{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "activepieces", "name": "Activepieces API + MCP", "vendor": "Activepieces", "vendorUrl": "https://www.activepieces.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Open-source flow builder with 760+ app integrations (pieces), run on Activepieces Cloud or self-hosted.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/activepieces.json", "repo": "https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces", "license": "MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@activepieces/pieces-framework" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API keys are created in the platform dashboard and sent as `Authorization: Bearer`. The docs say that dashboard is only in the Platform and Enterprise editions. The MCP server at https://\u003cinstance\u003e/mcp uses OAuth and is scoped to one project.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Cloud Free 1,000 credits a month, one user, no card. Plus $20 a month (10,000 credits, up to 5 users), Team $200 a month (50,000 credits, 25 users), extra credits $0.007 each. Ultimate and Enterprise custom, embedding from $36,000 a year. Self-hosted Community Edition is free under MIT, enterprise-only parts need a licence key (https://www.activepieces.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 45, "popularity": { "githubStars": 24814, "npmWeekly": 451816, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.embedded", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "self-hosted", "open-source", "local", "freemium", "no-card", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 57.8, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 288, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 35, "reliability": 55, "schema": 80, "security": 64, "transparency": 76 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -6, "negativeNotes": [ "GHSA-m992-8rcw-vmrx, published 9 August 2026, critical (CVSS 9.2). The Bull-Board queue dashboard at /api/ui skipped its auth check in 0.80.0 to 0.84.0, so anyone could read and change background job queues on self-hosted instances that had turned the dashboard on. Fixed in 0.84.1 (https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/security/advisories/GHSA-m992-8rcw-vmrx).", "Three high-severity advisories on 17 July 2026, command injection through a Code step name (GHSA-3pfv-m69p-5fv5), a V8 isolate sandbox bypass (GHSA-gr3h-c2j7-r52g) and cross-tenant data exposure through the Code piece sandbox cache (GHSA-5h2x-g6m3-grmq). All fixed and published, so the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/security/advisories)." ], "verdict": "MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated. Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan.", "strengths": [ "MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated", "MCP over OAuth with PKCE, bound to one project, with tool groups switchable per project", "Annotations on 45 of 48 MCP tools, including `destructiveHint` and `idempotentHint`", "One 33-minute worker degradation on the status page in 90 days", "Free plan of 1,000 credits a month with no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan", "OpenAPI file documents no error responses, and no rate limits are published", "A critical and three high advisories in July and August 2026", "Privacy and terms pages need JavaScript, and no DPA or subprocessor list was found", "MCP tool calls aren't written to the audit log" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `ap_validate_flow` before publishing a flow", "Use `ap_search_actions` with a plain task description rather than listing pieces", "Turn off the Flow Building and Tables groups for a project the agent should only read", "Page with `limit` and `cursor` and stop when `next` is null", "Cloud runs stop at 10 minutes of active time. Waits and approvals don't count" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 57.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 35, "reliability": 55, "schema": 80, "security": 64, "transparency": 70 }, "provenanceScore": 82 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1/flows?projectId=$AP_PROJECT_ID\u0026limit=10\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $AP_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http activepieces https://cloud.activepieces.com/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "activepieces": { "url": "https://cloud.activepieces.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/activepieces" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Plus plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "10,000 credits, up to 5 users" }, { "item": "Team plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "50,000 credits, 25 users" }, { "item": "Extra credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.007, "note": "on Plus and Team" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Activepieces Inc.", "domain": "activepieces.com", "domainRegistered": "2021-10-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.activepieces.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.activepieces.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.activepieces.com", "changelog": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/about/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The terms and privacy pages load their text with JavaScript. The legal name is from the copyright line in the repository licence." ], "score": 82 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.json", "live": { "slug": "activepieces", "probe": { "target": "https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:42.606425114Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 71, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 67, "p95ms24h": 152, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1097, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 267, "ok": 267 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.activepieces.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:39:47.763059404Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "activepieces/activepieces", "version": "0.92.1", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:19:37.19388449Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@activepieces/pieces-framework", "version": "0.32.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:19:36.111787595Z" } ], "githubStars": 24894, "npmWeekly": 457997, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://activepieces.