- Added support for n8n-nodes-langchain.* → nodes-langchain.* normalization
- Implemented case-insensitive node name matching (e.g., chattrigger → chatTrigger)
- Added smart camelCase detection for common patterns (trigger, request, sheets, etc.)
- Fixed get_node_documentation tool to use same normalization logic as other tools
- Updated all 7 node lookup locations to use normalized types for alternatives
- Enhanced getNodeTypeAlternatives() to normalize all generated alternatives
All MCP tools now consistently handle various format variations:
- nodes-langchain.chatTrigger (correct format)
- n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger (package format)
- n8n-nodes-langchain.chattrigger (package + wrong case)
- nodes-langchain.chattrigger (wrong case only)
- @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger (full npm format)
Bump version to 2.7.19
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- Changed misleading 'total' field to 'returned' to clarify it's the count in current page
- Added 'hasMore' boolean flag for clear pagination indication
- Added '_note' guidance when more data is available
- Applied same improvements to n8n_list_executions for consistency
Performance improvements:
- Tool now returns only minimal metadata instead of full workflow structure
- Reduced response size by ~95% (from thousands to ~10 tokens per workflow)
- Eliminated token limit errors when listing workflows with many nodes
- Updated descriptions and documentation to clarify minimal response
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- Fixed health check to use correct /healthz endpoint instead of /health
- Added MCP version (mcpVersion) and supported n8n version (supportedN8nVersion) to health check response
- Added versionNote field with instructions for AI agents about manual version verification
- n8n API limitation: instance version cannot be determined automatically
- Updated axios usage for healthz endpoint access with proper error handling
- Added workflowNodeType field to all node-returning MCP tools
- AI agents now receive both internal format (nodes-base.webhook) and workflow format (n8n-nodes-base.webhook)
- Created getWorkflowNodeType() utility to construct proper n8n format from package name
- Solves issue where AI agents would search nodes and use wrong format in workflows
- No database changes required - uses existing package_name field
- Updated: search_nodes, get_node_info, get_node_essentials, get_node_as_tool_info, validate_node_operation
- Updated CHANGELOG.md with comprehensive documentation of the changes
This completes the fix for issue #71, ensuring AI agents can seamlessly create workflows
with the correct node type format without manual intervention.
- Add centralized normalizeNodeType utility to handle prefix conversion
- n8n-nodes-base.* → nodes-base.*
- @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.* → nodes-langchain.*
- Update all 9 affected MCP tools to use normalized node types
- AI agents can now use node types directly from n8n workflow exports
- Maintains backward compatibility with existing shortened prefixes
- Add comprehensive test coverage for all affected methods
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- Remove examples from get_node_essentials responses
- Remove examples from validate_node_operation when errors occur
- Update documentation to reflect removal of examples
- Keep helpful format hints in get_node_for_task (different purpose)
The auto-generated examples were misleading AI agents with incorrect
configurations (e.g., Slack "channel" vs "select" property). Tools
now focus on validation and error messages instead of examples.
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- Redesigned documentation to be utilitarian and AI-agent focused
- Removed all pleasantries, emojis, and conversational language
- Added concrete numbers throughout (528 nodes, 108 triggers, 264 AI tools)
- Updated all tool descriptions with practical, actionable information
- Enhanced examples with actual return structures and usage patterns
- Made Code node guides prominently featured in overview
- Verified documentation accuracy through extensive testing
- Standardized format across all 30+ tool documentation files
Documentation now optimized for token efficiency while maintaining
clarity and completeness for AI agent consumption.
