n8n-desk

n8n-desk is an open-source desktop app for working with n8n from a local machine. It brings chat, workflow building, and file-based agent work into one app, and the page describes it as a desktop companion app for n8n.

The app has three modes: Chat, Cowork, and Workflow. Chat uses a native chat hub for n8n’s conversational AI assistants and is described as a thin client to those assistants. Cowork is for local project folders and files, where an AI agent can read, write, and organize content using n8n workflows as tools. Workflow mode lets a user build, validate, and manage n8n workflows conversationally through the official n8n Model Context Protocol server. The feature list also includes stream responses, an agent sidebar, multi-agent session history, local files, Deep Agents SDK, workflow as tools, read and write project folders, node discovery, and publish and execute.

n8n-desk is desktop-native and does not require a browser tab. It supports connecting to multiple n8n instances, including production, staging, and local development. The app integrates directly with n8n’s MCP server, supports the official Anthropic SDK and LangChain-compatible models via Deep Agents, and can run locally with Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. It is available for OAuth2 login via n8n, with role-based access so chat users see Chat and admins see everything.

The project is open source under the Sustainable Use License, which it describes as free open source with fair limits. The page also says it is built with Ionic and Capacitor, is desktop first, and that mobile follows. It is an independent community project built by Marcel Claus-Ahrens, an n8n Ambassador.