n8n just shipped Agents · Data and Ai Automations

Divyanshu Gupta

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n8n just shipped Agents

n8n shipped a new Agents tab. Separate from Workflows. Separate from the AI Agent node you already use.

The AI Agent node still works exactly as before, nothing to migrate.

Here's what's different:

✅ An agent used to be a node, tied to one workflow, existing only while that workflow ran

✅ Now an agent is defined once: model, instructions, tools, memory, sessions

✅ Reuse that same agent from a chat window, Slack, Telegram, a schedule, or any workflow through the new Message an Agent node

What's worth knowing before you touch it:

✅ Your existing workflows can become tools the agent picks from

✅ MCP servers attach directly, no custom wiring needed

✅ Sensitive tools can require your approval before running

✅ Published agents can delegate work to other published agents

✅ The Sessions tab shows every past conversation, which tools ran, and what's pending approval

It's a Preview release. Available on n8n Cloud and self-hosted, self-hosted starts from version 2.32.3. Expect it to keep changing.

If you're self-hosted: enabling the module gets you the Agents tab. The moment an agent needs to call a tool like web search, you need a separate sandbox service running alongside your main container. That part isn't optional if you want tool use to actually work.

Official docs: https://community.n8n.io/t/introducing-n8n-agents-a-new-way-to-build-agents-you-set-up-once-and-use-anywhere/306323

Anyone else tested this yet? Drop what broke for you.

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n8n just shipped Agents