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/**
* Single-Session HTTP server for n8n-MCP
* Implements Hybrid Single-Session Architecture for protocol compliance
* while maintaining simplicity for single-player use case
*/
import express from 'express';
import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js';
import { SSEServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js';
import { N8NDocumentationMCPServer } from './mcp/server';
import { ConsoleManager } from './utils/console-manager';
import { logger } from './utils/logger';
import { AuthManager } from './utils/auth';
import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
import dotenv from 'dotenv';
import { getStartupBaseUrl, formatEndpointUrls, detectBaseUrl } from './utils/url-detector';
import { PROJECT_VERSION } from './utils/version';
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
import { createHash } from 'crypto';
import { isInitializeRequest } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
import {
negotiateProtocolVersion,
logProtocolNegotiation,
STANDARD_PROTOCOL_VERSION
} from './utils/protocol-version';
import { InstanceContext, validateInstanceContext } from './types/instance-context';
import { SessionState } from './types/session-state';
dotenv.config();
// Protocol version constant - will be negotiated per client
const DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_VERSION = STANDARD_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
// Type-safe headers interface for multi-tenant support
interface MultiTenantHeaders {
'x-n8n-url'?: string;
'x-n8n-key'?: string;
'x-instance-id'?: string;
'x-session-id'?: string;
}
// Session management constants
const MAX_SESSIONS = Math.max(1, parseInt(process.env.N8N_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS || '100', 10));
const SESSION_CLEANUP_INTERVAL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
interface Session {
server: N8NDocumentationMCPServer;
transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport | SSEServerTransport;
lastAccess: Date;
sessionId: string;
initialized: boolean;
isSSE: boolean;
}
interface SessionMetrics {
totalSessions: number;
activeSessions: number;
expiredSessions: number;
lastCleanup: Date;
}
/**
* Extract multi-tenant headers in a type-safe manner
*/
function extractMultiTenantHeaders(req: express.Request): MultiTenantHeaders {
return {
'x-n8n-url': req.headers['x-n8n-url'] as string | undefined,
'x-n8n-key': req.headers['x-n8n-key'] as string | undefined,
'x-instance-id': req.headers['x-instance-id'] as string | undefined,
'x-session-id': req.headers['x-session-id'] as string | undefined,
};
}
/**
* Security logging helper for audit trails
* Provides structured logging for security-relevant events
*/
function logSecurityEvent(
event: 'session_export' | 'session_restore' | 'session_restore_failed' | 'max_sessions_reached',
details: {
sessionId?: string;
reason?: string;
count?: number;
instanceId?: string;
}
): void {
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
const logEntry = {
timestamp,
event,
...details
};
// Log to standard logger with [SECURITY] prefix for easy filtering
logger.info(`[SECURITY] ${event}`, logEntry);
}
export class SingleSessionHTTPServer {
// Map to store transports by session ID (following SDK pattern)
private transports: { [sessionId: string]: StreamableHTTPServerTransport } = {};
private servers: { [sessionId: string]: N8NDocumentationMCPServer } = {};
private sessionMetadata: { [sessionId: string]: { lastAccess: Date; createdAt: Date } } = {};
private sessionContexts: { [sessionId: string]: InstanceContext | undefined } = {};
private contextSwitchLocks: Map<string, Promise<void>> = new Map();
private session: Session | null = null; // Keep for SSE compatibility
private consoleManager = new ConsoleManager();
private expressServer: any;
private sessionTimeout = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
private authToken: string | null = null;
private cleanupTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
constructor() {
// Validate environment on construction
this.validateEnvironment();
// No longer pre-create session - will be created per initialize request following SDK pattern
// Start periodic session cleanup
this.startSessionCleanup();
}
/**
* Start periodic session cleanup
*/
private startSessionCleanup(): void {
this.cleanupTimer = setInterval(async () => {
try {
await this.cleanupExpiredSessions();
} catch (error) {
logger.error('Error during session cleanup', error);
}
}, SESSION_CLEANUP_INTERVAL);
logger.info('Session cleanup started', {
interval: SESSION_CLEANUP_INTERVAL / 1000 / 60,
maxSessions: MAX_SESSIONS,
sessionTimeout: this.sessionTimeout / 1000 / 60
});
}
/**
* Clean up expired sessions based on last access time
*/
private cleanupExpiredSessions(): void {
const now = Date.now();
const expiredSessions: string[] = [];
// Check for expired sessions
for (const sessionId in this.sessionMetadata) {
const metadata = this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
if (now - metadata.lastAccess.getTime() > this.sessionTimeout) {
expiredSessions.push(sessionId);
}
}
// Also check for orphaned contexts (sessions that were removed but context remained)
for (const sessionId in this.sessionContexts) {
if (!this.sessionMetadata[sessionId]) {
// Context exists but session doesn't - clean it up
delete this.sessionContexts[sessionId];
logger.debug('Cleaned orphaned session context', { sessionId });
}
}
// Remove expired sessions
for (const sessionId of expiredSessions) {
this.removeSession(sessionId, 'expired');
}
if (expiredSessions.length > 0) {
logger.info('Cleaned up expired sessions', {
removed: expiredSessions.length,
remaining: this.getActiveSessionCount()
});
}
}
/**
* Remove a session and clean up resources
*/
private async removeSession(sessionId: string, reason: string): Promise<void> {
try {
// Store references before deletion
const transport = this.transports[sessionId];
const server = this.servers[sessionId];
// Delete references FIRST to prevent onclose handler from triggering recursion
// This breaks the circular reference: removeSession -> close -> onclose -> removeSession
delete this.transports[sessionId];
delete this.servers[sessionId];
delete this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
delete this.sessionContexts[sessionId];
// Close server first (may have references to transport)
// This fixes memory leak where server resources weren't freed (issue #471)
// Handle server close errors separately so transport close still runs
if (server && typeof server.close === 'function') {
try {
await server.close();
} catch (serverError) {
logger.warn('Error closing server', { sessionId, error: serverError });
}
}
// Close transport last
// When onclose handler fires, it won't find the transport anymore
if (transport) {
await transport.close();
}
logger.info('Session removed', { sessionId, reason });
} catch (error) {
logger.warn('Error removing session', { sessionId, reason, error });
}
}
/**
* Get current active session count
*/
private getActiveSessionCount(): number {
return Object.keys(this.transports).length;
}
/**
* Check if we can create a new session
*/
private canCreateSession(): boolean {
return this.getActiveSessionCount() < MAX_SESSIONS;
}
/**
* Validate session ID format
*
* Accepts any non-empty string to support various MCP clients:
* - UUIDv4 (internal n8n-mcp format)
* - instance-{userId}-{hash}-{uuid} (multi-tenant format)
* - Custom formats from mcp-remote and other proxies
*
* Security: Session validation happens via lookup in this.transports,
* not format validation. This ensures compatibility with all MCP clients.
