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n8n

Workflow automation with AI nodes, self-hostable.

Gives the agent hands: web, files, apps.

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# n8n

**What:** Workflow automation with AI nodes, self-hostable.

**Why:** Gives the agent hands: web, files, apps.

**Category:** MCP servers & tools · **Stack layer:** tools

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

1. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
curl -fsSL https://get.n8n.io | sh
```

2. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
```

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

1. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
docker rm -f n8n
```

## Links

- Homepage: https://n8n.io
- Repo: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
- README: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n#readme