# Manifest is now available as an n8n community node

> Source: <https://manifest.build/blog/manifest-n8n-community-node/>
> Published: 2026-09-04 00:00:00+00:00

# Manifest is now available as an n8n community node

Manifest now has a native n8n community node. The package is available on npm as
[ n8n-nodes-manifest](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-manifest) and ships two nodes: a

**Manifest Chat Model** sub-node that plugs Manifest into n8n AI Agents, and a

**Manifest** action node that calls the API directly from a workflow, without configuring a generic HTTP Request node.

**Now live on n8n:** n8n has reviewed and published the node as a verified community node, so it installs from

**Settings > Community Nodes** on n8n Cloud and on self-hosted n8n alike.

## Use Manifest as the model behind an n8n AI Agent

The Manifest Chat Model is a language-model sub-node built on n8n’s
[ @n8n/ai-node-sdk](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/master/packages/%40n8n/ai-node-sdk).
Connect it to the

**AI Agent** or

**Basic LLM Chain** node the same way you would connect the

[OpenAI](/providers/openai/)Chat Model, and Manifest sits between the agent and the providers:

- The model list is loaded from your Manifest instance; the default
`auto`

lets Manifest route every request. - Streaming and native tool calling are supported, so AI Agent tools work as expected.
- An optional setting switches the sub-node to the OpenAI Responses API.

The sub-node requires an n8n version that ships `@n8n/ai-node-sdk`

(2026 releases).

## Call Manifest directly from a workflow

The Manifest action node covers workflows that call the API without an AI Agent. It includes three operations:

**Create Chat Completion** for OpenAI-compatible chat requests**Create Response** for OpenAI-compatible Responses API requests**List Models** to inspect the models available to a Manifest agent key

Both nodes work with [Manifest Cloud](https://app.manifest.build) and self-hosted Manifest
deployments.

## Install the Manifest node in n8n

In n8n, on Cloud or self-hosted:

- Open
**Settings > Community Nodes**. - Select
**Install**. - Enter
`n8n-nodes-manifest`

. - Confirm the community-node warning and install the package.

These steps follow n8n’s
[community-node installation guide](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/community-nodes/installation-and-management/).

## Connect n8n to Manifest

Both nodes share one **Manifest API** credential:

**Base URL:**`https://app.manifest.build`

for Manifest Cloud, or the root URL of your self-hosted deployment**API Key:** the agent API key shown in Manifest

The Base URL must not end in `/v1`

; the nodes add the API path for each operation. If n8n runs in
a container, a self-hosted Manifest URL must be reachable from that container.

Set **Model** to `auto`

to use the routing configured for the Manifest agent. For a first test,
choose **Create Chat Completion** on the action node and use:

```
[
  {
    "role": "user",
    "content": "Reply with one sentence confirming that Manifest is connected."
  }
]
```

Then execute the node. The selected Manifest route handles the request and the node returns the response as n8n workflow data.

## Routing owns the response mode

Manifest routing determines whether a route returns buffered JSON or a streamed response. You do
not need to add `stream`

to **Additional Body** on the action node. For streamed routes, the node
exposes the parsed server-sent events after the n8n step completes. The Chat Model sub-node
streams natively into the AI Agent.

The node source lives in the
[Manifest repository](https://github.com/mnfst/manifest/tree/main/integrations/n8n-nodes-manifest).
See the [n8n setup page](/agents/n8n/) for the credential values and package links in one place.