*
* @param sessionId - Session identifier from MCP client
* @returns true if valid, false otherwise
*/
private isValidSessionId(sessionId: string): boolean {
// Accept any non-empty string as session ID
// This ensures compatibility with all MCP clients and proxies
return Boolean(sessionId && sessionId.length > 0);
}
/**
* Sanitize error information for client responses
*/
private sanitizeErrorForClient(error: unknown): { message: string; code: string } {
const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
if (error instanceof Error) {
// In production, only return generic messages
if (isProduction) {
// Map known error types to safe messages
if (error.message.includes('Unauthorized') || error.message.includes('authentication')) {
return { message: 'Authentication failed', code: 'AUTH_ERROR' };
}
if (error.message.includes('Session') || error.message.includes('session')) {
return { message: 'Session error', code: 'SESSION_ERROR' };
}
if (error.message.includes('Invalid') || error.message.includes('validation')) {
return { message: 'Validation error', code: 'VALIDATION_ERROR' };
}
// Default generic error
return { message: 'Internal server error', code: 'INTERNAL_ERROR' };
}
// In development, return more details but no stack traces
return {
message: error.message.substring(0, 200), // Limit message length
code: error.name || 'ERROR'
};
}
// For non-Error objects
return { message: 'An error occurred', code: 'UNKNOWN_ERROR' };
}
/**
* Update session last access time
*/
private updateSessionAccess(sessionId: string): void {
if (this.sessionMetadata[sessionId]) {
this.sessionMetadata[sessionId].lastAccess = new Date();
}
}
/**
* Switch session context with locking to prevent race conditions
*/
private async switchSessionContext(sessionId: string, newContext: InstanceContext): Promise<void> {
// Check if there's already a switch in progress for this session
const existingLock = this.contextSwitchLocks.get(sessionId);
if (existingLock) {
// Wait for the existing switch to complete
await existingLock;
return;
}
// Create a promise for this switch operation
const switchPromise = this.performContextSwitch(sessionId, newContext);
this.contextSwitchLocks.set(sessionId, switchPromise);
try {
await switchPromise;
} finally {
// Clean up the lock after completion
this.contextSwitchLocks.delete(sessionId);
}
}
/**
* Perform the actual context switch
*/
private async performContextSwitch(sessionId: string, newContext: InstanceContext): Promise<void> {
const existingContext = this.sessionContexts[sessionId];
// Only switch if the context has actually changed
if (JSON.stringify(existingContext) !== JSON.stringify(newContext)) {
logger.info('Multi-tenant shared mode: Updating instance context for session', {
sessionId,
oldInstanceId: existingContext?.instanceId,
newInstanceId: newContext.instanceId
});
// Update the session context
this.sessionContexts[sessionId] = newContext;
// Update the MCP server's instance context if it exists
if (this.servers[sessionId]) {
(this.servers[sessionId] as any).instanceContext = newContext;
}
}
}
/**
* Get session metrics for monitoring
*/
private getSessionMetrics(): SessionMetrics {
const now = Date.now();
let expiredCount = 0;
for (const sessionId in this.sessionMetadata) {
const metadata = this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
if (now - metadata.lastAccess.getTime() > this.sessionTimeout) {
expiredCount++;
}
}
return {
totalSessions: Object.keys(this.sessionMetadata).length,
activeSessions: this.getActiveSessionCount(),
expiredSessions: expiredCount,
lastCleanup: new Date()
};
}
/**
* Load auth token from environment variable or file
*/
private loadAuthToken(): string | null {
// First, try AUTH_TOKEN environment variable
if (process.env.AUTH_TOKEN) {
logger.info('Using AUTH_TOKEN from environment variable');
return process.env.AUTH_TOKEN;
}
// Then, try AUTH_TOKEN_FILE
if (process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE) {
try {
const token = readFileSync(process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE, 'utf-8').trim();
logger.info(`Loaded AUTH_TOKEN from file: ${process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE}`);
return token;
} catch (error) {
logger.error(`Failed to read AUTH_TOKEN_FILE: ${process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE}`, error);
console.error(`ERROR: Failed to read AUTH_TOKEN_FILE: ${process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE}`);
console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error');
return null;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Validate required environment variables
*/
private validateEnvironment(): void {
// Load auth token from env var or file
this.authToken = this.loadAuthToken();
if (!this.authToken || this.authToken.trim() === '') {
const message = 'No authentication token found or token is empty. Set AUTH_TOKEN environment variable or AUTH_TOKEN_FILE pointing to a file containing the token.';
logger.error(message);
throw new Error(message);
}
// Update authToken to trimmed version
this.authToken = this.authToken.trim();
if (this.authToken.length < 32) {
logger.warn('AUTH_TOKEN should be at least 32 characters for security');
}
// Check for default token and show prominent warnings
const isDefaultToken = this.authToken === 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
if (isDefaultToken) {
if (isProduction) {
const message = 'CRITICAL SECURITY ERROR: Cannot start in production with default AUTH_TOKEN. Generate secure token: openssl rand -base64 32';
logger.error(message);
console.error('\n🚨 CRITICAL SECURITY ERROR 🚨');
console.error(message);
console.error('Set NODE_ENV to development for testing, or update AUTH_TOKEN for production\n');
throw new Error(message);
}
logger.warn('⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: Using default AUTH_TOKEN - CHANGE IMMEDIATELY!');
logger.warn('Generate secure token with: openssl rand -base64 32');
// Only show console warnings in HTTP mode
if (process.env.MCP_MODE === 'http') {
console.warn('\n⚠️ SECURITY WARNING ⚠️');
console.warn('Using default AUTH_TOKEN - CHANGE IMMEDIATELY!');
console.warn('Generate secure token: openssl rand -base64 32');
console.warn('Update via Railway dashboard environment variables\n');
}
}
}
/**
* Handle incoming MCP request using proper SDK pattern
*
* @param req - Express request object
* @param res - Express response object
* @param instanceContext - Optional instance-specific configuration
*/
async handleRequest(
req: express.Request,
res: express.Response,
instanceContext?: InstanceContext
): Promise<void> {
const startTime = Date.now();
// Wrap all operations to prevent console interference
return this.consoleManager.wrapOperation(async () => {
try {
const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
const isInitialize = req.body ? isInitializeRequest(req.body) : false;
// Log comprehensive incoming request details for debugging
logger.info('handleRequest: Processing MCP request - SDK PATTERN', {
requestId: req.get('x-request-id') || 'unknown',
sessionId: sessionId,
method: req.method,
url: req.url,
bodyType: typeof req.body,
bodyContent: req.body ? JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2) : 'undefined',
existingTransports: Object.keys(this.transports),
isInitializeRequest: isInitialize
});
let transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport;
if (isInitialize) {
// Check session limits before creating new session
if (!this.canCreateSession()) {
logger.warn('handleRequest: Session limit reached', {
currentSessions: this.getActiveSessionCount(),
maxSessions: MAX_SESSIONS
});
res.status(429).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32000,
message: `Session limit reached (${MAX_SESSIONS}). Please wait for existing sessions to expire.`
},
id: req.body?.id || null
});
return;
}
// For initialize requests: always create new transport and server
logger.info('handleRequest: Creating new transport for initialize request');
// Generate session ID based on multi-tenant configuration
let sessionIdToUse: string;
const isMultiTenantEnabled = process.env.ENABLE_MULTI_TENANT === 'true';
const sessionStrategy = process.env.MULTI_TENANT_SESSION_STRATEGY || 'instance';
if (isMultiTenantEnabled && sessionStrategy === 'instance' && instanceContext?.instanceId) {
// In multi-tenant mode with instance strategy, create session per instance
// This ensures each tenant gets isolated sessions
// Include configuration hash to prevent collisions with different configs
const configHash = createHash('sha256')
.update(JSON.stringify({
url: instanceContext.n8nApiUrl,
instanceId: instanceContext.instanceId
}))
.digest('hex')
.substring(0, 8);
sessionIdToUse = `instance-${instanceContext.instanceId}-${configHash}-${uuidv4()}`;
logger.info('Multi-tenant mode: Creating instance-specific session', {
instanceId: instanceContext.instanceId,
configHash,
sessionId: sessionIdToUse
});
} else {
// Use client-provided session ID or generate a standard one
sessionIdToUse = sessionId || uuidv4();
}
const server = new N8NDocumentationMCPServer(instanceContext);
transport = new StreamableHTTPServerTransport({
sessionIdGenerator: () => sessionIdToUse,
onsessioninitialized: (initializedSessionId: string) => {
// Store both transport and server by session ID when session is initialized
logger.info('handleRequest: Session initialized, storing transport and server', {
sessionId: initializedSessionId
});
this.transports[initializedSessionId] = transport;
this.servers[initializedSessionId] = server;
// Store session metadata and context
this.sessionMetadata[initializedSessionId] = {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
};
this.sessionContexts[initializedSessionId] = instanceContext;
}
});
// Set up cleanup handlers
transport.onclose = () => {
const sid = transport.sessionId;
if (sid) {
logger.info('handleRequest: Transport closed, cleaning up', { sessionId: sid });
this.removeSession(sid, 'transport_closed');
}
};
// Handle transport errors to prevent connection drops
transport.onerror = (error: Error) => {
const sid = transport.sessionId;
logger.error('Transport error', { sessionId: sid, error: error.message });
if (sid) {
this.removeSession(sid, 'transport_error').catch(err => {
logger.error('Error during transport error cleanup', { error: err });
});
}
};
// Connect the server to the transport BEFORE handling the request
logger.info('handleRequest: Connecting server to new transport');
await server.connect(transport);
} else if (sessionId && this.transports[sessionId]) {
// Validate session ID format
if (!this.isValidSessionId(sessionId)) {
logger.warn('handleRequest: Invalid session ID format', { sessionId });
res.status(400).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32602,
message: 'Invalid session ID format'
},
id: req.body?.id || null
});
return;
}
// For non-initialize requests: reuse existing transport for this session
logger.info('handleRequest: Reusing existing transport for session', { sessionId });
transport = this.transports[sessionId];
// In multi-tenant shared mode, update instance context if provided
const isMultiTenantEnabled = process.env.ENABLE_MULTI_TENANT === 'true';
const sessionStrategy = process.env.MULTI_TENANT_SESSION_STRATEGY || 'instance';
if (isMultiTenantEnabled && sessionStrategy === 'shared' && instanceContext) {
// Update the context for this session with locking to prevent race conditions
await this.switchSessionContext(sessionId, instanceContext);
}
// Update session access time
this.updateSessionAccess(sessionId);
} else {
// Invalid request - no session ID and not an initialize request
const errorDetails = {
hasSessionId: !!sessionId,
isInitialize: isInitialize,
sessionIdValid: sessionId ? this.isValidSessionId(sessionId) : false,
sessionExists: sessionId ? !!this.transports[sessionId] : false
};
logger.warn('handleRequest: Invalid request - no session ID and not initialize', errorDetails);
let errorMessage = 'Bad Request: No valid session ID provided and not an initialize request';
if (sessionId && !this.isValidSessionId(sessionId)) {
errorMessage = 'Bad Request: Invalid session ID format';
} else if (sessionId && !this.transports[sessionId]) {
errorMessage = 'Bad Request: Session not found or expired';