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- Migrated all 40 MCP tools documentation to modular structure
- Created comprehensive documentation with both essentials and full details
- Organized tools by category: discovery, configuration, validation, templates, workflow_management, system, special
- Fixed all TODO placeholders with informative, precise content
- Each tool now has concise description, key tips, and full documentation
- Improved documentation quality: 30-40% more concise while maintaining usefulness
- Fixed TypeScript compilation issues and removed orphaned content
- All tools accessible via tools_documentation MCP endpoint
- Build successful with zero errors
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- Fixed docker-entrypoint.sh to use NODE_DB_PATH instead of hardcoded paths
- Added log_message() helper to prevent stdio mode output corruption
- Fixed directory creation race condition with proper ownership
- Added path validation to ensure NODE_DB_PATH ends with .db
- Updated rebuild.ts to respect NODE_DB_PATH environment variable
- Added comprehensive documentation for custom database paths
- Bumped version to 2.7.16
The bug was caused by hardcoded /app/data/nodes.db paths in the Docker
entrypoint script that ignored the NODE_DB_PATH environment variable.
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- Add intelligent URL detection supporting BASE_URL, PUBLIC_URL, and proxy headers
- Fix hardcoded localhost URLs in server console output
- Add hostname validation to prevent host header injection attacks
- Restrict URL schemes to http/https only (block javascript:, file://, etc.)
- Remove sensitive environment data from API responses
- Add GET endpoints (/, /mcp) for better API discovery
- Fix version inconsistency between server implementations
- Update HTTP bridge to use HOST/PORT environment variables
- Add comprehensive test scripts for URL configuration and security
This resolves issues #41 and #42 by making the HTTP server properly handle
deployment behind reverse proxies and adds critical security validations.
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- Remove default settings logic from cleanWorkflowForUpdate that was causing
"settings must NOT have additional properties" error
- The function now only removes read-only fields without adding any properties
- Add comprehensive test coverage in test-issue-45-fix.ts
- Add documentation explaining the difference between create and update functions
- Bump version to 2.7.14
This fixes the issue where n8n_update_partial_workflow would pass validation
but fail during execution when workflows didn't have settings defined.
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- Enhanced database adapter to support multiple WASM file resolution strategies
- Added require.resolve() for reliable package location in npm environments
- Made better-sqlite3 an optional dependency
- Improved error handling with clear messages
- Updated version to 2.7.13
- Updated CHANGELOG and README badges
- Database now contains 499 templates (was 399)
- FTS5 index properly populated with all template entries
- Fixed quote escaping in FTS5 queries to prevent syntax errors
- Verified FTS5 search returns correct results (162 for "webhook")
- Fixes template search in Docker deployments
The previous database had empty FTS5 tables causing search to fail.
This update ensures the FTS5 index is properly synchronized and
handles special characters in search queries.
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- Add FTS5 pre-creation in fetch-templates.ts before data import
- Create prebuild-fts5.ts script to ensure FTS5 tables exist
- Improve logging in template-repository.ts for better debugging
- Add npm script 'prebuild:fts5' for manual FTS5 setup
This ensures template search works consistently in Docker mode
where runtime FTS5 table creation might fail due to permissions.
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- Added runtime FTS5 detection in database adapters
- Removed FTS5 from required schema to prevent "no such module" errors
- FTS5 tables/triggers created conditionally only if supported
- Template search automatically falls back to LIKE when FTS5 unavailable
- Works in ALL SQLite environments (Claude Desktop, restricted envs, etc.)
This ensures search_templates() works correctly regardless of SQLite build,
while still providing optimal performance when FTS5 is available.
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- Reduced average description length from 250-450 to 93-129 chars
- Documentation tools now average 129 chars per description
- Management tools average just 93 chars per description
- Moved detailed documentation to tools_documentation() system
- Only 2 tools exceed 200 chars (necessarily verbose)
Also includes search_nodes improvements:
- Fixed primary node ranking (webhook, HTTP Request now appear first)
- Fixed FUZZY mode threshold for better typo tolerance
- Removed unnecessary searchInfo messages
- Fixed HTTP node type case sensitivity issue
This significantly improves AI agent performance by reducing context usage
while preserving all essential information.
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Critical fixes based on Claude Desktop feedback:
1. Fixed crypto documentation: require('crypto') IS available despite editor warnings
- Added clear examples of crypto usage
- Updated validation to guide correct require() usage
2. Clarified $helpers vs standalone functions
- $getWorkflowStaticData() is standalone, NOT $helpers.getWorkflowStaticData()
- Added validation to catch incorrect usage (prevents '$helpers is not defined' errors)
- Enhanced examples showing proper $helpers availability checks
3. Fixed JMESPath numeric literal documentation
- n8n requires backticks around numbers in filters: [?age >= `18`]
- Added multiple examples and validation to detect missing backticks
- Prevents 'JMESPath syntax error' that Claude Desktop encountered
4. Fixed webhook data access gotcha
- Webhook payload is at items[0].json.body, NOT items[0].json
- Added dedicated 'Webhook Data Access' section with clear examples
- Created process_webhook_data task template
- Added validation to detect incorrect webhook data access patterns
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Root cause: AI agents were placing error handling properties inside `parameters` instead of at node level
Major changes:
- Enhanced workflow validator to check for ALL node-level properties (expanded from 6 to 11)
- Added validation for onError property values and deprecation warnings for continueOnFail
- Updated all examples to use modern error handling (onError instead of continueOnFail)
- Added comprehensive node-level properties documentation in tools_documentation
- Enhanced MCP tool documentation for n8n_create_workflow and n8n_update_partial_workflow
- Added test script demonstrating correct node-level property usage
Node-level properties now validated:
- credentials, disabled, notes, notesInFlow, executeOnce
- onError, retryOnFail, maxTries, waitBetweenTries, alwaysOutputData
- continueOnFail (deprecated)
Validation improvements:
- Detects misplaced properties and provides clear fix examples
- Shows complete node structure when properties are incorrectly placed
- Type validation for all node-level boolean and string properties
- Smart error messages with correct placement guidance
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- Added specific error reasons for auth failures: no_auth_header, invalid_auth_format, invalid_token
- Fixed AUTH_TOKEN_FILE support in Docker production stacks (issue #16)
- Added AUTH_TOKEN_FILE support to single-session HTTP server for consistency
- Enhanced security by removing token lengths from logs
- Added token trimming and empty token validation
- Updated Docker entrypoint to properly support AUTH_TOKEN_FILE
- Bumped version to 2.7.10
This improves debugging for mcp-remote authentication issues and enables
proper Docker secrets usage in production environments.
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- Add bin configuration to package.json for npx execution
- Implement smart database path resolution for npx/global/local installs
- Create dedicated npm publish script using runtime-only dependencies
- Add .npmignore to control published package contents
- Update README with npx as primary installation method
- Add n8n version badge to README
- Sync version between package.json and package.runtime.json
- Update CHANGELOG for v2.7.8 release
This allows users to run 'npx n8n-mcp' without installing the package,
reducing friction and making it easier to get started with n8n-MCP.
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- Add TRUST_PROXY environment variable to enable proxy header trust
- Configure Express trust proxy in both HTTP server implementations
- Fix issue #19: Docker internal IPs logged instead of real client IPs
- Update documentation with reverse proxy configuration guide
- Add examples for nginx proxy header forwarding
- Maintain backward compatibility (disabled by default)
When TRUST_PROXY=1 is set, the server will correctly log client IPs
from X-Forwarded-For headers instead of proxy/container IPs.
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- Add AUTH_TOKEN_FILE environment variable support for reading auth tokens from files
- Support Docker secrets pattern for production deployments
- Add Known Issues section documenting Claude Desktop container duplication bug
- Update documentation with authentication options and best practices
- Fix issue #16: AUTH_TOKEN_FILE was documented but not implemented
- Add comprehensive tests for AUTH_TOKEN_FILE functionality
BREAKING CHANGE: None - AUTH_TOKEN continues to work as before
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- Remove hardcoded API key and URL from debug-n8n-auth.ts
- Require environment variables with proper validation
- Add comprehensive SECURITY.md with best practices
- Address security concerns raised in issue #18
The SecureKeyGuard alert was a false positive (mistaking "validate_workflow"
for "VAULT_TOKEN"), but the review uncovered actual hardcoded credentials
that have now been removed.
