• STAFFING
  • RECRUITING
  • STRUCTURE
  • HUMAN

How to monitor hiring and headcount with your AI

Connect your AI to Workday once. After that, you can query staffing levels and job statuses through your chat interface.

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Short answer

How can I track my team's headcount and open roles?

Your AI pulls current employee lists and job requisitions directly from Workday. You'll get a clear view of staffing gaps and recruitment progress.

Where your data lands.

The outcomes of your queries.

Your AI translates Workday data into these specific insights.

STAFFING

Current headcount counts

The AI checks employee lists to tell you exactly how many people are in a specific department or group.

RECRUITING

Open role status

You'll see which job requisitions are active and where candidates are in the hiring process.

STRUCTURE

Org chart visibility

The AI maps out supervisory organizations so you can see how teams are built and where vacancies sit.

HUMAN

Hiring decisions

The AI identifies understaffed teams or hiring bottlenecks, but you still make the final call on who to hire.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your chat and your Workday data.

  1. Locate the organization

    The AI finds the specific department or team you're asking about within your company structure.

    list_supervisory_orgs

  2. Count the staff

    It pulls the current list of employees to give you an accurate headcount for that group.

    list_workers

  3. Identify openings

    The AI scans for active job requisitions to see which roles are currently being recruited.

    list_job_requisitions

  4. Report the gaps

    It compares the current staff against open roles to show you exactly where you need more people.

    list_workerslist_job_requisitions

Try it

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Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with your actual department or team names.

Workday Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kUtE4GRMflJcsr1kAirxfGZX7ll74vA1y2jZeIFa/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Workday capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workday-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kUtE4GRMflJcsr1kAirxfGZX7ll74vA1y2jZeIFa/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • How many people are currently in the [Engineering] department?

  • Show me all open job requisitions for the [Sales] team.

  • Which supervisory organization has the most open roles right now?

  • List all workers in [Marketing] and tell me if we have any active job openings.

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Start here

Connect Workday once, then ask.

Link your account once. Your login stays encrypted on our side, and you can start asking questions in your preferred client right away.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI hire people for me?

    No. The AI only reads and reports on existing data like job requisitions and worker lists.

  • 02

    Can I edit employee records through the chat?

    No. This MCP is read-only. It cannot change, delete, or create any records in Workday.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my Workday password?

    No. Your credentials stay encrypted and are never visible to the AI or Vinkius.

  • 04

    Can it show me candidate interview notes?

    No. The available tools are limited to listing job requisitions, workers, and supervisory organizations.

  • 05

    Can the AI move a candidate to a new stage?

    No. The AI can only report on the status of requisitions, not change them.

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