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The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "h8LUhXgUTopnys7n",
"name": "Monitor websites with AI analysis and MCP tools",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "95d1b83e-a5d1-4604-a052-cebe570bf35b",
"name": "Website Monitor Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
-560,
736
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "minutes"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "2ec72ca1-0e51-4ed5-ac71-7daba88af146",
"name": "Configuration Variables",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-336,
736
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "0b5e5e4a-7429-438e-a5e0-fa8d7b8b5be5",
"name": "config",
"type": "object",
"value": {
"websites": [
"https://example.com",
"https://example.org"
],
"mcpServers": {
"mcpRecon": "={{$env.MCP_RECON_URL || 'http://localhost:8002'}}",
"browserTools": "={{$env.MCP_BROWSER_TOOLS_URL || 'http://localhost:8001'}}"
},
"monitoring": {
"batchSize": 10,
"responseTimeWarning": 3000,
"responseTimeCritical": 5000,
"sslExpiryWarningDays": 30,
"performanceScoreThreshold": 80
},
"notifications": {
"fromEmail": "={{$env.FROM_EMAIL}}",
"alertEmail": "={{$env.ALERT_EMAIL}}",
"enableEmail": true,
"enableSlack": true,
"slackChannel": "={{$env.SLACK_CHANNEL || '#alerts'}}"
}
}
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "86441b58-b62b-4e41-a236-0444500ecd2c",
"name": "Load Website List",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
-112,
736
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"filtersUI": {
"values": []
},
"sheetName": {
"mode": "name",
"value": "Websites"
},
"documentId": {
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{$env.GOOGLE_SHEET_ID}}"
},
"authentication": "serviceAccount"
},
"credentials": {
"googleApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.6
},
{
"id": "8553b2d7-bc89-4e8f-a1cc-3101477cb5ae",
"name": "Combine Analysis Results",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1248,
736
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combineBy": "combineAll"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "dd498eee-406a-4539-82ca-944e1049852c",
"name": "Alert Severity Router",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
1472,
720
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "ccba5bef-efa2-49f8-9a88-e1bdd4c90f13",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.severity }}",
"rightValue": "critical"
}
]
}
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "91721c80-38de-4443-9bba-72d2fc5cbbdb",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.severity }}",
"rightValue": "warning"
}
]
}
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "80702517-1472-4b88-b503-1df62fe22572",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.severity }}",
"rightValue": "info"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "b0feb330-f6b7-4f36-9822-5a6744bd2689",
"name": "Critical Slack Alert",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1696,
448
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=\ud83d\udea8 **CRITICAL WEBSITE ISSUE** \ud83d\udea8\n\n**Website:** {{ $json.url }}\n**Severity:** CRITICAL\n**Performance Score:** {{ $json.performanceScore }}%\n**Response Time:** {{ $json.responseTime }}ms\n**SSL Status:** {{ $json.sslStatus }}\n\n**Issues Found:**\n{{ $json.issues.map(issue => '\u2022 ' + issue).join('\\n') }}\n\n**Security Score:** {{ $json.securityScore || 'N/A' }}\n\n_Generated by n8n MCP Monitoring System_",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{$('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.notifications.slackChannel}}"
},
"otherOptions": {}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "1c703878-ad45-4a94-97d1-b2ae7ece6a36",
"name": "Critical Email Alert",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1696,
640
],
"parameters": {
"html": "=<h2>\ud83d\udea8 Critical Website Issue Detected</h2>\n<p><strong>Website:</strong> {{ $json.url }}</p>\n<p><strong>Severity:</strong> CRITICAL</p>\n\n<h3>Issues Detected:</h3>\n<ul>\n{{ $json.issues.map(issue => '<li>' + issue + '</li>').join('') }}\n</ul>\n\n<h3>Performance Metrics:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Performance Score:</strong> {{ $json.performanceScore }}%</li>\n<li><strong>Response Time:</strong> {{ $json.responseTime }}ms</li>\n<li><strong>SSL Status:</strong> {{ $json.sslStatus || 'Unknown' }}</li>\n<li><strong>Security Score:</strong> {{ $json.securityScore || 'N/A' }}</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><em>Generated by n8n MCP Monitoring System at {{ new Date().toISOString() }}</em></p>",
"options": {},
"subject": "\ud83d\udea8 CRITICAL: Website Issue - {{ $json.url }}",
"toEmail": "={{$('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.notifications.alertEmail}}",
"fromEmail": "={{$('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.notifications.fromEmail}}"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "a29080d1-68fd-4bef-97c5-89feebb4cc01",
"name": "Warning Slack Alert",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1696,
1024
