This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #taskade-mcp-ai-agent — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Taskade MCP \u2014 AI Agent with Project Management Tools",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"id": "trigger-chat",
"name": "When chat message received",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
200,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You are a helpful project management assistant. You have access to Taskade tools via MCP to manage projects, tasks, and AI agents. Use these tools to help users organize their work."
}
},
"id": "ai-agent",
"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"typeVersion": 1.7,
"position": [
420,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"model": "gpt-4o"
},
"id": "openai-chat",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
420,
500
],
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"connectionType": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"arguments": "-y @taskade/mcp-server --token YOUR_TASKADE_API_KEY"
},
"id": "mcp-taskade",
"name": "Taskade MCP",
"type": "n8n-nodes-mcp.mcpClientTool",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
620,
500
]
}
],
"connections": {
"When chat message received": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Taskade MCP": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"meta": {
"templateId": "taskade-mcp-ai-agent"
},
"tags": [
{
"name": "MCP"
},
{
"name": "Project Management"
},
{
"name": "AI Agent"
},
{
"name": "Taskade"
}
]
}
Credentials you'll need
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openAiApi
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About this workflow
Taskade MCP — AI Agent with Project Management Tools. Uses chatTrigger, agent, lmChatOpenAi, n8n-nodes-mcp. Chat trigger; 4 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/taskade/mcp/blob/main/examples/n8n-taskade-mcp-workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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