n8n Claude connector

Access and run your n8n workflows

Add to Claude

Needs a n8n account All setup steps

n8n in Claude at a glance

Reads: 15 tools; Workflows, data tables, executions and 8 more
Creates & edits: 10 tools; Workflows, data tables, data table columns and 2 more
Deletes: 2 tools; Workflows and data table columns
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own n8n sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find n8n workflows about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search_workflows
Finds workflows that match what you ask for
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3 · Server runs it

n8n server

As your n8n account
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4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from n8n’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

How to add n8n to Claude

n8n docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for n8n.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to n8n and approve access.
3 In a chat, check n8n is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

n8n MCP tools

15 read, 10 write, 2 delete. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 15 Changes data · 12

Workflows 9 tools
- search_workflows Finds workflows that match what you ask for (our summary)
- get_workflow_details Opens one workflow with its details (our summary)
- test_workflow Tests a workflow (our summary)
- validate_workflow Validates a workflow (our summary)
- execute_workflow Writes Executes a workflow (our summary)
- publish_workflow Writes Publishes a workflow (our summary)
- unpublish_workflow Writes Unpublishes a workflow (our summary)
- archive_workflow Deletes Archives a workflow (our summary)
- update_workflow Writes Edits an existing workflow (our summary)
Data table columns 3 tools
- No read tools
- add_data_table_column Writes Adds a new data table column (our summary)
- delete_data_table_column Deletes Deletes a data table column (our summary)
- rename_data_table_column Writes Renames a data table column (our summary)

Show 12 more groups · 15 tools, 4 that change data · data tables, data table rows, workflow codes, executions, credentials, folders, node types, nodes, pin datas, projects, sdk references, suggested nodes

Data tables 3 tools
- search_data_tables Finds data tables that match what you ask for (our summary)
- create_data_table Writes Adds a new data table (our summary)
- rename_data_table Writes Renames a data table (our summary)
Data table rows 1 tool
- No read tools
- add_data_table_rows Writes Adds one or more new data table rows (our summary)
Workflow codes 1 tool
- No read tools
- create_workflow_from_code Writes Adds a new workflow code (our summary)
Executions 2 tools
- get_execution Opens one execution with its details (our summary)
- search_executions Finds executions that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Credentials 1 tool
- list_credentials Pulls up a list of credentials (our summary)
- None
Folders 1 tool
- search_folders Finds folders that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Node types 1 tool
- get_node_types Pulls up a list of node types (our summary)
- None
Nodes 1 tool
- search_nodes Finds nodes that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Pin datas 1 tool
- prepare_test_pin_data Tests a pin data (our summary)
- None
Projects 1 tool
- search_projects Finds projects that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Sdk references 1 tool
- get_sdk_reference Opens one sdk reference with its details (our summary)
- None
Suggested nodes 1 tool
- get_suggested_nodes Pulls up a list of suggested nodes (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with n8n

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool n8n offers. Not from n8n GmbH or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find n8n workflows about [a topic].

uses search_workflows
Create a n8n data table for [what it is about].

uses create_data_table
Update the n8n workflow [name or link]: [what to change].

uses update_workflow
Turn these notes into n8n data tables, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses create_data_table
Open the n8n workflow [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_workflow_details
Create a n8n data table column for [what it is about].

uses add_data_table_column

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Account

Your own n8n account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by n8n GmbH and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the n8n connector do in Claude?

Talk to your n8n instance directly from Claude - create and test automations, search and manage resources like workflows, data tables and projects

Is the n8n connector official?

It is made by n8n GmbH and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

Do I need a n8n account?

Yes. You sign in to n8n when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my n8n data?

Judging by tool names, 12 of its 27 tools can change data, including 2 that delete or remove things. The other 15 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.