# Automate Coolify with Coolify MCP Server: n8n workflow template

> Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-coolify-with-coolify-mcp-server (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automate Coolify with Coolify MCP Server

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It puts OpenRouter behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 31 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenRouter Retrieval

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**31 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**0** Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 3 Service 27

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **OpenRouter Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 2 **List Coolify Tools** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 3 **Get Version** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 4 **Health Check** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 5 **List Teams** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 6 **Get Team** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 7 **Get Current Team** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 8 **Get Current Team Members** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 9 **List Servers** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 10 **Create Server** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 11 **Validate Server** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 12 **Get Server Resources** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 13 **Get Server Domains** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 14 **List Services** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 15 **Create Service** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 16 **Start Service** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 17 **Stop Service** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 18 **Restart Service** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 19 **List Applications** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 20 **Create Application** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 21 **Start Application** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 22 **Stop Application** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 23 **Restart Application** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 24 **Execute Command Application** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 25 **List Deployments** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 26 **Get Deployment** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 27 **List Private Keys** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 28 **Create Private Key** Mcp Client Tool *Service*
- 29 **Simple Memory** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 30 **Ask the AI** Chat trigger *Starts it*
- 31 **AI Agent** Agent *Model*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Someone opening a chat with it
- **Steps:** 31
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
- **Model:** OpenRouter
- **Retrieval:** Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 31 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 31 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomate-coolify-with-coolify-mcp-server)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

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