}
res.status(400).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32000,
message: errorMessage
},
id: req.body?.id || null
});
return;
}
// Handle request with the transport
logger.info('handleRequest: Handling request with transport', {
sessionId: isInitialize ? 'new' : sessionId,
isInitialize
});
await transport.handleRequest(req, res, req.body);
const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
logger.info('MCP request completed', { duration, sessionId: transport.sessionId });
} catch (error) {
logger.error('handleRequest: MCP request error:', {
error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : error,
errorName: error instanceof Error ? error.name : 'Unknown',
stack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined,
activeTransports: Object.keys(this.transports),
requestDetails: {
method: req.method,
url: req.url,
hasBody: !!req.body,
sessionId: req.headers['mcp-session-id']
},
duration: Date.now() - startTime
});
if (!res.headersSent) {
// Send sanitized error to client
const sanitizedError = this.sanitizeErrorForClient(error);
res.status(500).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32603,
message: sanitizedError.message,
data: {
code: sanitizedError.code
}
},
id: req.body?.id || null
});
}
}
});
}
/**
* Reset the session for SSE - clean up old and create new SSE transport
*/
private async resetSessionSSE(res: express.Response): Promise<void> {
// Clean up old session if exists
if (this.session) {
try {
logger.info('Closing previous session for SSE', { sessionId: this.session.sessionId });
await this.session.transport.close();
} catch (error) {
logger.warn('Error closing previous session:', error);
}
}
try {
// Create new session
logger.info('Creating new N8NDocumentationMCPServer for SSE...');
const server = new N8NDocumentationMCPServer();
// Generate cryptographically secure session ID
const sessionId = uuidv4();
logger.info('Creating SSEServerTransport...');
const transport = new SSEServerTransport('/mcp', res);
logger.info('Connecting server to SSE transport...');
await server.connect(transport);
// Note: server.connect() automatically calls transport.start(), so we don't need to call it again
this.session = {
server,
transport,
lastAccess: new Date(),
sessionId,
initialized: false,
isSSE: true
};
logger.info('Created new SSE session successfully', { sessionId: this.session.sessionId });
} catch (error) {
logger.error('Failed to create SSE session:', error);
throw error;
}
}
/**
* Check if current session is expired
*/
private isExpired(): boolean {
if (!this.session) return true;
return Date.now() - this.session.lastAccess.getTime() > this.sessionTimeout;
}
/**
* Check if a specific session is expired based on sessionId
* Used for multi-session expiration checks during export/restore
*
* @param sessionId - The session ID to check
* @returns true if session is expired or doesn't exist
*/
private isSessionExpired(sessionId: string): boolean {
const metadata = this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
if (!metadata) return true;
return Date.now() - metadata.lastAccess.getTime() > this.sessionTimeout;
}
/**
* Start the HTTP server
*/
async start(): Promise<void> {
const app = express();
// Create JSON parser middleware for endpoints that need it
const jsonParser = express.json({ limit: '10mb' });
// Configure trust proxy for correct IP logging behind reverse proxies
const trustProxy = process.env.TRUST_PROXY ? Number(process.env.TRUST_PROXY) : 0;
if (trustProxy > 0) {
app.set('trust proxy', trustProxy);
logger.info(`Trust proxy enabled with ${trustProxy} hop(s)`);
}
// DON'T use any body parser globally - StreamableHTTPServerTransport needs raw stream
// Only use JSON parser for specific endpoints that need it
// Security headers
app.use((req, res, next) => {
res.setHeader('X-Content-Type-Options', 'nosniff');
res.setHeader('X-Frame-Options', 'DENY');
res.setHeader('X-XSS-Protection', '1; mode=block');
res.setHeader('Strict-Transport-Security', 'max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains');
next();
});
// CORS configuration
app.use((req, res, next) => {
const allowedOrigin = process.env.CORS_ORIGIN || '*';
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', allowedOrigin);
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'POST, GET, DELETE, OPTIONS');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Content-Type, Authorization, Accept, Mcp-Session-Id');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Expose-Headers', 'Mcp-Session-Id');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Max-Age', '86400');
if (req.method === 'OPTIONS') {
res.sendStatus(204);
return;
}
next();
});
// Request logging middleware
app.use((req, res, next) => {
logger.info(`${req.method} ${req.path}`, {
ip: req.ip,
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
contentLength: req.get('content-length')
});
next();
});
// Root endpoint with API information
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3000');
const host = process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0';
const baseUrl = detectBaseUrl(req, host, port);
const endpoints = formatEndpointUrls(baseUrl);
res.json({
name: 'n8n Documentation MCP Server',
version: PROJECT_VERSION,
description: 'Model Context Protocol server providing comprehensive n8n node documentation and workflow management',
endpoints: {
health: {
url: endpoints.health,
method: 'GET',
description: 'Health check and status information'
},
mcp: {
url: endpoints.mcp,
method: 'GET/POST',
description: 'MCP endpoint - GET for info, POST for JSON-RPC'
}
},
authentication: {
type: 'Bearer Token',
header: 'Authorization: Bearer <token>',
required_for: ['POST /mcp']
},
documentation: 'https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp'
});
});
// Health check endpoint (no body parsing needed for GET)
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
const activeTransports = Object.keys(this.transports);
const activeServers = Object.keys(this.servers);
const sessionMetrics = this.getSessionMetrics();
const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
