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n8n-mcp: Instructions file for Gemini CLI

GEMINI.md

n8n-mcp GEMINI.md is an instructions file for Gemini CLI from AutomateLab-tech/n8n-mcp. It costs 871 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of instructions for using n8n-mcp with n8n, a tool for building and running connected workflows. It routes requests for creating, checking, debugging, and extending those workflows to the appropriate tools.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to generate workflow JSON, scaffold custom TypeScript nodes, lint workflows, explain failed executions, write Code-node JavaScript, and work with a live n8n instance through its REST interface.
Why use it?
It helps an AI agent choose the right operation when a workflow description, failed run, custom node, or existing workflow is involved.

Instructions file for Gemini CLI

Written for Gemini CLI: the file is GEMINI.md.

This is AutomateLab-tech/n8n-mcp's own configuration. It tells Gemini CLI how to work on n8n-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything n8n-mcp configures →

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n8n-mcp GEMINI.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

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GEMINI.md · 56 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 56 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

n8n-mcp

Use when the user wants to build, debug, or extend an n8n workflow - generating workflow JSON from a description, scaffolding a custom TypeScript node, building an AI agent (LangChain cluster), iterating over items, writing Code-node JS, linting an existing workflow, diagnosing a failed execution, or driving a live n8n instance via REST.

Pairs with the @automatelab/n8n-mcp server (loaded automatically by this extension). The server exposes 9 MCP tools; this context tells you when to use which.

Tool routing

Tool names use dot-notation: node.*, workflow.*, execution.* (renamed in v0.4.0 from n8n_*).

Stateless tools (work without any n8n instance):

  • workflow_generate - plain-English description -> workflow JSON. Detects AI-agent intent and emits a LangChain cluster.
  • node_scaffold - description -> single INodeType TypeScript file for a custom n8n package.
  • workflow_lint - workflow JSON -> list of issues (deprecated types, missing typeVersion, broken connections, AI Agent without ai_languageModel, IF v1 schema, etc.).
  • execution_explain - failed/surprising execution JSON -> diagnosis. Catches the #1 n8n pain point: items "silently disappearing" between nodes. Also flags unresolved ={{ ... }} expressions and surfaces LLM token usage.

Live-instance tools (require N8N_API_URL + N8N_API_KEY env vars):

  • workflow_list - paginate workflows; filter by active/tags/name.
  • workflow_get - fetch a workflow by id. Pair with workflow_lint to audit deployed workflows.
  • workflow_create - POST a generated workflow. Strips read-only fields. Workflow is created inactive.
  • workflow_activate - flip active on/off.
  • execution_list - browse executions; pass includeData: true for the full body. Pair with execution_explain.

Default chains:

  • Generate, then ship: workflow_generate -> workflow_lint -> (if env configured) workflow_create -> workflow_activate.
  • Audit a deployed workflow: workflow_list -> workflow_get -> workflow_lint.
  • Diagnose a failure: execution_list {status: "error"} -> pick one -> execution_list {includeData: true, ...} -> execution_explain.

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n8n-mcp GEMINI.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository AutomateLab-tech/n8n-mcp (12 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 871 tokens to every session, about $0.0044 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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