Workato MCP server

This MCP server provides a powerful integration toolkit for interacting with Workato's API through custom AI tools in Cursor or Claude. It offers comprehensive management features for recipes, connections, connectors, folders, projects, activity logs, and tags.

Installation

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install

Build the server:

npm run build

Configuration

Adding to Cursor

1. Open Cursor
2. Go to Cursor Settings > Features > MCP
3. Click + Add New MCP Server
4. Fill out the form:
   • Name: Workato MCP Server
   • Type: stdio
   • Command: node /path/to/your/project/dist/server.js
   • Environment Variables:
     • Click "Add Environment Variable"
     • Name: WORKATO_API_TOKEN
     • Value: your_token_here

Note: Use the full path to your project's built server.js file.

Alternative Configuration

You can also configure the MCP server using a .cursor/mcp.json file in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workato-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/your/project/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "WORKATO_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using with Claude Desktop

If you're using Claude Desktop instead of Cursor:

1. Open or create the configuration file:

   # On macOS
   ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   # On Windows
   %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   # On Linux
   ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   

2. Add your MCP server configuration:

   {
     "mcp_servers": {
       "workato-tools": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/your/project/dist/server.js"],
         "env": {
           "WORKATO_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect

Available Tools

Recipe Management

• list-recipes: List all recipes with filtering options
• create-recipe: Create a new recipe
• start-recipe: Start a specific recipe
• stop-recipe: Stop a running recipe
• list-recipe-jobs: View jobs for a specific recipe

Connection Management

• list-connections: List all connections
• create-connection: Create a new connection

Connector Tools

• list-connectors: Get metadata for specific connectors
• list-all-connectors: List all available connectors

Organization Tools

• list-folders: List all folders
• create-folder: Create a new folder
• update-folder: Modify folder properties
• list-projects: List all projects
• update-project: Update project details

API Management

• list-api-endpoints: List all API endpoints with optional filtering by collection

Activity Monitoring

• list-activity-logs: Retrieve detailed activity logs with advanced filtering options
  • Filter by time range, users, and event types
  • Include or exclude specific resource types
  • Track changes across different environments
  • Monitor user actions and system events

Tag Management

• list-tags: List and filter available tags in your workspace with advanced query options
• create-tag: Create a new tag with custom title, description, and color
• update-tag: Modify an existing tag's properties
• delete-tag: Remove a tag from your workspace
• manage-tags: Apply or remove tags from recipes and connections

Job Management

• get-job: Get detailed job information
• resume-job: Resume a paused job

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.