Introduction
n8n 2.36.0, released on August 18, 2026, brings a broad set of improvements to the workflow automation platform. This update focuses heavily on the AI Builder and agent capabilities, while also delivering new integrations, editor enhancements, and a long list of bug fixes that improve stability and usability for self-hosted deployments.
AI Builder and Agent Enhancements
The AI Builder receives a significant number of fixes to make agent creation and execution more reliable. Human-in-the-loop approval schemas are now aligned with the confirm envelope, the Save button works correctly when credential authentication is selected, and agents no longer claim success prematurely for integration tool calls. The UI also recovers from stuck tool-call states, and existing LLM-provider credentials surface when filtered lookups come up empty. Skill validation errors are now shown directly, and skill renames no longer revert unexpectedly.
New capabilities include the ability to use MCP servers as allowed tools in skills, automatic selection of a sensible default model for new agents, and agent building options in assistant greetings. LangSmith debug export for agent sessions helps with troubleshooting, and every browser use interaction tool now offers a snapshot option. The agent builder can now create workflow tools and inspect or update schedules.
Core Platform Improvements
The core engine gets several important fixes: TLS options now apply per hop when requests go through a proxy, database pool teardown is bounded so connection recovery always completes, and workflow publication outbox processing has an abort deadline. Enqueued executions with unreadable data now crash gracefully, node settings changes are detected when comparing workflow versions, and tools execute in the order the root requested. Browser Use failures caused by other extensions are explained, incoming request headers are exposed to MCP trigger tools, and AI provider dropped connections are handled as transient. Node IDs stay stable when the AI Assistant edits workflows, and the node registry rebuilds without emptying first.
On the feature side, new API endpoints allow creating and updating role-mapping rules, listing roles, and retrieving a single role. Workflow version policies are supported in package exports, and the assistant now understands which services are connected and what tools they expose. A new Slack integration for agents is available, and agent sandboxes can be isolated by principal. Schedule Trigger nodes gain an ‘If Execution Is Missed’ option and a per-node missed execution grace period, with catch-up runs coalesced after downtime.
Editor and User Experience
The editor UI receives numerous refinements. Agent sessions now display tool execution data, agent context is shown after assistant handoff, and the AI Assistant browser tab is named after the conversation. Expression editor cursor position is preserved, external secret expression previews are clarified, and read-only preview canvases never autosave. OAuth sign-in popups open before network calls and report blocked pop-ups clearly. The account panel on hosted forms stays visible once all accounts are connected, and the provider account is shown instead of the n8n account email. Write-lock polling stops re-arming after session expiry, and navigation settles instead of hanging when the auth-init guard errors.
New editor features include a docked agent preview chat, preview chat in SessionTimeline view, display of authors on review details, character counters on review inputs, and the ability to update review descriptions. Review inbox sections are split, and success toasts are linked. The credential picker integrates n8n credits, and credits pill switches after top-ups or depletion. NumberInput and SegmentControl components got styling updates.
New Integrations and Node Updates
This release adds several new node capabilities. Confluence gains OAuth2 support and a page get operation with full sub-tree support. Google Ads migrates from the sunset v21 API to v25 and selects the renamed video views metric. Discord adds member moderation actions. MiniMax supports M3 and H3 models, and the lmChatOpenRouter node adds provider routing options. The Schedule Trigger node’s missed execution options and the MCP Server Trigger’s server instructions option are notable.
Bug fixes for nodes include: WordPress sends no-cache headers on write requests, Zoho surfaces duplicate record errors, Kafka trigger nodes refuse activation when topic does not exist and fail v2 activation when consumer group cannot be joined, Microsoft SharePoint requires subdomain in OAuth2, Microsoft Teams restores Group.ReadWrite.All scope and surfaces Graph errors, and the Microsoft SharePoint OAuth2 credential requires subdomain. External program execution on Windows no longer detaches child processes, and zip64 decompress size calculation is fixed.
