Manage MCP server tools

You can manage MCP tools within the MCP server Overview page. The Overview provides a list of tools in your MCP server, your Remote MCP URL, and authentication method. You can start, stop, add, and remove tools in the Overview page.

Start tools

You must start MCP tools you plan to make available to AI models.

Complete the following steps to start tools:

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Sign in to your Workato account.

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Go to AI Hub > MCP servers.

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Select the MCP server where you plan to start tools.

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Go to the Tools section and select the checkboxes for the tools you plan to start.

Select the checkboxes for the tools you plan to start

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Click Start tools.

Remove tools

Complete the following steps to remove tools from an MCP server:

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Sign in to your Workato account.

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Go to AI Hub > MCP servers.

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Select the MCP server where you plan to remove tools.

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Go to the Tools section and select the checkboxes for the tools you plan to remove.

Select the checkboxes for the tools you plan to remove

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Click Remove tools.

Edit tools

You can customize tools in your MCP server template within the recipe editor. You can add and edit actions, inputs, result schemas, error handling logic, and more. Refer to MCP server tool design and Recipe design for more information.

Complete the following steps to edit an MCP server template tool:

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Sign in to your Workato account.

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Go to AI Hub > MCP servers.

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Select the MCP server where you plan to edit tools.

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Go to the Tools section and click the tool name you plan to edit. The recipe editor opens with the configured recipe.

Click the tool name you plan to edit

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Click Edit.

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Update the recipe and click Save.

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Test the changes to your tool.

Add tools

You can add customized tools using existing skill recipes in your project or build a new skill recipe to add as a tool.

Add new tools

You can design and create new tools with skill recipes.

Complete the following steps to create and add tools to the MCP server template:

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Sign in to your Workato account.

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Go to AI Hub > MCP servers.

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Select the MCP server where you plan to add tools.

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Go to the Tools section and click + Add. The Add new tools modal displays.

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Click + Create new tool > Add tools.

Click + Create new tool > Add tools

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Provide a name for your skill in the Name field.

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Use the Location drop-down menu to select a location for your skill recipe.

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Click Start building. The recipe editor opens with the Start workflow trigger and Return response action automatically selected.

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Provide a description for your skill workflow in the When should your genie run this skill? field. The genie uses this description to decide when to trigger this workflow.

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Go to the What inputs will your genie require to run this skill? section and click Use JSON or Add fields manually to provide a description of the schema recipe parameters.

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Click Use JSON.

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Paste the JSON schema you plan to use into the JSON sample field and then click Next.

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Review the sample JSON tree and then click Generate schema.

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Click add fields manually.

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Provide a name for your schema in the Name field.

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Optional. Provide a description of the schema in the Description field.

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Use the Data type drop-down menu to select the data type. Options include the following data types:

• String
• Number
• Integer
• Date
• Time
• Boolean
• List
• Object
• File

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Use the Optional drop-down menu to determine whether the schema field is optional or required.

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Optional. Use the Nest under drop-down menu to determine whether the field is nested within another field.

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Optional. Provide a description of the field or expected input in the Hint field.

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Click Add field.

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Go to the Result schema section and click Use JSON or Add fields manually to provide a description for the recipe return value.

DEFINES THE RETURN RESPONSE GENIE STEP

The Result schema section defines the RETURN response for the genie step at the end of your recipe.

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Click Use JSON.

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Paste the JSON schema you plan to use into the JSON sample field and then click Next.

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Review the sample JSON tree and then click Generate schema.

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Click add fields manually.

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Provide a name for your schema in the Name field.

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Optional. Provide a description of the schema in the Description field.

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Use the Data type drop-down menu to select the data type. Options include the following data types:

• String
• Number
• Integer
• Date
• Time
• Boolean
• List
• Object

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Use the Optional drop-down menu to determine whether the schema field is optional or required.

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Optional. Use the Nest under drop-down menu to determine whether the field is nested within another field.

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Optional. Provide a description of the field or expected input in the Hint field.

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Click Add field.

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Click Select an app and action step in the recipe.

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Search for and select the app you plan to use. A list of available actions for the app displays.

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Select the action you plan to use.

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Select the connection type you plan to use for the skill recipe.

Choose a connection type

• User's connection: Genie skill recipes perform actions based on the identity and permissions of the user who connects to the application. Users authenticate with their own credentials to execute the skill.
• Your connection: This option uses the connection established by the recipe builder and follows the same principles as normal app connections.

VERIFIED USER ACCESS REQUIRES OAUTH 2.0

Only app connections that use OAuth 2.0 are available for user's connection. Refer to Verified user access for more information.

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Provide a name for your connection in the Name field.

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Use the Location drop-down menu to select the project where you plan to store the connection.

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Provide information for all required app connection fields. Connection configuration fields vary based on the app you select.

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Click Connect.

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Test your recipe to ensure workflow compatibility with your genie.

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Click Save.

Add existing project tools

Complete the following steps to add existing tools from your project to the MCP server template:

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Sign in to your Workato account.

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Go to AI Hub > MCP servers.

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Select the MCP server where you plan to add tools.

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Go to the Tools section and click + Add. The Add new tools modal displays.

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Click Add from this project.

Click Add from this project

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Select the checkboxes for the tools you plan to use.

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Click Add tools.