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=\u26a0\ufe0f **Website Warning** \u26a0\ufe0f **Website:** {{ $json.url }} **Severity:** WARNING **Performance Score:** {{ $json.performanceScore }}% **Response Time:** {{ $json.responseTime }}ms **SSL Status:** {{ $json.sslStatus }} **Issues Found:** {{ $json.issues.map(issue => '\u2022 ' + issue).join('\\n') }} _Generated by n8n MCP Monitoring System_",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{$('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.notifications.slackChannel}}"
},
"otherOptions": {}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "b373b04d-4c21-49aa-a584-96a1b6e515c9",
"name": "Log to Google Sheets",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
2064,
992
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"issues": "={{ $json.issues.join(', ') }}",
"severity": "={{ $json.severity }}",
"sslStatus": "={{ $json.sslStatus }}",
"timestamp": "={{ new Date().toISOString() }}",
"responseTime": "={{ $json.responseTime }}",
"securityScore": "={{ $json.securityScore }}",
"recommendations": "={{ $json.recommendations ? $json.recommendations.join(', ') : '' }}",
"performanceScore": "={{ $json.performanceScore }}"
},
"mappingMode": "defineBelow"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "append",
"sheetName": {
"mode": "name",
"value": "Monitoring Log"
},
"documentId": {
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{$env.GOOGLE_SHEET_ID}}"
},
"authentication": "serviceAccount"
},
"credentials": {
"googleApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.6
},
{
"id": "e5fe4dce-b766-4f90-8a62-8e822e1d9804",
"name": "Check Website Source",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
112,
736
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "empty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('Load Website List').item.json }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
},
"looseTypeValidation": true
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "f9c90d31-261b-42d6-afe2-ee559f32c722",
"name": "Format Default Websites",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
336,
816
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "website-urls",
"name": "url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $item }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "848b85ae-eaf0-4fa3-a87a-e8711becbee0",
"name": "Batch Website URLs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
560,
736
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"batchSize": "={{$('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.monitoring.batchSize}}"
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "cde9e03b-6090-45cd-9b00-60c2c0e13f45",
"name": "Website Analysis Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
816,
624
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Analyze the following websites for performance and security issues. For each website in the batch:\n\nWebsites to analyze:\n{{ $json.url }}\n\nUse the available MCP tools to:\n1. Run browser-tools-mcp to analyze performance, SEO, and accessibility\n2. Run mcp-recon to check SSL certificates and security headers\n\nBased on the analysis, determine the severity level:\n- CRITICAL: Site down, SSL expired/invalid, performance score <50%, response time >{{ $('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.monitoring.responseTimeCritical }}ms\n- WARNING: SSL expiring within {{ $('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.monitoring.sslExpiryWarningDays }} days, performance score <{{ $('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.monitoring.performanceScoreThreshold }}%, response time >{{ $('Configuration Variables').item.json.config.monitoring.responseTimeWarning }}ms, missing critical security headers\n- INFO: Minor issues or optimization suggestions\n\nReturn a JSON object for each website with this structure:\n{\n \"url\": \"website URL\",\n \"severity\": \"critical|warning|info\",\n \"performanceScore\": number (0-100),\n \"responseTime\": number (milliseconds),\n \"sslStatus\": \"valid|expiring|expired|invalid\",\n \"securityScore\": number (0-100),\n \"issues\": [\"array of specific issues found\"],\n \"recommendations\": [\"array of improvement suggestions\"]\n}\n\nFocus on actionable issues that require immediate attention. Be concise but specific about problems found.",
"options": {},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "56992e24-7b12-4113-aff4-e36665dd8947",
"name": "Browser-Tools-MCP",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpClientTool",
"position": [
960,
848
],
"parameters": {
"sseEndpoint": "http://localhost:8001"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f67ff2bb-f799-46b3-961b-3f449b2ca519",
"name": "mcp-recon",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpClientTool",
"position": [
1104,
848
],
"parameters": {
"sseEndpoint": "http://localhost:8002"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "98f9489d-30c4-4ef4-9154-e6c488572b2f",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
784,
848
],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4.1-mini"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "5d997a64-b0e2-4648-aa9d-f443a8d2fca8",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1920,
528
],
"parameters": {
"width": 400,
"height": 624,
