Connect Eden to n8n

This is different from connecting Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT, which sign in through a browser. n8n runs unattended on a server, so it authenticates with a personal access token instead. Give the token read + write access so n8n can schedule and save on your behalf — a read-only token can only read your workspace.

What you'll need

• An Eden account with scheduling set up (connect your social accounts first).
• n8n (cloud or self-hosted) with the MCP Client Tool node available.
• A trigger source — a Notion database, Google Sheet, Airtable, a form, whatever you already plan content in.

Step 1 — Generate a personal access token in Eden

1. 01

   Open Settings → Integrations → API access

   In Eden, click your avatar, choose Settings, then Integrations. Find the API access card (the one mentioning n8n, Zapier, and Make).

2. 02

   Generate a Read & write token

   Give it a name like n8n, leave the scope on Read & write (this is required for scheduling and saving — a read-only token can only read your workspace), and click Generate token.

3. 03

   Copy it now

   Copy the eden_pat_… value immediately. It's shown once — Eden stores only a hashed version and can never show it again. Paste it somewhere safe for the next step.

Step 2 — Add Eden as an MCP server in n8n

1. 01

   Add an MCP Client Tool node

   In your workflow, add the MCP Client Tool node. (In an AI-agent workflow it attaches to the Agent node as a tool; you can also use the standalone MCP Client node to call a specific tool directly.)

2. 02

   Point it at Eden's endpoint

   Set the endpoint / server URL to:

   https://mcp.eden.so/mcp
   

   Choose HTTP Streamable as the transport if n8n offers the choice (SSE also works).

3. 03

   Authenticate with Bearer Auth

   Set the authentication to Bearer and paste your eden_pat_… token as the value. That's the only credential Eden needs — no client ID, secret, or OAuth sign-in.

4. 04

   Confirm the tools load

   Save the node and let n8n list the available tools. You should see Eden's tools, including eden_list_schedules, eden_schedule_post, and eden_create_scheduling_draft.

Step 3 — Build the "watch Notion → schedule" flow

The classic pipeline has three parts:

1. 01

   Trigger on your content source

   Use n8n's Notion Trigger (or Sheets, Airtable, etc.) to fire when a row is added or a status property changes — for example, when a page's Status becomes Ready to schedule.

2. 02

   Look up your schedule (optional but recommended)

   Call eden_list_schedules once to get your schedule's connected accounts, timezone, and the next free queue slots. Use this to decide the platforms and timing.

3. 03

   Schedule the post

   Call eden_schedule_post with the row's content. At minimum:

   {
     "text": "Your post text, line breaks preserved",
     "platforms": ["twitter", "linkedin"],
     "scheduledAtIso": "2026-06-25T14:00:00Z"
   }
   

   Map text from the Notion property and scheduledAtIso from a date field (or omit the time and let Eden drop it into the next free slot). Prefer eden_create_scheduling_draft instead if you want posts to land as drafts for a human to review before they go out.

What Eden can do through the connection

A read + write token unlocks Eden's full tool set in n8n. Beyond scheduling, you can:

• Posts — schedule, publish now, save as a draft, reschedule or edit a queued post, add or change its auto first-comment, and cancel one.
• Notes (documents) — create a note, rewrite it, or append to it (great for an ongoing "log" or "ideas" doc).
• Boards — create a board, rename it, trash it (soft/restorable), and save links or indexed social posts onto it.
• Read — list workspaces, boards, schedules and queued posts; read notes, cards, and creator research.

The model picks the right tool from your instruction — you don't wire each one by hand. (There's no folder creation, hard delete, or creator/list mutation.)

A few things to know

• Time must be a real timestamp. The scheduling tools take epoch milliseconds (scheduledFor) or an ISO timestamp (scheduledAtIso), not natural language. Convert your Notion date field in n8n before passing it.
• Text-only works for X, Threads, LinkedIn, and Substack notes. Instagram and TikTok require hosted media — n8n must give Eden a publicly reachable image/video URL (not a local file path).
• Threads. For an X or Threads thread, pass segments (one entry per post). If you pass long text with no segments, Eden auto-splits it to fit the platform limit.
• Scope matters. If you used a read-only token by mistake, eden_schedule_post returns a permission error. Generate a Read & write token and swap it in.

Managing or revoking the token

Open Settings → Integrations → API access any time to see your tokens (name, scope, last used) and Revoke the n8n one. Revoking is immediate — the workflow stops being able to reach Eden the moment you click it. Generate a fresh token to reconnect.

Where to go next

• Prefer a no-code automation builder? See connect Eden to Zapier or connect Eden to Make.
• For how Eden's scheduler queues and publishes posts, read scheduling and publishing.
• Want an AI assistant to read your workspace instead of automating it? See connect Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT.