n8n Chat Hub

A ChatGPT-like interface built into n8n (released Dec 2025) that lets users chat with any configured chat model (Claude, GPT-5 Mini, Gemini 2.5 Pro via OpenRouter) while preserving conversation context across model switches. Also exposes custom n8n AI agent workflows as chat targets – any workflow with a chat trigger that is both published and flagged 'available in n8n chat' appears in the Chat Hub. Supports built-in tools (starting with Gina AI for web search and URL reading).

Key points

Located bottom-left of the main n8n interface – requires updated n8n instance to appear
Switch between chat models mid-conversation while preserving context
Uses existing n8n credentials (Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter)
Exposes custom agent workflows as chat targets via the chat trigger + publish + 'available in n8n chat' toggle
Built-in tools start with Gina AI (web search, read URL content) – 1 million free tokens on sign-up
Can create custom agents directly in Chat Hub without building an n8n workflow (similar to custom GPTs)
Missing feature (as of video): cannot yet call n8n instance-level MCP from within the Chat Hub
n8n Desk reuses the chat-agent idea as one of its modes: less technical users can interact with approved n8n-backed chat agents while technical users retain workflow-building access ^[src-086].

Related entities

N8n
N8n Desk

Related concepts

Source references

^[src-005] Nate Herk cluster — Nate Herk — n8n cluster (18 videos)

– Videos referenced: jx-yvSRLKrA

^[src-086] n8n — "n8n Desk: The Open Source Claude Desktop That Runs on top of n8n's new MCP" (2026-05-11)

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