n8n 2.29 adds Azure, MCP history, browser

n8n released version 2.29.0 on June 30 with several additions relevant to enterprise and agent workflows.

Azure Blob Storage is now a supported mode for binary data, letting workflows store and retrieve files in Azure rather than local disk or S3. Microsoft Entra Service Principal credentials are available for app-only authentication, meaning workflows can connect to OneDrive, Outlook, and Microsoft Graph without user-login-based tokens.

On the agent side, the release adds MCP tools that expose workflow history, letting an AI assistant search, inspect, and restore previous workflow executions through the MCP protocol. The Instance AI assistant was also updated to reference skill libraries and honor allowed-tool configurations.

Browser automation is now separate from computer use, and can connect directly to an n8n instance without requiring a full computer-use setup. xAI Grok models gained reasoning effort options inside n8n’s AI node. The release includes 70-plus bug fixes and stability improvements.

Practical note

The Microsoft Entra addition closes a gap that has made enterprise Microsoft integrations brittle, since user-login tokens expire and require re-authentication. If you have SharePoint or Teams workflows that break on token expiry, the Service Principal credential is the long-term fix. The MCP workflow history tools make it practical to build an AI assistant that can explain and replay n8n workflows on demand, which is useful for teams without a dedicated automation engineer on call.

For context on pairing n8n with agent tooling, see MCP security for operators and the recent X MCP launch that added the X platform as a first-class data source.