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N8N MCP SERVER TOOLS

43 tools from the n8n MCP Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ 18 tools
Read n8n_deactivate_workflow Deactivate a workflow (stops listening for triggers). Read n8n_get_credential_schema Get the JSON schema for a credential type, showing required and optional fields. Read n8n_get_datatable Retrieve metadata (columns, name, ID) of a data table. Read n8n_get_datatable_rows List rows from a data table with optional filter, search, sorting and pagination. Filter is a JSON string w... Read n8n_get_execution Get the status and result data of a specific execution. Read n8n_get_tag Retrieve a tag by ID. Read n8n_get_user Retrieve a user by ID or email. Read n8n_get_workflow Retrieve a workflow by ID, including nodes, connections and settings. Read n8n_get_workflow_tags List all tags associated with a specific workflow. Read n8n_health_check Check connectivity to the n8n instance and verify the API is reachable. Read n8n_list_credentials List all credentials (names and types only — data is redacted). Read n8n_list_datatables List data tables with optional filtering, sorting and pagination. Read n8n_list_executions List workflow executions. Filter by workflowId, status, limit and cursor. Read n8n_list_projects List all projects (Enterprise feature). Read n8n_list_tags List all tags in the n8n instance. Read n8n_list_users List all users in the n8n instance (requires owner role). Read n8n_list_variables List all environment variables stored in n8n. Read n8n_list_workflows List all workflows. Optionally filter by active status and limit results.
WRITE 15 tools
Write n8n_activate_workflow Activate a workflow for production. Requires at least one trigger node. Write n8n_create_credential Create a new credential. Use n8n_get_credential_schema to discover the required fields for a type. Write n8n_create_datatable Create a data table with typed columns (string, number, boolean, date, json). Write n8n_create_project Create a new project (Enterprise feature). Write n8n_create_tag Create a new tag with the given name. Write n8n_create_variable Create a new environment variable in n8n (key-value pair). Write n8n_create_workflow Create a new workflow. Provide the workflow JSON (name, nodes, connections, settings). Write n8n_generate_audit Generate a security audit report for the n8n instance. Categories: credentials, database, filesystem, insta... Write n8n_insert_datatable_rows Insert one or more rows. Each row is an object with column names as keys. Write n8n_update_datatable_rows Update rows matching a filter. Conditions: eq, neq, like, ilike, gt, gte, lt, lte. Write n8n_update_project Rename an existing project (Enterprise feature). Write n8n_update_tag Rename an existing tag. Write n8n_update_workflow Update an existing workflow. Send the complete workflow object (get it first with n8n_get_workflow). Write n8n_update_workflow_tags Replace all tags on a workflow. Send an array of tag IDs. Write n8n_upsert_datatable_row Update a row if it exists (by filter) or insert a new one.
DESTRUCTIVE 8 tools
Destructive n8n_delete_credential Permanently delete a credential by ID. Destructive n8n_delete_datatable_rows Delete rows matching a filter. The filter is required (JSON string). Destructive n8n_delete_execution Permanently delete an execution record by ID. Destructive n8n_delete_project Delete a project by ID (Enterprise feature). Destructive n8n_delete_tag Delete a tag by ID. This does not affect workflows that used this tag. Destructive n8n_delete_user Delete a user by ID (requires owner role). Workflows owned by this user must be transferred first. Destructive n8n_delete_variable Delete an environment variable by ID. Destructive n8n_delete_workflow Permanently delete a workflow by ID.
EXECUTE 2 tools
Execute n8n_execute_workflow Trigger a workflow execution. Optionally send input data. Execute n8n_trigger_webhook Trigger a workflow via its webhook URL. Use isTest=true for test webhooks. The webhookPath is the path conf...
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The n8n MCP Server MCP server exposes 43 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

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n8n MCP Server tools are categorised as Read (18), Write (15), Destructive (8), Execute (2). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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