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:50.014226563Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:12.524386808Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "activepieces.com", "registered": "2021-10-18", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/activepieces.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:25.500762105Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/docs/about/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:56.869265685Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ff5a746d138c" }, { "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:59.352657089Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "8bc9c6778717" }, { "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:49:00.921025239Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "87085c5a5f7a" }, { "url": "https://www.activepieces.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:49:02.964038408Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eebfacc51747" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:42.606425114Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "n8n", "name": "n8n API + MCP", "vendor": "n8n", "vendorUrl": "https://n8n.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Workflow builder you can run on n8n Cloud or self-host.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/n8n", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/n8n.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/n8n.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/n8n.json", "repo": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n", "license": "Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "n8n" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API takes an instance API key in the `X-N8N-API-KEY` header. Key scopes only on Enterprise. The instance MCP server at https://\u003cinstance\u003e/mcp-server/http takes OAuth (per-client grants you can revoke) or a bearer MCP token.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Community Edition is free to self-host with unlimited executions. Cloud Starter €20 a month billed yearly (2,500 executions, 5 concurrent, 7-day execution logs), Pro €50 (10,000 executions, up to 50 concurrent, 30-day logs), Enterprise custom (200+ concurrent, 365 days of insights). Business €667 a month billed yearly (40,000 executions) is self-hosted only for now, with a Cloud waitlist, and extra 300,000 executions cost €4,000. Annual billing saves 17 per cent. The Cloud trial gives 1,000 executions with no card, but the API isn't available during it. An execution is one workflow run, whatever the step count (https://n8n.io/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 54, "popularity": { "githubStars": 206359, "npmWeekly": 112869, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.n8n.io/connect/n8n-api/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.n8n.io/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.n8n.io/connect/n8n-api/api-reference", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "self-hosted", "local", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "webhooks", "enterprise", "source-available" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.3, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 335, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 40, "schema": 92, "security": 70, "transparency": 82 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -12, "negativeNotes": [ "CVE-2025-68613 (GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp), code execution through workflow expressions for any authenticated user, published to NVD on 19 December 2025 (GitHub's advisory is dated 22 December) and added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 11 March 2026 as exploited in the wild. Patched and documented (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp, https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2025-68613, https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?keywordSearch=n8n\u0026hasKev).", "CVE-2026-21858 (GHSA-v4pr-fm98-w9pg), unauthenticated file access through improper webhook handling, rated critical, published 7 January 2026, and CVE-2026-27493 (GHSA-75g8-rv7v-32f7), unauthenticated expression evaluation through the Form node, published 25 February 2026. Both patched (https://github.com/advisories?query=n8n+severity%3Acritical).", "24 critical advisories for the n8n package published between 8 December 2025 and 14 May 2026, counted on 2 October 2026 with the GitHub Advisory Database query cited here, most of them sandbox escapes or remote code execution, and high-severity batches still landing on 22 July, 10 September and 16 September 2026, including credential decryption without an ownership check (GHSA-9rhv-fhr8-7q5r). All handled in public with fixes, which is why this isn't the full -15 (https://github.com/advisories?query=type%3Areviewed+ecosystem%3Anpm+affects%3An8n+severity%3Acritical+published%3A2025-12-01..2026-05-31, https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories)." ], "verdict": "OpenAPI 3.0 spec with 208 operations, and Markdown docs plus llms.txt. 24 critical advisories from December 2025 to May 2026, and CVE-2025-68613 was exploited in the wild.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.0 spec with 208 operations, and Markdown docs plus llms.txt", "MCP OAuth grants split into scopes such as `workflow:read` and `workflow:execute`, revocable per client", "Priced per workflow run whatever the step count, and free to self-host with the API on", "n8n@2.42.2 on 1 October 2026 and 134 tags in 90 days, with the 1.x line still patched", "Valid security.txt, a disclosure policy, and advisories published with CVEs" ], "weaknesses": [ "24 critical advisories from December 2025 to May 2026, and CVE-2025-68613 was exploited in the wild", "No published API rate limit, 429 guidance or uptime SLA", "API key scopes only on Enterprise, and no API during the Cloud trial", "Sustainable Use License, not OSI open source, and self-hosted telemetry on by default", "54 MCP tools in the full set, heavy for a context window unless the grant is narrowed" ], "agentNotes": [ "Check the instance version before trusting it. Anything older than the September 2026 patch releases carries published high-severity flaws", "Ask for only the OAuth scopes the job needs. `workflow:read` plus `workflow:execute` keeps the builder and delete tools out of the tool list", "Call `get_workflow_details` with `detailLevel` set to execution before `execute_workflow`, which returns an execution ID and doesn't wait", "Follow `nextCursor` until it's null when paging workflows or executions", "On Cloud trial accounts `/api/v1` won't answer. Use the MCP