Workday MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Workday

before you install - you'll need

Set WORKDAY_HOST, WORKDAY_TENANT, WORKDAY_CLIENT_ID, WORKDAY_CLIENT_SECRET before connecting. WORKDAY_REFRESH_TOKEN is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-workday -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-workday

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-workday": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-workday"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package @mindstone/mcp-server-workday - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@mindstone)

registry namespace io.github.mindstone is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Workday can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list or search workers (employees and contingent workers), get a worker's full profile by ID, list a worker's direct reports (one level of the org chart), and list organizations (departments, supervisory orgs, cost centers).

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Workday lets an agent do.

read & search

8 tools - e.g. List or search workers (employees and contingent workers); Get a worker's full profile by ID; List a worker's direct reports (one level of the org chart)

list_workday_workers · get_workday_worker · list_workday_direct_reports · list_workday_organizations · list_workday_locations · list_workday_time_off…

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Configure Workday OAuth API credentials

configure_workday_credentials

Limitations (from the README)

- Search is client-side. Workday's /workers collection documents only limit/offset, so list_workday_workers' search argument pages through workers and filters locally (case-insensitive match on name, email, title), scanning at most 1000 workers. On larger tenants, use a specific term. - Field allowlisting. Every tool trims Workday's responses to an allowlisted set of fields (and deep-picks nested references to ID + n

04 · Who maintains Workday

Workday is maintained by mindstone. We track 41 MCP servers from mindstone - 41 actively maintained, 12 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from mindstone.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers
category: productivity - actively maintained as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-workday (active, first published 2026-05-21 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:@mindstone/mcp-server-workday

06 · Workday FAQ

Is Workday still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13. We re-verify nightly.

What can Workday do?

With this server connected, an agent can list or search workers (employees and contingent workers), get a worker's full profile by ID, list a worker's direct reports (one level of the org chart), and list organizations (departments, supervisory orgs, cost centers).

How do I install Workday?

Run `npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-workday`. The README documents 5 environment variables (WORKDAY_HOST, WORKDAY_TENANT, WORKDAY_CLIENT_ID…) to set first. Set WORKDAY_HOST, WORKDAY_TENANT, WORKDAY_CLIENT_ID, WORKDAY_CLIENT_SECRET before connecting. WORKDAY_REFRESH_TOKEN is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Workday run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Workday

Alternatives to Workday

Maintained productivity servers if Workday isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Workday doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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