n8n-extending-mcp-official
n8n-extending-mcp-official is an agent skill published by n8n-io, listed under building agents. It lives in the n8n-io/skills repository, which has 554 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Use when you want to expose an n8n workflow as a tool the coding agent can call. Two cases. (1) Wrap n8n API capabilities the MCP doesn''t natively expose: folder deletion, project create/rename, tag rename/delete, instance metadata, credential creation. (2) Expose a general-purpose workflow as an agent tool: a workflow that calls a third-party API, runs business logic, or does any task you want the agent to invoke. Triggers on "expose as MCP tool", "build a tool for my agent", "I need to know X" where X isn''t an MCP tool, "delete folder", "rename tag", or any capability gap.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads n8n-io/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add n8n-io/skills
Maintenance
Use when you want to expose an n8n workflow as a tool the coding agent can call. Two cases. (1) Wrap n8n API capabilities the MCP doesn''t natively expose: folder deletion, project create/rename, tag rename/delete, instance metadata, credential creation. (2) Expose a general-purpose workflow as an agent tool: a workflow that calls a third-party API, runs business logic, or does any task you want the agent to invoke. Triggers on "expose as MCP tool", "build a tool for my agent", "I need to know X" where X isn''t an MCP tool, "delete folder", "rename tag", or any capability gap.
n8n-extending-mcp-official compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n-extending-mcp-official (this page) | n8n-io | Use when you want to expose an n8n workflow as a tool the coding agent can call. Two cases. (1) Wrap n8n API… | 554 | 2026-10-17 |
| n8n-binary-and-data-official(same repository) | n8n-io | Use when handling files, images, attachments, or binary data in n8n, OR when an AI agent needs to take a user… | 554 | 2026-10-17 |
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Common questions about n8n-extending-mcp-official
- What does n8n-extending-mcp-official do?
- Use when you want to expose an n8n workflow as a tool the coding agent can call. Two cases. (1) Wrap n8n API capabilities the MCP doesn''t natively expose: folder deletion, project create/rename, tag rename/delete, instance metadata, credential creation. (2) Expose a general-purpose workflow as an agent tool: a workflow that calls a third-party API, runs business logic, or does any task you want the agent to invoke. Triggers on "expose as MCP tool", "build a tool for my agent", "I need to know X" where X isn''t an MCP tool, "delete folder", "rename tag", or any capability gap.
- How do I install n8n-extending-mcp-official?
- Run npx skills add n8n-io/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes n8n-extending-mcp-official?
- n8n-io.
- Is n8n-extending-mcp-official maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 554 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-17. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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