n8n MCP Server for VS Code
io.github.rpgmais/mcp-n8n
The most complete MCP server for n8n — 43 tools for workflows, data tables, and more.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install n8n MCP Server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "n8n-base-url",
"description": "N8N_BASE_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "n8n-api-key",
"description": "N8N_API_KEY",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-n8n": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nextoolsolutions/mcp-n8n"
],
"env": {
"N8N_BASE_URL": "${input:n8n-base-url}",
"N8N_API_KEY": "${input:n8n-api-key}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs