n8n · agent Twin Score 88
n8n capability matrix
n8n is the source-available workflow engine you can self-host, extend with code nodes, and now point at AI agents. Humans who can run Docker prefer it to Zapier for data gravity and cost. The REST API, CLI, and repo raise the agent score above closed iPaaS. License is fair-code — we say that out loud so agents do not assume MIT. Twin Score on this directory is 80 for humans and 88 for agents, using the public rubric (interface, onboarding, human docs, collaboration, support, pricing fairness, accessibility, reliability versus API quality, MCP or tool surface, CLI, structured docs, machine auth, quotas, determinism, and skill packaging). n8n is sold by n8n, founded 2019, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Pricing in public materials: Fair-code self-host; Cloud plans; source-available license (not OSI MIT). Machine capabilities we record: API excellent, MCP basic, CLI excellent, docs strong, auth API keys; self-host IAM is yours. This page is editorial, not a star rating scraped from users.
Updated 2026-08-01. Editorial, not a user-count rating.
Named editor: Edu Tor. Twin Score updated 2026-08-01. See methodology and the rubric. Meaning is in this HTML, not in any canvas.
API / MCP / CLI / docs / auth
MCP is basic. If that is none or basic, do not invent a server. Auth: API keys; self-host IAM is yours.
Matrix
| Surface | Level |
|---|---|
| API | excellent |
| MCP | basic |
| CLI | excellent |
| Docs | strong |
| Webhooks | strong |
| Auth | API keys; self-host IAM is yours |
| SDKs | http, ts |