How to Use the Workday MCP in Windsurf

Plan and execute complex HR data tasks against Workday using Windsurf's autonomous agent.

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Connect Workday MCP to Windsurf

Create your Vinkius account to connect Workday to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Manage worker payroll and time off status

Set a goal, and the system handles retrieving all necessary employee records. You can automatically fetch an individual's details using `get_worker`, check their current PTO status with `get_time_off_balances`, or list pending requests via `get_time_off_requests`. It also pulls recent pay data by calling `get_payroll_results` for any worker. Windsurf knows how to chain these steps together so you don't have to prompt it five times just to get a full employee picture.

Map organizational structure and jobs

Need to know who reports to whom, or where the company is hiring? The agent can list all supervisory organizations using `list_supervisory_orgs`, giving you names, managers, and headcounts instantly. You can also check for open roles with `list_job_requisitions`. Plus, if you need specific data like cost centers or business units, use `query_resource`. Windsurf reads the context of these structural tools to build a complete organizational map automatically.

Run and parse Workday reports

Don't write boilerplate code for data extraction. Simply tell your goal, and Windsurf executes a Workday Report-as-a-Service (RaaS) report using `execute_raas_report`. The result comes back clean JSON, which the agent can read immediately. This is huge because it means you don't just get a dump of data; the autonomous agent uses the structured output to proceed with the next steps in your workflow.

Setup guide

Set up Workday MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Workday MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Workday payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Workday tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workday-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Workday MCP in Windsurf

Windsurf lets you set a goal like, 'Find all employees without active roles.' It will automatically call `get_payroll_results` to check pay data, then use `list_job_requisitions` to find current openings. The agent handles the comparison logic for you.

Just tell the agent your goal, such as 'Audit PTO compliance.' Windsurf will chain together calls to `get_time_off_balances` and `list_supervisory_orgs`. It'll build a report showing both the employee data and the manager hierarchy.

Absolutely. If you need details on anything from locations to cost centers, `query_resource` handles it. You just give the agent the name of the resource type, and it gets the structured data back for your plan.

Windsurf is built for multi-step actions. You can ask it to retrieve a specific employee's detailed profile with `get_worker`, and then use that ID to pull their latest pay info via `get_payroll_results`. It stitches the data together in one go.

The server exposes worker profiles, time off balances, payroll records, supervisory organization structures, and job requisition lists. This covers most core HR workflow data within Workday.

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