fix: return 202 for stale-session notifications, warn on updateTable columns (#654) (#655)

src/mcp/handlers-n8n-manager.ts

@@ -2834,10 +2834,13 @@ export async function handleUpdateTable(args: unknown, context?: InstanceContext
     const client = ensureApiConfigured(context);
     const { tableId, name } = updateTableSchema.parse(args);
     const dataTable = await client.updateDataTable(tableId, { name });
+    const rawArgs = args as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const hasColumns = rawArgs && typeof rawArgs === 'object' && 'columns' in rawArgs;
     return {
       success: true,
       data: dataTable,
-      message: `Data table renamed to "${dataTable.name}"`,
+      message: `Data table renamed to "${dataTable.name}"` +
+        (hasColumns ? '. Note: columns parameter was ignored — table schema is immutable after creation via the public API' : ''),
     };
   } catch (error) {
     return handleDataTableError(error);

src/mcp/tools-n8n-manager.ts

@@ -619,10 +619,10 @@ export const n8nManagementTools: ToolDefinition[] = [
           description: 'Operation to perform',
         },
         tableId: { type: 'string', description: 'Data table ID (required for all actions except createTable and listTables)' },
-        name: { type: 'string', description: 'For createTable/updateTable: table name' },
+        name: { type: 'string', description: 'For createTable: table name. For updateTable: new name (rename only — schema is immutable after creation)' },
         columns: {
           type: 'array',
-          description: 'For createTable: column definitions',
+          description: 'For createTable only: column definitions (schema is immutable after creation via public API)',
           items: {
             type: 'object',
             properties: {