N8n crossed 200,000 github stars as a self-hostable workflow tool with 500 integrations, and it is…
n8n crossed 200,000 github stars as a self-hostable workflow tool with 500 integrations, and it is quietly becoming the default runtime for production agents. it connects any model, speaks mcp, and runs air-gapped for teams that will never touch a hosted endpoint.
the biggest agent platform may end up being the boring workflow engine nobody raised a unicorn round for.
Context
On 4 October 2026 the n8n repository showed 203,910 stars, a license listed as Other, a description of fair-code workflow automation with native AI capabilities, 400+ integrations in the README, and topics including mcp, mcp-client and mcp-server. The n8n site says over 500 integrations, MCP support and self-hosting.
The count at fetch shows the repository is past 200,000 stars, and says nothing on when it crossed. Snippets dated May, August and late August 2026 conflict, so the crossing date is not established. The README says 400+ integrations and the site says over 500, so the 500 figure is the company's marketing number. Air-gapped operation was not found on the pages read. The license is fair-code, listed as Other, and a secondary snippet says it is not open source; the license file was not read. Default runtime for production agents and the boring workflow engine line are the author's opinion, with no adoption data read.
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- A dated star history and n8n's own milestone post.
Sources
- n8n repository (GitHub)github.com
- n8nn8n.io
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The note above is reproduced unedited from the original post, first published on Threads on 18 September 2026 at 23:17 IST. Sources are the papers and datasets the note draws on.
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