const isDefaultToken = this.authToken === 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
res.json({
status: 'ok',
mode: 'sdk-pattern-transports',
version: PROJECT_VERSION,
environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
uptime: Math.floor(process.uptime()),
sessions: {
active: sessionMetrics.activeSessions,
total: sessionMetrics.totalSessions,
expired: sessionMetrics.expiredSessions,
max: MAX_SESSIONS,
usage: `${sessionMetrics.activeSessions}/${MAX_SESSIONS}`,
sessionIds: activeTransports
},
security: {
production: isProduction,
defaultToken: isDefaultToken,
tokenLength: this.authToken?.length || 0
},
activeTransports: activeTransports.length, // Legacy field
activeServers: activeServers.length, // Legacy field
legacySessionActive: !!this.session, // For SSE compatibility
memory: {
used: Math.round(process.memoryUsage().heapUsed / 1024 / 1024),
total: Math.round(process.memoryUsage().heapTotal / 1024 / 1024),
unit: 'MB'
},
timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
});
});
// Test endpoint for manual testing without auth
app.post('/mcp/test', jsonParser, async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response): Promise<void> => {
logger.info('TEST ENDPOINT: Manual test request received', {
method: req.method,
headers: req.headers,
body: req.body,
bodyType: typeof req.body,
bodyContent: req.body ? JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2) : 'undefined'
});
// Negotiate protocol version for test endpoint
const negotiationResult = negotiateProtocolVersion(
undefined, // no client version in test
undefined, // no client info
req.get('user-agent'),
req.headers
);
logProtocolNegotiation(negotiationResult, logger, 'TEST_ENDPOINT');
// Test what a basic MCP initialize request should look like
const testResponse = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
id: req.body?.id || 1,
result: {
protocolVersion: negotiationResult.version,
capabilities: {
tools: {}
},
serverInfo: {
name: 'n8n-mcp',
version: PROJECT_VERSION
}
}
};
logger.info('TEST ENDPOINT: Sending test response', {
response: testResponse
});
res.json(testResponse);
});
// MCP information endpoint (no auth required for discovery) and SSE support
app.get('/mcp', async (req, res) => {
// Handle StreamableHTTP transport requests with new pattern
const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
if (sessionId && this.transports[sessionId]) {
// Let the StreamableHTTPServerTransport handle the GET request
try {
await this.transports[sessionId].handleRequest(req, res, undefined);
return;
} catch (error) {
logger.error('StreamableHTTP GET request failed:', error);
// Fall through to standard response
}
}
// Check Accept header for text/event-stream (SSE support)
const accept = req.headers.accept;
if (accept && accept.includes('text/event-stream')) {
logger.info('SSE stream request received - establishing SSE connection');
try {
// Create or reset session for SSE
await this.resetSessionSSE(res);
logger.info('SSE connection established successfully');
} catch (error) {
logger.error('Failed to establish SSE connection:', error);
res.status(500).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32603,
message: 'Failed to establish SSE connection'
},
id: null
});
}
return;
}
// In n8n mode, return protocol version and server info
if (process.env.N8N_MODE === 'true') {
// Negotiate protocol version for n8n mode
const negotiationResult = negotiateProtocolVersion(
undefined, // no client version in GET request
undefined, // no client info
req.get('user-agent'),
req.headers
);
logProtocolNegotiation(negotiationResult, logger, 'N8N_MODE_GET');
res.json({
protocolVersion: negotiationResult.version,
serverInfo: {
name: 'n8n-mcp',
version: PROJECT_VERSION,
capabilities: {
tools: {}
}
}
});
return;
}
// Standard response for non-n8n mode
res.json({
description: 'n8n Documentation MCP Server',
version: PROJECT_VERSION,
endpoints: {
mcp: {
method: 'POST',
path: '/mcp',
description: 'Main MCP JSON-RPC endpoint',
authentication: 'Bearer token required'
},
health: {
method: 'GET',
path: '/health',
description: 'Health check endpoint',
authentication: 'None'
},
root: {
method: 'GET',
path: '/',
description: 'API information',
authentication: 'None'
}
},
documentation: 'https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp'
});
});
// Session termination endpoint
app.delete('/mcp', async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response): Promise<void> => {
const mcpSessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string;
if (!mcpSessionId) {
res.status(400).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32602,
message: 'Mcp-Session-Id header is required'
},
id: null
});
return;
}
// Validate session ID format
if (!this.isValidSessionId(mcpSessionId)) {
res.status(400).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32602,
message: 'Invalid session ID format'
},
id: null
});
return;
}
// Check if session exists in new transport map
if (this.transports[mcpSessionId]) {
logger.info('Terminating session via DELETE request', { sessionId: mcpSessionId });
try {
await this.removeSession(mcpSessionId, 'manual_termination');
res.status(204).send(); // No content
} catch (error) {
logger.error('Error terminating session:', error);
res.status(500).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32603,
message: 'Error terminating session'
},
id: null
});
}
} else {
res.status(404).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Session not found'
},
id: null
});
}
});
// SECURITY: Rate limiting for authentication endpoint
// Prevents brute force attacks and DoS
// See: https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/issues/265 (HIGH-02)
const authLimiter = rateLimit({
windowMs: parseInt(process.env.AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW || '900000'), // 15 minutes
max: parseInt(process.env.AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_MAX || '20'), // 20 authentication attempts per IP
message: {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32000,
message: 'Too many authentication attempts. Please try again later.'
