n8n-nodes-filemanager-ai

A cross-platform n8n community node for file and folder management, optimized for use as an AI Agent Tool.

Features

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | List | List files/folders with wildcard filter (*.xlsx, report_?.pdf), recursive, metadata included | | Move | Move or rename files/folders, auto-creates destination folder | | Copy | Copy files or entire folders recursively | | Create | Create a new file or folder | | Remove | Delete a file or folder (with recursive option) | | Read | Read text content from a file | | Write | Write/overwrite text content to a file, auto-creates folder | | Append | Append text content to a file | | Exists | Check if a file or folder exists, returns type info | | Search | Recursively search by regex, filter files/folders, returns full metadata |

Improvements over original FileManager node

• ✅ List returns full metadata: name, fullPath, size, extension, isDirectory, lastWriteTime
• ✅ List supports wildcard patterns: *, *.xlsx, report_?.pdf
• ✅ List supports type filter: Files Only / Folders Only / All
• ✅ List supports recursive traversal
• ✅ Move auto-creates destination directory
• ✅ Write auto-creates parent directory
• ✅ Exists returns isDirectory and isFile flags
• ✅ Search returns full metadata for each match
• ✅ Search supports type filter: Files Only / Folders Only / All
• ✅ Removed compress, extract, chmod (cross-platform issues)
• ✅ AI Agent Tool compatible (usableAsTool: true)
• ✅ Use forward slashes / in paths inside expressions to avoid escape issues

Installation

Via n8n UI

Search for n8n-nodes-filemanager-ai in Settings → Community Nodes.

Manual

npm install n8n-nodes-filemanager-ai

Path Tips

When using expressions {{ }} in n8n, always use forward slashes / in paths:

✅  C:/n8n-data/temp/PDF/
❌  C:\n8n-data\temp\PDF\   ← backslash is escape character inside expressions

Both / and \ work on Windows file system, but inside n8n expressions only / is safe.

License

MIT