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n8n-agents-official

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Use when the user wants an agent, assistant, or bot in n8n, or is building, editing, testing, publishing, or debugging a first-class n8n Agent. Covers choosing an Agent vs a workflow vs the AI Agent node, the Agent MCP tools (create_agent, mutate_agent, validate_agent, call_agent, publish_agent, update_agent_integration), Agent config JSON, tools and approvals, skills, sub-agents, model routing, knowledge files, vector stores, memory and sessions, Slack / Telegram / Discord / Linear / n8n Chat channels, scheduled tasks, the Message an Agent node, and reading Agent sessions and traces. Triggers on "build me an agent", "assistant", "chatbot", "Slack bot", "Telegram bot", "agent skills", "sub-agent", "knowledge base", "agent memory", "session", "Message an Agent", "publish the agent", or any Agent tool call.

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# n8n Agents

A first-class n8n Agent is a saved resource with its own instructions, model, tools, skills, sub-agents, memory, channels, scheduled tasks, versions, and spend limits. It is configured as JSON through the Agent MCP tools, never with Workflow SDK code. The AI Agent node inside a workflow is a different thing, covered by `n8n-ai-nodes-official`.

<!-- TEMPORARY: revisit when the Preview tag is removed from Agents in the UI, and when Agents are declared ready for Enterprise. -->
Agents are generally available. The UI shows a Preview tag because they change often and some features you might expect aren't there yet. They aren't ready for Enterprise yet: an Enterprise instance may have them enabled, but don't assume it. If `create_agent` isn't in your tool list, Agents aren't enabled on this instance. Say so and offer a workflow instead of guessing.

## Non-negotiables

1. **Always send a memory block when creating over MCP:** `"memory": { "enabled": true, "storage": "n8n" }`. The UI adds it on every save. `create_agent` saves exactly what you send, and without it the Agent forgets the previous turn even inside one session (verified live).
2. **Never publish without the user's explicit OK.** A built Agent is a draft. Configuring a channel on an already published Agent connects it immediately, so confirm that too.
3. **Publish what the Agent calls.** Workflow tools need a When Executed by Another Workflow trigger, the same project, and a published workflow (`validate_agent` reports it). Saved sub-agents must be published too, and nothing checks that: validation and publishing pass, then production delegation fails and the parent quietly answers on its own.
4. **Approval on anything that sends, changes, deletes, or spends**, and know what the approver will see. See `references/APPROVALS.md`.
5. **One `mutate_agent` per change, always with the latest `configHash`.** A stale hash returns `stale_config`: call `get_agent` and retry.
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