# n8n Manager MCP (npm · n8n-manager-mcp)

MCP server for n8n workflow management -- view, create, sync and manage workflows via AI.

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +24
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `n8n-manager-mcp`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp/n8n-manager-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp/n8n-manager-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `n8n-manager-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.13`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (148 of 152), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (148 of 152), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 10 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1177 tokens (~65/item across 18 items; 18 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp -- npx -y n8n-manager-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp -- npx -y n8n-manager-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "n8n-manager-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg n8n-manager-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "n8n-manager-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "n8n-manager-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 69, +64)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −23)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-30 (score 46, +22)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-28 (score 24, −22)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (18)

### `n8n_safety_status` (~28 tokens)

Show n8n Manager safety settings, backup directory, and audit log location.

### `n8n_set_safety_mode` (~100 tokens)

Configure local safety settings: read-only mode, backup-before-mutation, and audit logging.

Input parameters:

- `audit_log` (boolean): When true, appends mutation outcomes to ~/.n8n-manager-mcp/audit.log.
- `backup_before_mutations` (boolean): When true, exports workflows before update/delete/activate/restore.
- `read_only` (boolean): When true, blocks create/update/delete/activate/import/restore operations.

### `n8n_list_workflows` (~65 tokens)

List all workflows on an n8n server. Returns workflow names, IDs, active status, and node counts.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Max number of workflows to return
- `server_name` (string): Server name from config. Uses default if omitted.

### `n8n_get_workflow` (~59 tokens)

Get detailed information about a specific n8n workflow including all nodes, connections, and settings.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_id` (string, required): n8n workflow ID

### `n8n_create_workflow` (~88 tokens)

Create a new n8n workflow. Provide the full workflow JSON including nodes and connections.

Input parameters:

- `activate` (boolean): Activate workflow after creation
- `connections` (array): Array of connections between nodes
- `name` (string, required): Workflow name
- `nodes` (array, required): Array of workflow nodes
- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.

### `n8n_update_workflow` (~70 tokens)

Update an existing n8n workflow. Send the full updated workflow JSON.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_id` (string, required): n8n workflow ID to update
- `workflow_json` (string, required): Full workflow JSON as string

### `n8n_delete_workflow` (~63 tokens)

Delete a workflow from an n8n server. By default, a JSON backup is saved before deletion.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_id` (string, required): n8n workflow ID to delete

### `n8n_activate_workflow` (~63 tokens)

Activate or deactivate an n8n workflow.

Input parameters:

- `active` (boolean, required): true to activate, false to deactivate
- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_id` (string, required): n8n workflow ID

### `n8n_list_executions` (~78 tokens)

List recent workflow executions on an n8n server. Shows status, timing, and errors.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Max results
- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `status` (string): Filter by status
- `workflow_id` (string): Filter by workflow ID

### `n8n_add_server` (~112 tokens)

Add or update an n8n server connection. The API key can be created in n8n under Settings > API.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required): n8n API key (from Settings > API in n8n)
- `is_default` (boolean): Set as default server
- `name` (string, required): Server name (e.g. 'production', 'staging')
- `url` (string, required): n8n server URL (e.g. 'http://localhost:5678')

### `n8n_list_servers` (~20 tokens)

List all configured n8n server connections.

### `n8n_ping_server` (~36 tokens)

Test the connection to an n8n server.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.

### `n8n_remove_server` (~35 tokens)

Remove an n8n server from the configuration.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string, required): Name of the server to remove

### `n8n_export_workflow` (~70 tokens)

Export a workflow from an n8n server as JSON. Returns the complete workflow definition that can be imported into another n8n instance.

Input parameters:

- `server_name` (string): Server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_id` (string, required): n8n workflow ID to export

### `n8n_list_backups` (~58 tokens)

List local workflow backups created before n8n mutations.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Maximum backups to show.
- `server_name` (string): Optional server name filter.
- `workflow_id` (string): Optional workflow ID filter.

### `n8n_restore_workflow` (~109 tokens)

Restore a workflow from a local backup. By default creates a new workflow; pass target_workflow_id to overwrite an existing workflow.

Input parameters:

- `activate` (boolean): Activate restored workflow after restore.
- `backup_path` (string, required): Path returned by n8n_list_backups or mutation output.
- `server_name` (string): Target server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `target_workflow_id` (string): Existing workflow ID to overwrite. If omitted, creates a new workflow.

### `n8n_import_workflow` (~80 tokens)

Import a workflow JSON onto an n8n server. Takes a full n8n workflow JSON and creates it on the server.

Input parameters:

- `activate` (boolean): Activate after import
- `server_name` (string): Target server name. Uses default if omitted.
- `workflow_json` (string, required): Complete n8n workflow JSON as string

### `n8n_describe_nodes` (~43 tokens)

Get information about common n8n node types. Useful for understanding which nodes to use when building workflows.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Filter by category

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp/n8n-manager-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 69
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 24
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-manager-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/n8n-manager-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/ellmos-ai/n8n-manager-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp/n8n-manager-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ellmos-ai-n8n-manager-mcp/n8n-manager-mcp/changelog.json
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