Fetch prompts, resources in mcp client node tool

[Abhiru_Wijesinghe]

Hi

I want to fetch the prompts and resources inside the mcp tool that configured, right now MCP client tool node is only fetching available tools inside the MCP server.

How should I fetch prompts and resources out of that MCP server

[Hafiz_usama]

If you also want to fetch prompts and resources, you need to explicitly query those capabilities — they’re separate from listTools.

Here’s how it works conceptually:

• listTools → returns all callable tools.

• listPrompts → returns all prompts the server exposes.

• listResources → returns all resources (files, APIs, data sources, etc.).

[Abhiru_Wijesinghe]

Thanks @Hafiz_usama,

can you tell me how we use that in inside the n8n.

[Hafiz_usama]

There are two ways:

A. Using the same MCP node (if supported by your build)

• Check if the MCP node in n8n allows selecting the method (listTools, listPrompts, listResources).

• If yes, just switch the dropdown from listTools to listPrompts or listResources.

• Then execute and you’ll see the array of prompts/resources.

B. If your MCP node doesn’t expose those methods

• Use an HTTP Request node in n8n, pointing at the same MCP endpoint.

• Manually call the MCP methods.

  {
  “method”: “listResources”,
  “params”: {}
  }

  Authentication is the same as you configured (Header Auth with your credential).

• This way you’ll get back the JSON of prompts/resources.