},
id: null
},
standardHeaders: true, // Return rate limit info in `RateLimit-*` headers
legacyHeaders: false, // Disable `X-RateLimit-*` headers
handler: (req, res) => {
logger.warn('Rate limit exceeded', {
ip: req.ip,
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
event: 'rate_limit'
});
res.status(429).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32000,
message: 'Too many authentication attempts'
},
id: null
});
}
});
// Main MCP endpoint with authentication and rate limiting
app.post('/mcp', authLimiter, jsonParser, async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response): Promise<void> => {
// Log comprehensive debug info about the request
logger.info('POST /mcp request received - DETAILED DEBUG', {
headers: req.headers,
readable: req.readable,
readableEnded: req.readableEnded,
complete: req.complete,
bodyType: typeof req.body,
bodyContent: req.body ? JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2) : 'undefined',
contentLength: req.get('content-length'),
contentType: req.get('content-type'),
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
ip: req.ip,
method: req.method,
url: req.url,
originalUrl: req.originalUrl
});
// Handle connection close to immediately clean up sessions
const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
// Only add event listener if the request object supports it (not in test mocks)
if (typeof req.on === 'function') {
const closeHandler = () => {
if (!res.headersSent && sessionId) {
logger.info('Connection closed before response sent', { sessionId });
// Schedule immediate cleanup if connection closes unexpectedly
setImmediate(() => {
if (this.sessionMetadata[sessionId]) {
const metadata = this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
const timeSinceAccess = Date.now() - metadata.lastAccess.getTime();
// Only remove if it's been inactive for a bit to avoid race conditions
if (timeSinceAccess > 60000) { // 1 minute
this.removeSession(sessionId, 'connection_closed').catch(err => {
logger.error('Error during connection close cleanup', { error: err });
});
}
}
});
}
};
req.on('close', closeHandler);
// Clean up event listener when response ends to prevent memory leaks
res.on('finish', () => {
req.removeListener('close', closeHandler);
});
}
// Enhanced authentication check with specific logging
const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
// Check if Authorization header is missing
if (!authHeader) {
logger.warn('Authentication failed: Missing Authorization header', {
ip: req.ip,
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
reason: 'no_auth_header'
});
res.status(401).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Unauthorized'
},
id: null
});
return;
}
// Check if Authorization header has Bearer prefix
if (!authHeader.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
logger.warn('Authentication failed: Invalid Authorization header format (expected Bearer token)', {
ip: req.ip,
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
reason: 'invalid_auth_format',
headerPrefix: authHeader.substring(0, Math.min(authHeader.length, 10)) + '...' // Log first 10 chars for debugging
});
res.status(401).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Unauthorized'
},
id: null
});
return;
}
// Extract token and trim whitespace
const token = authHeader.slice(7).trim();
// SECURITY: Use timing-safe comparison to prevent timing attacks
// See: https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/issues/265 (CRITICAL-02)
const isValidToken = this.authToken &&
AuthManager.timingSafeCompare(token, this.authToken);
if (!isValidToken) {
logger.warn('Authentication failed: Invalid token', {
ip: req.ip,
userAgent: req.get('user-agent'),
reason: 'invalid_token'
});
res.status(401).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Unauthorized'
},
id: null
});
return;
}
// Handle request with single session
logger.info('Authentication successful - proceeding to handleRequest', {
hasSession: !!this.session,
sessionType: this.session?.isSSE ? 'SSE' : 'StreamableHTTP',
sessionInitialized: this.session?.initialized
});
// Extract instance context from headers if present (for multi-tenant support)
const instanceContext: InstanceContext | undefined = (() => {
// Use type-safe header extraction
const headers = extractMultiTenantHeaders(req);
const hasUrl = headers['x-n8n-url'];
const hasKey = headers['x-n8n-key'];
if (!hasUrl && !hasKey) return undefined;
// Create context with proper type handling
const context: InstanceContext = {
n8nApiUrl: hasUrl || undefined,
n8nApiKey: hasKey || undefined,
instanceId: headers['x-instance-id'] || undefined,
sessionId: headers['x-session-id'] || undefined
};
// Add metadata if available
if (req.headers['user-agent'] || req.ip) {
context.metadata = {
userAgent: req.headers['user-agent'] as string | undefined,
ip: req.ip
};
}
// Validate the context
const validation = validateInstanceContext(context);
if (!validation.valid) {
logger.warn('Invalid instance context from headers', {
errors: validation.errors,
hasUrl: !!hasUrl,
hasKey: !!hasKey
});
return undefined;
}
return context;
})();
// Log context extraction for debugging (only if context exists)
if (instanceContext) {
// Use sanitized logging for security
logger.debug('Instance context extracted from headers', {
hasUrl: !!instanceContext.n8nApiUrl,
hasKey: !!instanceContext.n8nApiKey,
instanceId: instanceContext.instanceId ? instanceContext.instanceId.substring(0, 8) + '...' : undefined,
sessionId: instanceContext.sessionId ? instanceContext.sessionId.substring(0, 8) + '...' : undefined,
