# n8n MCP Setup

**Date:** 2026-02-01 13:50
**Context:** Set up n8n MCP server with API key for workflow automation

## API Key Details

- **API Key:** `n8n_api_d8bae3df1be532498e38a7bf3870a4e62713170f`
- **Label:** Claude-MCP
- **User ID:** ddac5ff1-e6fd-48bc-9a4a-970b6d73bafc (alezmad@gmail.com)
- **Scopes:** `["workflow:read","workflow:execute","user:read"]`

## MCP Configuration

Configured via MCP Docker gateway:
```bash
docker mcp secret set n8n.api_key=n8n_api_d8bae3df1be532498e38a7bf3870a4e62713170f
```

Config set:
```json
{
  "api_url": "http://192.168.1.3:5678"
}
```

## Available Tools (42 total)

Key tools:
- `n8n_list_workflows` - List all workflows
- `n8n_create_workflow` - Create new workflow
- `n8n_get_workflow` - Get workflow by ID
- `search_nodes` - Search 543 n8n nodes
- `search_templates` - Browse workflow templates
- `n8n_trigger_webhook_workflow` - Execute via webhook
- `validate_workflow` - Validate workflow config

## Creation Method

API key created via direct SQLite insert (n8n was stopped briefly):
```bash
docker run --rm --user 1000:1000 -v uk0o04o0g84s4sc80kkoooc0_n8n-data:/data \
  keinos/sqlite3 sqlite3 /data/database.sqlite \
  "INSERT INTO user_api_keys (...) VALUES (...)"
```

## Related
- n8n UI: http://192.168.1.3:5678
- n8n container: n8n-uk0o04o0g84s4sc80kkoooc0
- MCP version: 2.22.17 (update available: 2.33.5)