# Workday CLI for AI Agents

```json
{
  "title": "Workday CLI for AI Agents",
  "toolkit": "Workday",
  "toolkit_slug": "workday",
  "framework": "CLI",
  "framework_slug": "cli",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/cli",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/cli.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-06T08:33:59.683Z"
}
```

## Introduction

CLIs are eating MCPs. The industry is converging on the very same idea. MCPs for all their merit can be token hungry, slow, and unreliable for complex tool chaining. However, coding agents have become incredibly good at working with CLIs, and in fact they are far more comfortable working with CLI tools than MCP.
With Composio's Universal CLI, your coding agents can talk to over 1000+ SaaS applications. With Workday, agents can request vacation days for next week, check your current absence balance, find all open job postings i manage, and more — all without worrying about authentication.
This guide walks you through Composio Universal CLI and explains how you can connect it with coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, etc, for end-to-end Workday automation.

## Also integrate Workday with

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/chatgpt)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

The idea behind building the universal CLI is to give agents a single command interface to interact with all your external applications. Here's what you'll get with it:
- Agent-friendly: Coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode can use CLI tools natively — no MCP setup required.
- Authentication handled: Connect once via OAuth or API Key, and all CLI commands work with your credentials automatically.
- Tool discovery: Search, inspect, and execute 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps from one interface.
- Trigger support: Use triggers to listen for events across your apps, powered by real-time webhooks or polling under the hood.
- Type generation: Generate typed schemas for autocomplete and type safety in your projects.

## Connect Workday to CLI

### Prerequisites
Install the Composio CLI, authenticate, and initialize your project:

```bash
# Install the Composio CLI
curl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash

# Authenticate with Composio
composio login
```

## What is the Workday MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Workday MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Workday account. It provides structured and secure access to your HR, payroll, and recruiting data, so your agent can perform actions like managing time off, retrieving employee details, tracking job postings, and analyzing interview feedback on your behalf.
- Automated time off management: Easily create new time off requests or check absence balances for yourself or others, making leave management effortless.
- Employee data and profile retrieval: Have your agent fetch profile details for the current user or any specified worker to simplify onboarding and HR processes.
- Comprehensive job posting insights: Instantly retrieve information about job postings, including descriptions and screening questionnaires, to aid recruiters and hiring managers.
- Interview feedback analysis: Let your agent pull and summarize interview feedback entries to streamline debriefs and improve hiring decisions.
- Access to holiday and leave events: Quickly get holiday schedules and leave status values for better workforce planning and scheduling.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `WORKDAY_CREATE_TIME_OFF_REQUEST` | Create Time Off Request | Creates a time off request for the specified worker id and initiates the business process. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_ABSENCE_BALANCE` | Get Absence Balance | Retrieves the specified balance of all absence plan and leave of absence types. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_BALANCE_DETAILS` | Get Balance Details | Retrieves the specified balance of all absence plan and leave of absence types. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_CURRENT_USER` | Get Current User | Retrieves the current authenticated worker's profile information from workday. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_HOLIDAY_EVENTS` | Get Holiday Events | Returns the holiday events for the specified workers and time period. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_INTERVIEW_FEEDBACK` | Get Interview Feedback | Retrieves feedback entries for a specific interview to prepare debrief notes with highlights and lowlights. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_JOB_POSTING` | Get Job Posting | Retrieves detailed information about a specific job posting including job description. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_JOB_POSTING_QUESTIONNAIRE` | Get Job Posting Questionnaire | Retrieves screening questions and questionnaires associated with a specific job posting. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_LEAVE_STATUS_VALUES` | Get Leave Status Values | Retrieves instances that can be used as values for other endpoint parameters in this service. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_MY_JOB_POSTINGS` | Get My Job Postings | Finds all job postings assigned to a specific recruiter by analyzing interviews and job requisitions. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_PROSPECT` | Get Prospect | Retrieves a single prospect instance for talent matching and best-fit analysis. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_PROSPECT_EDUCATIONS` | Get Prospect Educations | Retrieves the education of a prospect for talent matching and best-fit analysis. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_PROSPECT_EXPERIENCES` | Get Prospect Experiences | Retrieves the work experience of a prospect for talent matching and best-fit analysis. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_PROSPECT_RESUME_ATTACHMENTS` | Get Prospect Resume Attachments | Retrieves resume attachments for a specific prospect to help prepare for upcoming interviews. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_PROSPECT_SKILLS` | Get Prospect Skills | Retrieves the skills of a prospect for talent matching and best-fit analysis. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_TIME_OFF_STATUS_VALUES` | Get Time Off Status Values | Retrieves instances that can be used as values for other endpoint parameters in this service. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_WORKER_ELIGIBLE_ABSENCE_TYPES` | Get Worker Eligible Absence Types | Retrieves a collection of eligible absence types for the specified worker. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_WORKER_LEAVES_OF_ABSENCE` | Get Worker Leaves of Absence | Retrieves the leaves of absence for the specified worker using the working absencemanagement v1 api. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_WORKER_TIME_OFF_DETAILS` | Get Worker Time Off Details | Retrieves a collection of time off details for the specified worker. |
| `WORKDAY_GET_WORKER_VALID_TIME_OFF_DATES` | Get Worker Valid Time Off Dates | Retrieves the valid time off dates for the specified worker id for the given dates. |
| `WORKDAY_LIST_ABSENCE_BALANCES` | List Absence Balances | Retrieves the balance of all absence plan and leave of absence type for the specified worker id. |
| `WORKDAY_LIST_BALANCES` | List Balances | Retrieves the balance of all absence plan and leave of absence type for the specified worker id. |
| `WORKDAY_LIST_INTERVIEWS` | List Interviews | Retrieves a list of interviews with job requisition and recruiter assignment details. supports filtering by status for pipeline review and scheduled interviews. |
| `WORKDAY_LIST_JOB_POSTINGS` | List Job Postings | Retrieves a list of job postings from workday recruiting system with filtering options. |
| `WORKDAY_LIST_WORKERS` | List Workers | Retrieves a collection of workers and current staffing information. |