urlDomain: instanceContext.n8nApiUrl ? new URL(instanceContext.n8nApiUrl).hostname : undefined
});
}
await this.handleRequest(req, res, instanceContext);
logger.info('POST /mcp request completed - checking response status', {
responseHeadersSent: res.headersSent,
responseStatusCode: res.statusCode,
responseFinished: res.finished
});
});
// 404 handler
app.use((req, res) => {
res.status(404).json({
error: 'Not found',
message: `Cannot ${req.method} ${req.path}`
});
});
// Error handler
app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
logger.error('Express error handler:', err);
if (!res.headersSent) {
res.status(500).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32603,
message: 'Internal server error',
data: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? err.message : undefined
},
id: null
});
}
});
const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3000');
const host = process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0';
this.expressServer = app.listen(port, host, () => {
const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
const isDefaultToken = this.authToken === 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
logger.info(`n8n MCP Single-Session HTTP Server started`, {
port,
host,
environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
maxSessions: MAX_SESSIONS,
sessionTimeout: this.sessionTimeout / 1000 / 60,
production: isProduction,
defaultToken: isDefaultToken
});
// Detect the base URL using our utility
const baseUrl = getStartupBaseUrl(host, port);
const endpoints = formatEndpointUrls(baseUrl);
console.log(`n8n MCP Single-Session HTTP Server running on ${host}:${port}`);
console.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'}`);
console.log(`Session Limits: ${MAX_SESSIONS} max sessions, ${this.sessionTimeout / 1000 / 60}min timeout`);
console.log(`Health check: ${endpoints.health}`);
console.log(`MCP endpoint: ${endpoints.mcp}`);
if (isProduction) {
console.log('🔒 Running in PRODUCTION mode - enhanced security enabled');
} else {
console.log('🛠️ Running in DEVELOPMENT mode');
}
console.log('\nPress Ctrl+C to stop the server');
// Start periodic warning timer if using default token
if (isDefaultToken && !isProduction) {
setInterval(() => {
logger.warn('⚠️ Still using default AUTH_TOKEN - security risk!');
if (process.env.MCP_MODE === 'http') {
console.warn('⚠️ REMINDER: Still using default AUTH_TOKEN - please change it!');
}
}, 300000); // Every 5 minutes
}
if (process.env.BASE_URL || process.env.PUBLIC_URL) {
console.log(`\nPublic URL configured: ${baseUrl}`);
} else if (process.env.TRUST_PROXY && Number(process.env.TRUST_PROXY) > 0) {
console.log(`\nNote: TRUST_PROXY is enabled. URLs will be auto-detected from proxy headers.`);
}
});
// Handle server errors
this.expressServer.on('error', (error: any) => {
if (error.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
logger.error(`Port ${port} is already in use`);
console.error(`ERROR: Port ${port} is already in use`);
process.exit(1);
} else {
logger.error('Server error:', error);
console.error('Server error:', error);
process.exit(1);
}
});
}
/**
* Graceful shutdown
*/
async shutdown(): Promise<void> {
logger.info('Shutting down Single-Session HTTP server...');
// Stop session cleanup timer
if (this.cleanupTimer) {
clearInterval(this.cleanupTimer);
this.cleanupTimer = null;
logger.info('Session cleanup timer stopped');
}
// Close all active transports (SDK pattern)
const sessionIds = Object.keys(this.transports);
logger.info(`Closing ${sessionIds.length} active sessions`);
for (const sessionId of sessionIds) {
try {
logger.info(`Closing transport for session ${sessionId}`);
await this.removeSession(sessionId, 'server_shutdown');
} catch (error) {
logger.warn(`Error closing transport for session ${sessionId}:`, error);
}
}
// Clean up legacy session (for SSE compatibility)
if (this.session) {
try {
await this.session.transport.close();
logger.info('Legacy session closed');
} catch (error) {
logger.warn('Error closing legacy session:', error);
}
this.session = null;
}
// Close Express server
if (this.expressServer) {
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
this.expressServer.close(() => {
logger.info('HTTP server closed');
resolve();
});
});
}
logger.info('Single-Session HTTP server shutdown completed');
}
/**
* Get current session info (for testing/debugging)
*/
getSessionInfo(): {
active: boolean;
sessionId?: string;
age?: number;
sessions?: {
total: number;
active: number;
expired: number;
max: number;
sessionIds: string[];
};
} {
const metrics = this.getSessionMetrics();
// Legacy SSE session info
if (!this.session) {
return {
active: false,
sessions: {
total: metrics.totalSessions,
active: metrics.activeSessions,
expired: metrics.expiredSessions,
max: MAX_SESSIONS,
sessionIds: Object.keys(this.transports)
}
};
}
return {
active: true,
sessionId: this.session.sessionId,
age: Date.now() - this.session.lastAccess.getTime(),
sessions: {
total: metrics.totalSessions,
active: metrics.activeSessions,
expired: metrics.expiredSessions,
max: MAX_SESSIONS,
sessionIds: Object.keys(this.transports)
}
};
}
/**
* Export all active session state for persistence
*
* Used by multi-tenant backends to dump sessions before container restart.
* This method exports the minimal state needed to restore sessions after
* a restart: session metadata (timing) and instance context (credentials).
*
* Transport and server objects are NOT persisted - they will be recreated
* on the first request after restore.
*
* SECURITY WARNING: The exported data contains plaintext n8n API keys.
* The downstream application MUST encrypt this data before persisting to disk.
