Workday MCP with Workato | Ep 2: Build Your First Workday MCP Tool

🚀 *Workday MCP with Workato | Episode 2: Build Your First Workday MCP Tool* Welcome back to my hands-on series exploring how to connect Workday with AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT using Workato and Model Context Protocol (MCP)! First, a big thank you to everyone who watched, shared, and showed interest in Episode 1. I truly appreciate the support! In Episode 1, we explored Workato fundamentals and established our first Workday connection. Now it's time to take the next step — building our first Workday MCP tool and making it accessible to AI assistants! 🎯 *In This Episode:* Quick recap of Episode 1 Building a Get Worker tool using Workato Configuring and testing the Workato recipe Creating and deploying a Workato MCP Server Defining tool descriptions, inputs, and outputs for AI assistants Understanding Workato Identity, authentication, and MCP access Connecting Workato MCP to Claude or ChatGPT Testing our Workday MCP tool using natural language 🔜 *Coming Up in Episode 3:* We'll explore Workday authentication and security in more detail, including OAuth 2.0 vs. Client Credentials / ISU, user-level permissions, and what happens when MCP tools access Workday on behalf of different users. ⏱️ *Chapters* 00:00 Introduction 01:03 What You'll Learn in Episode 2 01:50 Quick Recap: Where Episode 1 Left Off 03:48 Building Your First Workday MCP Tool 08:38 Configuring the Get Worker Recipe 15:46 Testing the Tool in Workato 18:48 Deploying to a Workato MCP Server 21:00 Writing Tool Descriptions and Schemas 21:50 Workato Identity & MCP Security 24:03 Add End User Groups 24:39 Connecting Workato MCP to Claude / ChatGPT 26:40 Testing the MCP Tool with Natural Language 28:43 End-to-End Workday MCP Architecture 29:34 Episode 2 Recap & What's Coming in Episode 3 🔗 *Useful Resources:* 🎥 Episode 1 — Getting Started & Your First Workday Connection:    • Workday MCP with Workato | Ep 1: Getting S...   🌐 Workday Developer Portal: https://developer.workday.com/ 🔧 Workato Developer Resources: https://www.workato.com/developers 📺 Workday MCP with Workato — Full Series:    • Workday MCP with Workato | Hands-On Tutori...   💬 I'm continuing to learn and experiment with Workato, and I'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for future episodes! 👍 If you found this useful, please like, subscribe, and follow along as we explore Workday MCP integrations together! #Workday #Workato #MCP #AgenticAI #WorkdayDeveloper