Careflow MCP Server

Production-ready MCP server for healthcare workflow automation with n8n - HIPAA-compliant patient task management and care coordination

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What is the Careflow MCP MCP server?

Careflow MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Careflow MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. Production-ready MCP server for healthcare workflow automation with n8n - HIPAA-compliant patient task management and care coordination.

What you get

Production-ready healthcare workflow automation powered by n8n and the Model Context Protocol. Enables Claude and other AI assistants to trigger HIPAA-compliant patient task management workflows through natural language.

  • 🚀 Trigger Workflows - Execute n8n workflows via webhook with custom payloads
  • 📋 List Workflows - Query all active workflows from your n8n instance
  • 📊 Check Status - Monitor workflow execution status in real-time
  • 🏥 Healthcare-Ready - Built-in support for patient task workflows
  • 🔒 Type-Safe - Full TypeScript support with Zod validation
  • Production-Ready - Comprehensive error handling and logging

What the assistant can call

Once Careflow MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • trigger_workflow — Triggers an n8n workflow by name with JSON payload
  • list_workflows — Lists all active workflows from n8n
  • get_workflow_status — Checks execution status by ID
  • create_patient_task — Sends structured patient task to workflow
  • Build — The Build tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

You will need 3 environment variables: N8N_BASE_URL, N8N_API_KEY, N8N_WEBHOOK_SECRET. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js >= 18.0.0 - n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted) with API access - n8n API Key (generate in n8n Settings > API)

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Choosing this one

Among the planning and project tracking options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Careflow MCP's toolset — trigger_workflow, list_workflows, get_workflow_status and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by pratapsfdc22-dev; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the careflow mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
trigger_workflowTriggers an n8n workflow by name with JSON payload
list_workflowsLists all active workflows from n8n
get_workflow_statusChecks execution status by ID
create_patient_taskSends structured patient task to workflow
BuildThe Build tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Careflow MCP MCP server

**Using npm global install:**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-workflow": {
      "command": "careflow-mcp",
      "env": {
        "N8N_BASE_URL": "https://your-n8n-instance.com",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js >= 18.0.0 - n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted) with API access - n8n API Key (generate in n8n Settings > API)
VariableDescriptionRequired
N8N_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
N8N_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
N8N_WEBHOOK_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Careflow MCP to trigger workflow.
  • Use Careflow MCP to list workflows.
  • Use Careflow MCP to get workflow status.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Careflow MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (trigger_workflow, list_workflows, get_workflow_status, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Careflow MCP directly.