Groom Nirvana GTD inbox tasks with MCP and OpenAI GPT-5-nano
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 8 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model and MCP Client.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Nirvana MCP Get (MCP Client): uses MCP Client
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser
- Edit Fields To Match Nirvana Reqs (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: id, name, note
- Nirvana MCP Update (MCP Client): uses MCP Client
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (7)
- OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - MCP Client
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.mcpClient - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs manually to fetch inbox tasks from Nirvana (via its MCP API), uses OpenAI to rewrite each task title and clean up the notes into a consistent GTD format, and updates the tasks back in Nirvana with the revised name, note, and…