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n8n-mcp vs n8n
n8n-mcp and n8n share 7 technologies: Express, SQLite, lru-cache, MCP, OpenAI, Vite, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
czlonkowski
n8n-mcp
A MCP for Claude Desktop / Claude Code / Windsurf / Cursor to build n8n workflows for you
TypeScript23.2kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 1c755c5What is n8n-mcp built with?n8n-io
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
TypeScript209.5kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d5e7db2What is n8n built with?In common
Only in n8n-mcp
Only in n8n
- Postgres
- Supabase
- Anthropic
- Redis
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- Sentry
PostHog- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
- @ai-sdk/provider-utils
yaml
- Ajv
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
validator
- logform
winston
- jose
- jsonwebtoken
- CodeMirror
- @lezer/highlight
- class-validator
- linkedom
- mammoth
@clack/prompts
@aws-sdk/credential-providers
- epub2
- Cheerio
- html-to-text
- sanitize-html
- bcryptjs
- otpauth
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
highlight.js
markdown-it
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
n8n-mcpn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
n8n-mcp262,178 lines written251 code files
n8n5,241,398 lines written14,224 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
n8n-mcp69.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
n8n14.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
n8n-mcpLast push November 3, 20261,167 commits23,208 stars
n8nLast push November 4, 202626,047 commits209,517 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
n8n-mcp358 test files62.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
n8n10,704 test files53.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, n8n-mcp or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; n8n-mcp has 262,178.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, n8n-mcp or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; n8n-mcp has 23,208.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, n8n-mcp or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; n8n-mcp has 358.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, n8n-mcp or n8n?
n8n: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and n8n-mcp's on November 3, 2026.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, n8n-mcp or n8n?
n8n-mcp: an AI signed 69.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot; in n8n, 14.4%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in czlonkowski/n8n-mcp
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