monday.com MCP vs n8n-MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	monday.com MCP Official monday.com MCP server — agents create boards and items, update columns, and run GraphQL against your work OS. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	n8n-MCP Gives AI assistants deep knowledge of 2,000+ n8n nodes, plus optional workflow management on your own n8n instance. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	412	22k
Last commit	1 day ago	3 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @mondaydotcomorg/monday-api-mcp@latest`	`npx n8n-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick monday.com MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add monday.com MCP

Install / run

npx @mondaydotcomorg/monday-api-mcp@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monday-com-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@mondaydotcomorg/monday-api-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MONDAY_TOKEN": "<your-monday-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add n8n-MCP

Install / run

npx n8n-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "n8n-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_MODE": "stdio",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "error",
        "DISABLE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT": "true",
        "N8N_API_URL": "<your-n8n-instance-url>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<your-n8n-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

monday.com MCP or n8n-MCP — which is better?

Pick monday.com MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server. Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both monday.com MCP and n8n-MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do monday.com MCP and n8n-MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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