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Fixed issue where Docker images using sql.js adapter returned boolean fields
as strings, causing is_trigger=0 to evaluate as true instead of false.
Changes:
- Added convertIntegerColumns() to sql.js adapter to convert SQLite integers
- Updated server.ts and node-repository.ts to use Number() conversion as backup
- Added test script to verify fix works with sql.js adapter
This fixes webhook, cron, interval, and emailReadImap nodes showing
isTrigger: false in Docker deployments.
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- Update rebuild script to automatically sanitize templates after node processing
- Update documentation to reflect GitHub push protection changes
- Add notes about template sanitization in n8n update process
- Ensures databases are always clean before push
This prevents GitHub push protection from blocking database updates
due to API tokens in workflow templates.
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- Add TemplateSanitizer utility class for detecting and replacing API tokens
- Update template repository to automatically sanitize on save
- Add sanitize:templates command to clean existing templates
- Uses pattern matching to detect various API token formats
- Fixes GitHub push protection blocking database updates
Note: Database will be updated separately after code is deployed
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- Removed unused empty nodes-v2.db file
- Updated NodeDocumentationService to use nodes.db as default
- Updated test file to use correct database
- Added secret scanning exclusion for database files
This prevents confusion about which database is actually used and removes
the file that GitHub's security advisor was flagging.
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Updated trigger detection logic in both parsers to check if a node's group array includes 'trigger'. This fixes an issue where webhook, cron, interval, and emailReadImap nodes were not being identified as triggers despite having category='trigger'.
Note: After pulling this change, run `npm run rebuild` to update your local database.
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- Renamed start_here_workflow_guide to tools_documentation for clarity
- Added depth parameter to control documentation detail (essentials/full)
- Converted output from JSON to LLM-friendly plain text format
- Added per-tool documentation capability
- Created two-tier documentation system:
- Essentials: brief info with key parameters and tips
- Full: comprehensive docs with examples and best practices
- Documented 8 commonly used MCP tools
- Removed 380+ lines of unused getWorkflowGuide method
- Fixed duplicate tool definitions
- Updated all documentation references
- Added test script for tools documentation
BREAKING CHANGE: start_here_workflow_guide renamed to tools_documentation
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- Added warning about experimental remote server deployment
- Clarified HTTP bridge architecture in documentation
- Added deployment scenarios section explaining local vs remote options
- Enhanced troubleshooting with bridge-specific issues
- Created http-bridge.js for local HTTP testing
- Fixed HTTP server to include management tools in tools/list
The documentation now clearly explains:
- Why "node" command is used instead of "docker" (stdio bridge requirement)
- Three deployment scenarios with pros/cons
- How to test locally with Docker
- Bridge architecture (Claude Desktop → bridge → HTTP server)
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- Implement dynamic n8n API configuration checking
- Remove static config export in favor of lazy getter function
- Fix management tools not being registered when env vars set after startup
- Optimize logger performance with cached environment variables
- Clean up debug logging and remove console.error usage
- Bump version to 2.7.1
This ensures all 38 tools (22 documentation + 16 management) are properly
registered regardless of when environment variables become available.
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- Updated n8n from 1.99.1 to 1.100.1
- Updated n8n-core from 1.98.0 to 1.99.0
- Updated n8n-workflow from 1.96.0 to 1.97.0
- Updated @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain from 1.98.1 to 1.99.0
- Fixed node loader path for n8n-nodes-base
- Rebuilt node database with 526 nodes
- All validation tests passing
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Updates the protocol version from '1.0' to the current MCP specification version '2024-11-05'.
This resolves compatibility issues with modern MCP clients and ensures proper protocol negotiation.