"content": "\ud83d\udcca Google Sheets Configuration\n\n**Sheet 1: \"Websites\"**\nRequired Headers:\n- url - Website URLs to monitor\n\n**Sheet 2: \"Monitoring Log\"**\nAuto-populated Headers:\n- timestamp - Analysis timestamp\n- url - Website analyzed\n- severity - critical/warning/info\n- performanceScore - Performance rating (0-100)\n- responseTime - Response time in ms\n- sslStatus - SSL certificate status\n- securityScore - Security rating (0-100)\n- issues - Detected problems\n- recommendations - Improvement suggestions\n\n\ud83d\udd17 Service Account Permissions:\nGrant \"Editor\" access to your Google Sheets service account"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "404d6215-ebd1-42c2-908d-fdab20957aaf",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-640,
32
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 496,
"height": 592,
"content": "\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f AI-Powered Website Monitoring System\n\nThis workflow monitors multiple websites using AI analysis and MCP tools for comprehensive performance and security monitoring.\n\n\u2705 **Step 1: Install Required MCP Servers**\n- Install browser-tools-mcp for performance analysis\n- Install mcp-recon for security and SSL monitoring\n- Configure server endpoints in environment variables\n\n\u2705 **Step 2: Setup Google Sheets Integration**\n- Create \"Websites\" sheet with URL column\n- Create \"Monitoring Log\" sheet for results tracking\n- Set GOOGLE_SHEET_ID environment variable\n\n\u2705 **Step 3: Configure Notifications**\n- Set up Slack webhook/bot for alerts\n- Configure SMTP settings for email notifications\n- Set SLACK_CHANNEL, ALERT_EMAIL, FROM_EMAIL variables\n\n\u2705 **Step 4: Customize Monitoring Settings**\n- Update monitoring thresholds in Configuration Variables\n- Add your websites to monitor\n- Adjust batch processing and alert severity rules\n\n\ud83e\uddea **Final Step: Test Complete System**\nTrigger manually to verify MCP servers, analysis, and notifications work properly"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2db4a3c7-17af-410a-bbf6-2a2a9bfaff47",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-32,
32
],
"parameters": {
"color": 2,
"width": 528,
"height": 592,
"content": "### \ud83d\udd27 Required MCP Servers\n\n### Browser Tools MCP\n\ud83d\udcc2 **GitHub:** [AgentDeskAI/browser-tools-mcp](https://github.com/AgentDeskAI/browser-tools-mcp)\n\ud83c\udf10 **Docs:** [Installation Guide](https://browsertools.agentdesk.ai/installation)\n\n**What it does:** Website performance analysis, SEO scoring, accessibility checks\n\n### MCP Recon\n\ud83d\udcc2 **GitHub:** [nickpending/mcp-recon](https://github.com/nickpending/mcp-recon)\n\n**What it does:** SSL certificate validation, security headers, domain analysis\n\n\n**Installation:**\n1. Install Node.js if you haven't already\n2. Download both repositories from GitHub\n3. Follow each repository's README for setup\n4. Start both servers before running this workflow\n\n**Default Server URLs:**\n- Browser Tools: http://localhost:8001\n- MCP Recon: http://localhost:8002"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "7f54edc1-cbf3-4654-b986-edc06518d77c",
"connections": {
"mcp-recon": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Website Analysis Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Browser-Tools-MCP": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "Website Analysis Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Load Website List": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Website Source",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Website Analysis Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Batch Website URLs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Website Analysis Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Combine Analysis Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Check Website Source": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Default Websites",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Batch Website URLs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Alert Severity Router": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Critical Slack Alert",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Critical Email Alert",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Log to Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Warning Slack Alert",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Log to Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Log to Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Website Analysis Agent": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Combine Analysis Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Configuration Variables": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Load Website List",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Default Websites": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Batch Website URLs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Website Monitor Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Configuration Variables",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Combine Analysis Results": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Alert Severity Router",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow automatically monitors multiple websites using AI-powered analysis and MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools. The system runs scheduled checks, analyzes website performance and security using browser-tools-mcp and mcp-recon servers, categorizes issues by severity…
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