| name | n8n:setup-mcps |
| description | Configure MCP servers for n8n development. Use when the user says /setup-mcps or asks to set up MCP servers for n8n. |
MCP Setup for n8n Development
Configure commonly used MCP servers for n8n engineers.
Instructions
- First, check which MCPs are already configured by running:
claude mcp list
Parse the output and match by URL/command, not server name (users may have
used different names). The URLs to check for:
- Linear:
mcp.linear.app
- Notion:
mcp.notion.com
- Context7:
ctx7 or context7-mcp
- Figma:
mcp.figma.com
Skip any MCP whose URL/command is already present (regardless of scope or name).
- Present the MCP selection menu using
AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true.
Only show MCPs that are not already configured. If all are already configured,
inform the user and skip the menu.
| Option | Label | Description |
|---|
| Linear | Linear | Linear ticket management (HTTP, OAuth — opens browser to authenticate) |
| Notion | Notion | Notion workspace integration (HTTP, OAuth — opens browser to authenticate) |
| Context7 | Context7 | Library documentation lookup (OAuth setup via CLI) |
| Figma | Figma | Figma design integration (HTTP, OAuth — opens browser to authenticate) |
- Process each selected MCP one at a time in a loop. For each MCP:
a. Ask the user via
AskUserQuestion: "Where should {MCP name} be installed?"
- user (default, recommended) — available in all projects
- local — only in this project
b. Run the install command for that MCP with the chosen scope
c. Then move to the next MCP and ask again
Do NOT batch the scope question — ask separately for each MCP.
Do NOT offer project scope — it modifies .claude/settings.json which is tracked in git.
Commands per MCP:
Linear
claude mcp add -s {scope} linear-server --transport http https://mcp.linear.app/mcp
After adding, tell the user to run /mcp in their next session to authenticate.
Notion
claude mcp add -s {scope} notion --transport http https://mcp.notion.com/mcp
After adding, tell the user to run /mcp in their next session to authenticate.
Context7
Tell the user to run this command themselves (it handles auth via OAuth automatically):
npx ctx7 setup --claude
Figma
claude mcp add -s {scope} figma --transport http https://mcp.figma.com/mcp
After adding, tell the user to run /mcp in their next session to authenticate.
- After running the commands, confirm which MCPs were configured and note any
manual steps remaining (authentication via
/mcp, Context7 setup).
