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n8n 3.2.0 makes Claude Opus 5.5 the default Assistant model and turns off chat hub

n8n has released version 3.2.0, listed as a pre-release on GitHub, with changes to its agent runtime, credentials and node tooling. The most visible changes make Claude Opus 5.5 the default Assistant model and turn the chat hub module off by default.

Source: github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%403.2.0

The release sets Claude Opus 5.5 as the default model for the Assistant builder, according to the changelog. It also adds a Microsoft Work IQ OAuth2 credential and stops agent runs when the Gateway credits wallet is empty.

Several agent runtime fixes are included. Abandoned tool calls are settled when a new Agents runtime turn starts, Anthropic thinking stays valid after prompt rewrites and web search, and observational memory keeps running after a user stops a HITL card. Redaction rules now also cover log streaming, telemetry and error reports.

The Edit Image v1-1.1 node has been removed, and N8N_NODES_API_VERSION is bumped to 3. Two earlier breaking changes are reverted: the removal of the "Any workflow" caller policy and the removal of the "Run once for each item" mode in the Execute Sub-workflow node.

Why it matters if you build agents

Builders who depend on the default Assistant model or the chat hub should check their setups after upgrading, since both behaviors have changed. Workflows that relied on the Execute Sub-workflow mode and the caller policy keep those options because their removal was reverted. Agent runs that draw on Gateway credits will now stop when the wallet is empty, so budgets and error handling should account for that.

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