Tool call timeout doubled to 60 seconds
AI agents running browser automation and shell commands inside n8n workflows just got a reprieve — the timeout for computer use tool calls has been doubled from 30 to 60 seconds.
AI agents working on computer use tasks inside n8n workflows were hitting a wall. When executing browser automation or shell commands, operations would time out after 30 seconds — leaving tasks incomplete and users frustrated.
The timeout for computer use tool calls has been increased to 60 seconds, giving these long-running operations the breathing room they need. The change lives in the CLI package's instance AI module, specifically in the filesystem local gateway that handles these requests.
This is part of ongoing work to stabilize the AI tooling infrastructure — longer timeouts prevent premature failures on operations that simply take time to complete.
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Summary
Increases the timeout for computer-use tool calls from 30 seconds to 60 seconds
Related Linear tickets, Github issues, and Community forum posts
https://linear.app/n8n/issue/NODE-4800/insteas-tool-call-timeout-in-instance-ai
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