MCP Setup for n8n Development

Configure commonly used MCP servers for n8n engineers.

Instructions

1. 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).

2. 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.

3. 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.

5. After running the commands, confirm which MCPs were configured and note any manual steps remaining (authentication via /mcp, Context7 setup).