Hi n8n community and team,
I’m running a self-hosted n8n instance (currently on version [add your version, e.g., 2.1.x or latest]), and I really appreciate all the recent updates, including the new Chat Hub feature.However, in my setup, I don’t plan to use Chat Hub at all (no AI models configured, and my users focus purely on workflow automation). The “Chat” navigation item is now permanently visible in the sidebar, which adds a bit of clutter to the UI.From what I can see:
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There are admin settings to enable/disable specific models and providers.
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But no way to fully hide/remove the Chat Hub navigation link or disable the feature entirely (no environment variable or config option).
It would be great to have an optional way to disable Chat Hub completely for self-hosted instances, similar to how we can disable tags (N8N_WORKFLOW_TAGS_DISABLED), templates, or other UI elements via environment variables.
Possible ideas:
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An env var like N8N_CHAT_HUB_DISABLED=true to hide the sidebar item and disable the feature.
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Or a toggle in Settings > General/Features.
This would help keep the interface clean for teams that don’t need AI chat capabilities.Is this something that’s planned, or has anyone found a workaround (beyond CSS hacks via reverse proxy)?Thanks in advance for any feedback or thoughts!
Bren
