n8n 2.39.0 expands agent workflow controls and observability

The workflow platform shipped new agent safety checks, capability-aware AI assistance, source-control APIs and OpenTelemetry tracing.

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Summary

n8n 2.39.0 hardens agent workflows against unpublished or incompatible tools, adds capability-aware AI Assistant behaviour and introduces OTLP gRPC tracing. It also adds workflow-version and source-control endpoints, agent concurrency limits, MCP registry credential support and browser-profile execution.

Why it matters

The release moves agentic workflow automation towards more inspectable, governable and production-oriented operation.

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