Quick Start: n8n

[Juamedrod]

Hi, it would be so nice to have a n8n quickstart guide due to the recent native support for it.

Is there any plan to do it?

Thanks.

[furey]

Hi @Juamedrod

Thanks for trying MongoDB Lens

I'm not that familiar with n8n, but after a little research I was able get MongoDB Lens integrated pretty easily

Here's the steps I took (this is a local setup for testing purposes only—adapt for your own use cases)

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n8n Quick Start

1. Start local n8n instance

docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n --net=host docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n

Once running, open n8n editor: http://localhost:5678

Finish user setup, etc

2. Add n8n-nodes-mcp community node

Browse to: http://localhost:5678/settings/community-nodes

Install community node: n8n-nodes-mcp

3. Add MongoDB Lens credential

Browse to: http://localhost:5678/home/credentials

Add new credential: MCP Client (STDIO) API

4. Create workflow

Important

After adding the MongoDB Lens credential, I needed to restart the n8n Docker instance (Ctrl+C the running n8n container then run docker run [etc…] again) for MCP Client to appear in the "What happens next?" GUI.

Browse to: http://localhost:5678/workflow/new

Add first step: Trigger manually

What happens next? MCP Client

MCP Client: Execute a tool

Configure Tool Name: e.g. list-databases

Run: e.g. click Test step

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No plans to add this info to the README as use cases vary, but will pin this chat to discussions in case it helps others

Feel free to share your own guides if you think it'll help too 🙏

Cheers

[Juamedrod]

Hi, thank you so much for the fast and great answer. I will look into it and will add a guide when native support for stdio transport land in n8n.
this are times of changes, the deprecation of SSE in favor of streamable http will shake the ecosystem of remote mcp servers. Meanwhile, I will play with your solution, thanks again.