---
ref: company:n8n
name: n8n
tools: [tool:n8n/create-workflow, tool:n8n/find-workflows, tool:n8n/get-workflow-run, tool:n8n/run-workflow]
tags: [capability:automate-workflows, category:automation, has:api, has:cli, has:mcp]
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# n8n

Workflow automation with AI for technical teams, on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.

n8n runs automation workflows, with AI steps, that a team builds visually or
in code. It runs on n8n Cloud or self-hosted, so every way in
points at your own instance: `{your-n8n-domain}` and `{your-domain}` are its
domain without `https://`, such as `your-instance.app.n8n.cloud` on n8n Cloud
or the domain that serves your n8n editor when self-hosted.

The built-in MCP server is off until an instance owner or admin turns on
Settings > Instance-level MCP. It signs in with OAuth, and an agent can run or
change only the workflows enabled for MCP access. The `n8n-cli` CLI and the
public REST API take an API key from Settings > n8n API, sent in the
`X-N8N-API-KEY` header; the CLI reads the instance URL from `N8N_URL`. The API
isn't available during the free trial.

## Tools

- tool:n8n/create-workflow — Create a workflow: Creates an n8n workflow from its nodes and connections and returns the new workflow with its ID.
- tool:n8n/find-workflows — Find workflows: Returns the n8n workflows you have access to, filtered by name, tags or project, with each one's ID and whether it is active.
- tool:n8n/get-workflow-run — Get a workflow run: Returns one n8n execution's status and start and stop times and, when asked, the data each node produced.
- tool:n8n/run-workflow — Run a workflow: Starts one run of an n8n workflow, passing chat, form or webhook input to its trigger, and returns the execution ID without waiting for it to finish.

## Links

- Website: https://n8n.io
- Docs: https://docs.n8n.io