workflow n8n_validate_workflow Validate a workflow in-instance by ID n8n_autofix_workflow Automatically fix common workflow errors n8n_workflow_versions Manage version history and rollbacks n8n_deploy_template Deploy n8n.io templates with auto-fix

DESTRUCTIVE TOOLS

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n8n_delete_workflow Delete a workflow

EXECUTE TOOLS

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n8n_test_workflow Trigger and test workflow execution

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