Workato · Schema

Tool

An API endpoint or action exposed through an MCP server as a callable tool.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier of the tool within its application.
name	string	Display name of the tool.
description	string	Description of what the tool does and when AI agents should use it.
trigger_application	string	The application or API collection that owns this tool.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workato/refs/heads/main/json-schema/workato-mcp-server-tool-schema.json",
  "title": "Tool",
  "description": "An API endpoint or action exposed through an MCP server as a callable tool.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier of the tool within its application."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the tool."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of what the tool does and when AI agents should use it."
    },
    "trigger_application": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The application or API collection that owns this tool."
    }
  }
}