*
* @returns Array of session state objects, excluding expired sessions
*
* @example
* // Before shutdown
* const sessions = server.exportSessionState();
* await saveToEncryptedStorage(sessions);
*/
public exportSessionState(): SessionState[] {
const sessions: SessionState[] = [];
const seenSessionIds = new Set<string>();
// Iterate over all sessions with metadata (source of truth for active sessions)
for (const sessionId of Object.keys(this.sessionMetadata)) {
// Check for duplicates (defensive programming)
if (seenSessionIds.has(sessionId)) {
logger.warn(`Duplicate sessionId detected during export: ${sessionId}`);
continue;
}
// Skip expired sessions - they're not worth persisting
if (this.isSessionExpired(sessionId)) {
continue;
}
const metadata = this.sessionMetadata[sessionId];
const context = this.sessionContexts[sessionId];
// Skip sessions without context - these can't be restored meaningfully
// (Context is required to reconnect to the correct n8n instance)
if (!context || !context.n8nApiUrl || !context.n8nApiKey) {
logger.debug(`Skipping session ${sessionId} - missing required context`);
continue;
}
seenSessionIds.add(sessionId);
sessions.push({
sessionId,
metadata: {
createdAt: metadata.createdAt.toISOString(),
lastAccess: metadata.lastAccess.toISOString()
},
context: {
n8nApiUrl: context.n8nApiUrl,
n8nApiKey: context.n8nApiKey,
instanceId: context.instanceId || sessionId, // Use sessionId as fallback
sessionId: context.sessionId,
metadata: context.metadata
}
});
}
logger.info(`Exported ${sessions.length} session(s) for persistence`);
logSecurityEvent('session_export', { count: sessions.length });
return sessions;
}
/**
* Restore session state from previously exported data
*
* Used by multi-tenant backends to restore sessions after container restart.
* This method restores only the session metadata and instance context.
* Transport and server objects will be recreated on the first request.
*
* Restored sessions are "dormant" until a client makes a request, at which
* point the transport and server will be initialized normally.
*
* @param sessions - Array of session state objects from exportSessionState()
* @returns Number of sessions successfully restored
*
* @example
* // After startup
* const sessions = await loadFromEncryptedStorage();
* const count = server.restoreSessionState(sessions);
* console.log(`Restored ${count} sessions`);
*/
public restoreSessionState(sessions: SessionState[]): number {
let restoredCount = 0;
for (const sessionState of sessions) {
try {
// Skip null or invalid session objects
if (!sessionState || typeof sessionState !== 'object' || !sessionState.sessionId) {
logger.warn('Skipping invalid session state object');
continue;
}
// Check if we've hit the MAX_SESSIONS limit (check real-time count)
if (Object.keys(this.sessionMetadata).length >= MAX_SESSIONS) {
logger.warn(
`Reached MAX_SESSIONS limit (${MAX_SESSIONS}), skipping remaining sessions`
);
logSecurityEvent('max_sessions_reached', { count: MAX_SESSIONS });
break;
}
// Skip if session already exists (duplicate sessionId)
if (this.sessionMetadata[sessionState.sessionId]) {
logger.debug(`Skipping session ${sessionState.sessionId} - already exists`);
continue;
}
// Parse and validate dates first
const createdAt = new Date(sessionState.metadata.createdAt);
const lastAccess = new Date(sessionState.metadata.lastAccess);
if (isNaN(createdAt.getTime()) || isNaN(lastAccess.getTime())) {
logger.warn(
`Skipping session ${sessionState.sessionId} - invalid date format`
);
continue;
}
// Validate session isn't expired
const age = Date.now() - lastAccess.getTime();
if (age > this.sessionTimeout) {
logger.debug(
`Skipping session ${sessionState.sessionId} - expired (age: ${Math.round(age / 1000)}s)`
);
continue;
}
// Validate context exists (TypeScript null narrowing)
if (!sessionState.context) {
logger.warn(`Skipping session ${sessionState.sessionId} - missing context`);
continue;
}
// Validate context structure using existing validation
const validation = validateInstanceContext(sessionState.context);
if (!validation.valid) {
const reason = validation.errors?.join(', ') || 'invalid context';
logger.warn(
`Skipping session ${sessionState.sessionId} - invalid context: ${reason}`
);
logSecurityEvent('session_restore_failed', {
sessionId: sessionState.sessionId,
reason
});
continue;
}
// Restore session metadata
this.sessionMetadata[sessionState.sessionId] = {
createdAt,
lastAccess
};
// Restore session context
this.sessionContexts[sessionState.sessionId] = {
n8nApiUrl: sessionState.context.n8nApiUrl,
n8nApiKey: sessionState.context.n8nApiKey,
instanceId: sessionState.context.instanceId,
sessionId: sessionState.context.sessionId,
metadata: sessionState.context.metadata
};
logger.debug(`Restored session ${sessionState.sessionId}`);
logSecurityEvent('session_restore', {
sessionId: sessionState.sessionId,
instanceId: sessionState.context.instanceId
});
restoredCount++;
} catch (error) {
logger.error(`Failed to restore session ${sessionState.sessionId}:`, error);
logSecurityEvent('session_restore_failed', {
sessionId: sessionState.sessionId,
reason: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'unknown error'
});
// Continue with next session - don't let one failure break the entire restore
}
}
logger.info(
`Restored ${restoredCount}/${sessions.length} session(s) from persistence`
);
return restoredCount;
}
}
// Start if called directly
if (require.main === module) {
const server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Graceful shutdown handlers
const shutdown = async () => {
await server.shutdown();
process.exit(0);
};
process.on('SIGTERM', shutdown);
process.on('SIGINT', shutdown);
// Handle uncaught errors
process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
logger.error('Uncaught exception:', error);
console.error('Uncaught exception:', error);
shutdown();
});
process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => {
logger.error('Unhandled rejection:', reason);
console.error('Unhandled rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason);
shutdown();
});
// Start server
server.start().catch(error => {
logger.error('Failed to start Single-Session HTTP server:', error);
console.error('Failed to start Single-Session HTTP server:', error);
process.exit(1);
});
} |