fix: preprocess JSON string params in Zod schemas for MCP compatibility#607
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Some MCP clients (e.g. Claude Code) serialize array and object parameters as JSON strings instead of native types. This causes Zod validation to fail with "Expected array, received string" on tools like n8n_update_partial_workflow, n8n_update_full_workflow, and n8n_create_workflow. Add z.preprocess() wrappers that transparently parse JSON strings back to arrays/objects before validation, while leaving native types untouched. Affected schemas: - workflowDiffSchema (operations) - createWorkflowSchema (nodes, connections) - updateWorkflowSchema (nodes, connections, settings) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Expected array, received stringonn8n_update_partial_workflow,n8n_update_full_workflow, andn8n_create_workflowz.preprocess()wrappers that transparently parse JSON strings back to arrays/objects before validation, while leaving native types untouchedAffected schemas
workflowDiffSchema→operationsfieldcreateWorkflowSchema→nodes,connectionsfieldsupdateWorkflowSchema→nodes,connections,settingsfieldsHow it works
Test plan
n8n_update_partial_workflownow acceptsoperationsas JSON stringn8n_update_full_workflownow acceptsnodesandconnectionsas JSON strings