Connect
Connect n8n
Give an n8n AI Agent Filmo's tools with the MCP Client Tool node.
Before you start
Link to this section: Before you start| What | What the vendor documents |
|---|---|
| Plan | Plans: not documented by the vendor. |
| Who adds the connector | Whoever builds the workflow adds the node and its credential. |
| Who connects | Whoever creates the credential; with OAuth, a Filmo administrator consents. |
| Administration | Self-hosted: the base URL of the instance sets the redirect URI. |
verified on 2026-10-09: MCP Client Tool node · MCP credentials
Use exactly this URL
Type https:// exactly. Do not use the Filmo domain of your company or any other host: the OAuth metadata names this origin, and a client that compares it with what you typed rejects a different one.
Connect with OAuth
Link to this section: Connect with OAuthAdd the node
Add MCP Client Tool to an AI Agent, with the endpoint
https://, the Streamable HTTP transport and the MCP OAuth2 credential.app. filmo. io /api /v1 /mcp Create the credential
MCP OAuth2 API registers n8n dynamically by default. Copy the OAuth Redirect URL shown in the credential; Filmo accepts any registered redirect, and the consent screen shows its host.
Consent in Filmo
An administrator chooses the subscription and the scopes.
- Self-hosted instances use
<instance base URL>; n8n Cloud shows its own URL in the credential panel./rest /oauth2-credential /callback
The consent screen
Link to this section: The consent screen- Only the
*:readscopes the client asked for are checked (every read scope when it asks for none). - Write scopes,
workflows:runandai:askalways start unchecked, even if the client asks for them; the ones it asked for carry the label “Requested by the integration”. - Check by hand only what the assistant needs, and leave
ai:askunchecked unless you want it to spend AI credits.
To change the scopes later, remove the connector and add it again.
Before you approve, read Authentication.
Connect with an API key
Link to this section: Connect with an API keyCreate a Bearer Auth credential
Paste the key as the Bearer token: n8n sends
Authorization: Bearer <token>. Alternatively use Header Auth with the nameAuthorizationand the valueBearerfollowed by the key.Choose the tools
Set Tools to Include to Selected and pick only the tools the agent needs.
- The node's documentation page still shows only an SSE endpoint; the node's code defaults to Streamable HTTP from version 1.2.
Keep the key out of the repository
Never paste an API key into a file that goes to version control. The examples read it from the environment or ask for it; if one leaks, revoke it and create another.
Limits of this client
Link to this section: Limits of this client| What | What the vendor documents |
|---|---|
| Tools | Tools to Include: All, Selected, or All Except. |
| Output | A tool output limit: not documented by the vendor. |
Recommended preset
Link to this section: Recommended presetAvailability and schedule (read) (20): availability:read, schedule:read, planner:read, staff:read, vehicles:read, items:read, spaces:read, kits:read, account:read. An agent in a workflow acts without a person: use Selected and a read preset, and add writes only for the tools that need them.
Every preset and its size are in Limits and context.
What to put on “ask before running”
Link to this section: What to put on “ask before running”The node has no approval step. Limit the tools with Tools to Include and the key with its scopes.
The tools that must ask for approval are in Safe writes.
Check the connection
Link to this section: Check the connectionAsk the assistant: “Which Filmo account am I connected to?” It should call filmo_account_get, a read tool that returns no personal data.
Related pages
Link to this section: Related pagesIntroduction
MCP quickstart
Connect one assistant, check it with a read tool and choose the scopes it needs.
Access
Authentication and permissions
Authenticate with an API key in a header, or let the client sign in with OAuth 2.1. Either way the scopes decide which tools exist.
Guides
Safe writes
An assistant that can write can also write the wrong thing. Decide which tools need a person, retry without duplicating, and know what a write sets in motion.
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