Workday

Workday MCP Connector for Claude

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Manage workers, payroll data, org structures, and HR workflows on Workday — the enterprise HCM platform.

9 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect your Workday tenant to any AI agent and manage your human capital operations through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Worker Profiles — Query employee data, job profiles, supervisory organizations, and worker history across your entire workforce
  • Payroll Insights — Retrieve payroll run summaries, compensation breakdowns, and benefit elections for any worker
  • Organizational Structure — Navigate supervisory hierarchies, cost centers, and company structures through simple queries
  • Time Off & Absence — Check PTO balances, pending time-off requests, and absence history for team members
  • Recruiting Pipeline — Monitor open positions, candidate pipeline status, and job requisition approvals
  • Compensation Planning — View compensation plans, merit increases, and bonus allocations across business units
  • Custom Reports — Execute Workday Report-as-a-Service (RaaS) queries for tailored data extractions

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Workday API Client credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Refresh Token)
  3. Start managing HR operations through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Your AI agent becomes your HR command center — no more navigating tens of Fiori apps to find one headcount number.

Who is this for?

  • HR Business Partners — query employee data and org structures instantly via chat
  • Payroll Managers — get payroll summaries and compensation breakdowns without running manual reports
  • Talent Acquisition — monitor requisition pipelines and candidate status through conversation
  • CHROs & VP People — get real-time workforce analytics on headcount, attrition, and compensation trends
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9 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

list_workers

Use the search parameter to filter by name, employee ID, or other attributes. List or search Workday workers

get_worker

Get detailed profile for a specific worker

list_supervisory_orgs

Shows org names, managers, and headcounts. List supervisory organizations

get_time_off_balances

Get time off balances for a worker

get_time_off_requests

Get pending time off requests for a worker

get_payroll_results

Get payroll results for a worker

list_job_requisitions

List open job requisitions

execute_raas_report

Results are returned in JSON. The URL can include prompt parameters. Execute a Workday Report-as-a-Service (RaaS) report

query_resource

Examples: locations, companies, costCenters, businessUnits. Query any Workday REST API resource

See how to talk to your AI agent using Workday.

How many active employees do we have in the Engineering department?

The Engineering supervisory organization currently has 247 active workers: 189 Regular Full-Time, 42 Contractors, and 16 Part-Time employees across 12 sub-organizations. Would you like a breakdown by location or job family?

Show me the PTO balance for John Smith.

John Smith's Time Off Balances: Vacation — 14.5 days remaining (3 days pending approval), Sick Leave — 8 days available, Personal Days — 2 of 3 used. His next pending request is Dec 22–26 (vacation). Would you like me to approve it?

Run the 'Monthly Headcount Report' for Q1 2026.

Monthly Headcount Report (Q1 2026): January — 1,245 (net +18), February — 1,263 (net +12), March — 1,275 (net +8). YTD net growth: +38 workers. Attrition rate: 2.1% (below 3% target). Top hiring departments: Engineering (+22), Sales (+11), Product (+5).

Workday uses OAuth 2.0 with a registered API Client. You'll need to provide your Client ID, Client Secret, and a Refresh Token — all generated from within your Workday tenant by an administrator.

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