fix: Skip AI tool generation for community trigger nodes (#29453)

packages/cli/src/modules/community-packages/__tests__/community-node-types.service.test.ts

@@ -625,6 +625,57 @@ describe('CommunityNodeTypesService', () => {
 			expect(result.find((n) => n.name === 'n8n-nodes-test3.test3Tool')).toBeUndefined();
 		});
 
+		it('should not create AI tool version for nodes with trigger group', async () => {
+			const mockNodeTypes = [
+				{
+					name: 'n8n-nodes-wcrm.wCRMTrigger',
+					packageName: 'n8n-nodes-wcrm',
+					nodeDescription: {
+						name: 'n8n-nodes-wcrm.wCRMTrigger',
+						displayName: 'wCRM Trigger',
+						group: ['trigger'],
+						inputs: [],
+						outputs: ['main'],
+						usableAsTool: true,
+					},
+				},
+			];
+
+			(getCommunityNodeTypes as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockNodeTypes);
+
+			const result = await service.getCommunityNodeTypes();
+
+			expect(result.length).toBe(1); // only original, no tool version
+			expect(result.find((n) => n.name === 'n8n-nodes-wcrm.wCRMTriggerTool')).toBeUndefined();
+		});
+
+		it('should create AI tool version for nodes with "trigger" in the name but not in the group', async () => {
+			// e.g. a node for the trigger.dev service — name contains "trigger" but it's not a trigger node
+			const mockNodeTypes = [
+				{
+					name: 'n8n-nodes-triggerdev.triggerDevAction',
+					packageName: 'n8n-nodes-triggerdev',
+					nodeDescription: {
+						name: 'n8n-nodes-triggerdev.triggerDevAction',
+						displayName: 'Trigger.dev Action',
+						group: [],
+						inputs: ['main'],
+						outputs: ['main'],
+						usableAsTool: true,
+					},
+				},
+			];
+
+			(getCommunityNodeTypes as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockNodeTypes);
+
+			const result = await service.getCommunityNodeTypes();
+
+			expect(result.length).toBe(2); // original + tool version
+			expect(
+				result.find((n) => n.name === 'n8n-nodes-triggerdev.triggerDevActionTool'),
+			).toBeDefined();
+		});
+
 		it('should not mutate original node type when creating tool version', async () => {
 			const mockNodeTypes = [
 				{

packages/cli/src/modules/community-packages/community-node-types.service.ts

@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ export class CommunityNodeTypesService {
 
 	private createAiTools() {
 		const usableAsTools = Array.from(this.communityNodeTypes.values()).filter(
-			(nodeType) => nodeType.nodeDescription.usableAsTool && !isToolType(nodeType.name),
+			(nodeType) =>
+				nodeType.nodeDescription.usableAsTool &&
+				!isToolType(nodeType.name) &&
+				!nodeType.nodeDescription.group?.includes('trigger'),
 		);
 		const forbiddenCategories = ['Recommended Tools'];
 		for (const nodeType of usableAsTools) {