--- title: How to Start Your Own MCP Server with n8n | daily.dev description: n8n version 1.88.0+ includes built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing users to expose workflows as AI-usable tools through MCP Server Trigger... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-start-your-own-mcp-server-with-n8n-29jqecu6r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Start Your Own MCP Server with n8n | daily.dev og:description: n8n version 1.88.0+ includes built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing users to expose workflows as AI-usable tools through MCP Server Trigger... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-start-your-own-mcp-server-with-n8n-29jqecu6r og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/29jQECu6r.png og:image:alt: How to Start Your Own MCP Server with n8n og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Start Your Own MCP Server with n8n **[ITNEXT](https://daily.dev/sources/itnext)** · 4 min read · 68 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary n8n version 1.88.0+ includes built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing users to expose workflows as AI-usable tools through MCP Server Trigger nodes and connect to other MCP servers via MCP Client Tool nodes. The guide covers setting up MCP endpoints, configuring authentication, exposing tools, and connecting with AI agents, all without requiring additional installations or Docker images. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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