Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills --skill n8n-mcp-tools-expertgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00059 | $0.04361 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00030 | $0.02181 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00012 | $0.00872 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00006 | $0.00436 |
Grade A, and why
n8n-mcp-tools-expert 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 7d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
This is a copy
86% identical to n8n-mcp-tools-expert — 31 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 656 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
n8n MCP Tools Expert
Master guide for using n8n-mcp MCP server tools to build workflows.
When to Use
- You are using the
n8n-mcptoolset to discover nodes, validate configs, or manage workflows. - The task involves choosing the right MCP tool or understanding its expected parameters and usage pattern.
- You need guidance on workflow creation or editing through n8n MCP rather than through the n8n UI alone.
Tool Categories
n8n-mcp provides tools organized into categories:
- Node Discovery → SEARCH_GUIDE.md
- Configuration Validation → VALIDATION_GUIDE.md
- Workflow Management → WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md
- Template Library - Search and deploy 2,700+ real workflows
- Documentation & Guides - Tool docs, AI agent guide, Code node guides
Quick Reference
Most Used Tools (by success rate)
| Tool | Use When | Speed |
|---|---|---|
search_nodes |
Finding nodes by keyword | <20ms |
get_node |
Understanding node operations (detail="standard") | <10ms |
validate_node |
Checking configurations (mode="full") | <100ms |
n8n_create_workflow |
Creating workflows | 100-500ms |
n8n_update_partial_workflow |
Editing workflows (MOST USED!) | 50-200ms |
validate_workflow |
Checking complete workflow | 100-500ms |
n8n_deploy_template |
Deploy template to n8n instance | 200-500ms |
Tool Selection Guide
Finding the Right Node
Workflow:
1. search_nodes({query: "keyword"})
2. get_node({nodeType: "nodes-base.name"})
3. [Optional] get_node({nodeType: "nodes-base.name", mode: "docs"})
Example:
// Step 1: Search
search_nodes({query: "slack"})
// Returns: nodes-base.slack
// Step 2: Get details
get_node({nodeType: "nodes-base.slack"})
// Returns: operations, properties, examples (standard detail)
// Step 3: Get readable documentation
get_node({nodeType: "nodes-base.slack", mode: "docs"})
// Returns: markdown documentation
Common pattern: search → get_node (18s average)
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 7d ago First seen · 656 lines · 59 tokens per session scan A eb9f5d9787f7
n8n-mcp-tools-expert is a skill published in the GitHub repository hybridlabor-api/bdb-dev-optimized-agent-skills (6 stars, last pushed 6d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 59 tokens to every session and 4,361 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 86% identical to n8n-mcp-tools-expert, differing in 31 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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