Introducing n8n Agents

n8n has introduced Agents, a preview feature for creating AI-driven assistants that can independently determine steps for open-ended tasks while using models, integrations, workflows, and other tools selected by their creators. Agents can operate through channels such as Slack, Telegram, Linear, Discord, schedules, or workflow calls, retaining shared instructions, memory, sessions, and published versions across these contexts. They complement conventional n8n workflows, which remain suited to predictable processes, by allowing agents to decide when to invoke fixed workflows as tightly scoped tools, helping limit credentials and control sensitive actions through per-tool permissions and human approvals. Agent configuration can include reusable skills, uploaded knowledge files, sub-agents, MCP servers, and native n8n nodes, while execution logs and session histories provide visibility into tool calls, outputs, and errors. Existing AI Agent node implementations remain unchanged, and workflows can call published agents through the new Message an Agent node. Available to n8n Cloud users on the latest stable version and self-hosted users with additional setup, Agents use workflow execution quotas and are intended to be tested carefully, particularly for actions that modify systems of record.

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