- Commented out console.log statements that were interfering with JSON-RPC communication
- Fixed Claude Desktop errors for list_nodes and list_ai_tools
- All stdout in MCP servers must be valid JSON messages
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- Removed ~965MB of temporary directories (temp/, extracted-nodes/, etc)
- Deleted outdated database files and backups (.bak files)
- Removed legacy shell scripts (mcp-server-v20.sh, rebuild-v20.sh)
- Cleaned up orphan test files and debugging scripts
- Removed duplicate schema file (src/db/schema.sql)
- Deleted old Dockerfile.old and empty database files
- Updated documentation structure in README.md
- Added n8n_diagnostic tool to documentation
- Condensed version history in CLAUDE.md
- Created release notes for v2.7.0
Total impact: Removed 34 files, saving ~965MB+ of disk space
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- Renamed files to remove unnecessary suffixes:
- tools-update.ts → tools.ts
- server-update.ts → server.ts
- http-server-fixed.ts → http-server.ts
- Created version utility to read from package.json as single source of truth
- Updated all imports across 21+ files
- Removed legacy files:
- src/http-server.ts (legacy HTTP server with known issues)
- src/utils/n8n-client.ts (unused legacy API client)
- Added n8n_diagnostic tool to help troubleshoot management tools visibility
- Added script to sync package.runtime.json version
- Fixed version mismatch issue (was hardcoded 2.4.1, now reads 2.7.0 from package.json)
This addresses GitHub issue #5 regarding version mismatch and provides better diagnostics for users.
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BREAKING CHANGES:
- Renamed n8n_update_workflow to n8n_update_full_workflow for clarity
NEW FEATURES:
- Added n8n_update_partial_workflow tool for diff-based workflow editing
- Implemented WorkflowDiffEngine with 13 operation types
- Added transactional updates with two-pass processing
- Maximum 5 operations per request for reliability
- Operations can be in any order - engine handles dependencies
- Added validateOnly mode for testing changes before applying
- 80-90% token savings by only sending changes
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Enhanced tool description with comprehensive parameter documentation
- Added clear examples for simple and complex use cases
- Improved error messages and validation
- Added extensive test coverage for all operations
DOCUMENTATION:
- Added workflow-diff-examples.md with usage patterns
- Added transactional-updates-example.md showing before/after
- Updated README.md with v2.7.0 features
- Updated CLAUDE.md with latest changes
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- NEW: n8n_validate_workflow tool to validate workflows from n8n instance by ID
- Fetches workflow via API and runs comprehensive validation
- Uses existing WorkflowValidator for consistency
- Supports all validation profiles and options
- Updated start_here tool with new workflow lifecycle info
- Updated README with new tool documentation
- Updated Claude Project Setup instructions
This completes the workflow lifecycle management:
discover → build → validate → deploy → execute → monitor
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- Add node type existence validation that catches invalid types
- Fix critical issue: now catches 'nodes-base.webhook' BEFORE database lookup
- Add smart suggestions for common mistakes (webhook → n8n-nodes-base.webhook)
- Add minimum viable workflow validation (prevents single-node workflows)
- Add empty connection detection for multi-node workflows
- Add helper functions for workflow structure examples and fix suggestions
- Prevent AI agents from creating workflows with question mark nodes
This fixes the exact issue where workflows created with 'nodes-base.webhook'
would show as broken (question marks) in the n8n UI.
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- Enhanced workflow validator to enforce typeVersion on versioned nodes
- Returns errors for missing typeVersion with suggested version to add
- Warns about outdated typeVersion values
- Prevents invalid typeVersion (zero, negative, or exceeding maximum)
- Added comprehensive test script for typeVersion validation
- Helps AI agents avoid common workflow creation mistakes
This ensures workflows always use compatible node versions before deployment.
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- Added complete workflow lifecycle documentation (Discover → Build → Validate → Deploy → Execute)
- Added new 'n8n_management' topic with comprehensive guide for all 14 management tools
- Documented API requirements, limitations, and best practices
- Added examples showing integration between documentation and management tools
- Included debug script for troubleshooting n8n API authentication
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