Clarification: Is the `n8n-nodes-mcp` Community Node just a client requiring a separate MCP server?

[TylonHH]

Hi 👋

I’m using the n8n-nodes-mcp community node in a self-hosted n8n instance and I’m testing the Atlassian integration. Other integrations work fine, but the Atlassian client gives me this error:

Failed to execute operation: The file or directory does not exist

I’ve read the docs and looked at the MCP projects (like mcp-atlassian), and I’m trying to understand the correct architecture.

Can you confirm the following?

1. The community node n8n-nodes-mcp is only a client.
2. To use the Atlassian integration, I need to self-host the MCP server from https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian.
3. The tools.yaml file must be configured inside the MCP server container – not in n8n.
4. The only thing n8n needs is the MCP server’s URL (e.g. http://host:3000) – no paths or configs.

Would be great to get confirmation on this, or if there’s a recommended setup for using MCP with n8n and Atlassian.

Thanks for your great work!

[olaservo]

Hi @TylonHH not sure if you're still having an issue, but since n8n-nodes-mcp isn't supported in this repo, I would ask future questions here: https://github.com/nerding-io/n8n-nodes-mcp