server or a paid plan" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 40, "schema": 92, "security": 70, "transparency": 68 }, "provenanceScore": 96 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://$N8N_HOST/api/v1/workflows?active=true\" -H \"X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http n8n https://$N8N_HOST/mcp-server/http", "config": { "mcpServers": { "n8n": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${N8N_MCP_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://${N8N_HOST}/mcp-server/http" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/n8n" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "n8n GmbH", "domain": "n8n.io", "domainRegistered": "2018-12-01", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://n8n.io/legal/", "privacy": "https://n8n.io/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.n8n.cloud", "changelog": "https://docs.n8n.io/changelog/release-notes", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 96 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/n8n.json", "live": { "slug": "n8n", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.n8n.cloud", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:15.86593822Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "n8n-io/n8n", "version": "n8n@2.41.6", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:34:11.228917818Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "n8n", "version": "2.41.6", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:34:10.993229544Z" } ], "githubStars": 206645, "npmWeekly": 137563, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://n8n.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-12-31T22:59:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:42.986317237Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.n8n.io/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:02.090465944Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "n8n.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:03:43.27003987Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.n8n.io/changelog/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:50.120157228Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "3a49d72d7b1c" }, { "url": "https://n8n.io/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:12.167588908Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:22:30.08044974Z", "fingerprint": "b751967f575a" }, { "url": "https://n8n.io/legal/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:10.191548615Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:22:28.044954111Z", "fingerprint": "19ba33b8dce5" }, { "url": "https://n8n.io/legal/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:08.072960132Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:22:25.972764293Z", "fingerprint": "99932c20ee58" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:15.86593822Z" } }, "summary": "Activepieces API + MCP has a score of 57.8 (C) against n8n API + MCP's 53.3 (D). Both do automation workflows. The largest gap is reliability, 15 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-n8n", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-n8n.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-n8n.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-n8n.min.md" }, "markdown": "Activepieces API + MCP has a score of 57.8 (C) against n8n API + MCP's 53.3 (D). Both do automation workflows. The largest gap is reliability, 15 points.\n\n- Activepieces API + MCP: grade C, 57.8/100, rank #288 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/activepieces.json\n- n8n API + MCP: grade D, 53.3/100, rank #335 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/n8n.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/n8n.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Activepieces API + MCP for reliability (+15), payments \u0026 pricing (+5).\n\nPick n8n API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+12), agent ergonomics (+10), security \u0026 auth (+6), transparency \u0026 trust (+6).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Activepieces API + MCP | n8n API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 40 | Activepieces API + MCP +15 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 92 | n8n API + MCP +12 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 75 | n8n API + MCP +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 64 | 70 | n8n API + MCP +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 30 | Activepieces API + MCP +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 80 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 76 | 82 | n8n API + MCP +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -6 | -12 | |\n| **Total** | | **57.8 · C** | **53.3 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Activepieces API + MCP | n8n API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Activepieces | n8n |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts | Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available) |\n| Tools exposed | 45 | 54 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Popularity | 25k stars, 452k npm/wk | 206k stars, 113k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Activepieces API + MCP.** MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated. Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan.\n\n**n8n API + MCP.** OpenAPI 3.0 spec with 208 operations, and Markdown docs plus llms.txt. 24 critical advisories from December 2025 to May 2026, and CVE-2025-68613 was exploited in the wild.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Activepieces API + MCP\n\n1. Run `ap_validate_flow` before publishing a flow\n2. Use `ap_search_actions` with a plain task description rather than listing pieces\n3. Turn off the Flow Building and Tables groups for a project the agent should only read\n4. Page with `limit` and `cursor` and stop when `next` is null\n5. Cloud runs stop at 10 minutes of active time. Waits and approvals don't count\n\n### n8n API + MCP\n\n1. Check the instance version before trusting it. Anything older than the September 2026 patch releases carries published high-severity flaws\n2. Ask for only the OAuth scopes the job needs. `workflow:read` plus `workflow:execute` keeps the builder and delete tools out of the tool list\n3. Call `get_workflow_details` with `detailLevel` set to execution before `execute_workflow`, which returns an execution ID and doesn't wait\n4. Follow `nextCursor` until it's null when paging workflows or executions\n5. On Cloud trial accounts `/api/v1` won't answer. 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