## Supported Triggers

| Trigger slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `WORKDAY_ABSENCE_BALANCE_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Absence Balance Changed | Triggers when a worker's absence balance changes. This trigger monitors a specific worker's absence plan balance and detects any changes to the balance details including quantity available, effective date, position, or other related fields. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect meaningful changes. |
| `WORKDAY_BALANCE_DETAILS_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Balance Details Changed | Triggers when details of a specific balance change (quantity, accruals, adjustments, etc.). This trigger monitors a specific worker's absence plan balance and detects any changes to the balance details including quantity available, effective date, position, or other related fields. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect meaningful field changes. |
| `WORKDAY_INTERVIEW_FEEDBACK_SUBMITTED_TRIGGER` | Interview Feedback Submitted or Updated | Triggers when interview feedback is submitted or updated for a specific interview. This trigger monitors a specific interview and fires when new feedback entries are detected or existing feedback is modified. |
| `WORKDAY_JOB_POSTING_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Job Posting Changed | Triggers when a specific job posting's details change (title, status, posting dates, location, etc.). This trigger monitors a single job posting and fires when any of its fields are modified. |
| `WORKDAY_JOB_POSTING_QUESTIONNAIRE_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Job Posting Questionnaire Changed | Triggers when a job posting's candidate questionnaire is added or changed. This trigger monitors a specific job posting's questionnaires and detects any changes including additions, removals, or modifications to questionnaires and questions. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect meaningful changes. |
| `WORKDAY_NEW_ABSENCE_BALANCE_TRIGGER` | New Absence Balance | Triggers when a new absence balance record becomes available for a worker. This trigger monitors a specific worker's absence balances and detects when new balance records appear (e.g., a new plan/bucket becomes available). Uses snapshot-based diffing to compare balance record IDs between polls. |
| `WORKDAY_NEW_INTERVIEW_SCHEDULED_TRIGGER` | New Interview Scheduled | Triggers when a new interview is scheduled/created in Workday. This trigger monitors interviews and fires when new interview records are detected. |
| `WORKDAY_NEW_JOB_POSTING_TRIGGER` | New Job Posting | Triggers when a new job posting appears (newly published/opened) in Workday. This trigger monitors job postings and fires when new postings are detected. |
| `WORKDAY_PROSPECT_PROFILE_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Prospect Profile Changed | Triggers when a specific prospect's profile details change (contact info, status, type, source, level, tags, etc.). This trigger monitors a single prospect and fires when any of its core profile fields are modified. |
| `WORKDAY_PROSPECT_RESUME_ATTACHMENT_ADDED_TRIGGER` | New Prospect Resume Attachment Added | Triggers when a new resume/attachment is added to a specific prospect profile. This trigger monitors a prospect's resume attachments and fires when new attachments are detected. |
| `WORKDAY_WORKER_ELIGIBLE_ABSENCE_TYPE_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Worker Eligible Absence Type Changed | Triggers when a worker becomes eligible or ineligible for an absence type. This trigger monitors the list of eligible absence types for a specific worker and detects when new absence types are added (worker becomes eligible) or when absence types are removed (worker becomes ineligible). Uses snapshot-based diffing to compare the list of absence type IDs between polls. Note: Due to Workday security permissions, this endpoint typically only allows access to the authenticated user's own data. |
| `WORKDAY_WORKER_LEAVE_OF_ABSENCE_CHANGED_TRIGGER` | Worker Leave of Absence Changed | Triggers when a worker's leave of absence record changes. This trigger monitors all leaves of absence for a specific worker and detects: - New leave requests created - Changes to existing leaves (status, dates, comments, etc.) - Deleted or rescinded leaves Uses snapshot-based diffing to track changes between polling intervals. |
| `WORKDAY_WORKER_LEAVE_OF_ABSENCE_CREATED_TRIGGER` | Worker Leave of Absence Created | Triggers when a new leave of absence record is created for a worker. This trigger monitors a specific worker's leaves of absence and detects when new leave records appear (e.g., when a leave is initiated/recorded). Uses snapshot-based diffing to compare leave record IDs between polls. |

## Complete Code

None listed.

## Conclusion

- Try asking your coding agent to perform various Workday operations
- Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
- Set up triggers for real-time automation
- Use composio generate for typed schemas in your projects

## How to build Workday MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/chatgpt)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workday/framework/crew-ai)

## Related Toolkits

- [Ashby](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ashby) - Ashby is an applicant tracking system that handles job postings, candidate management, and hiring analytics.
- [Async interview](https://composio.dev/toolkits/async_interview) - Async interview is an on-demand video interview platform for streamlined hiring. Candidates record responses on their schedule, so employers can review anytime.
- [Bamboohr](https://composio.dev/toolkits/bamboohr) - BambooHR is a cloud-based HR management platform for small and mid-sized businesses. It streamlines employee data, HR workflows, and reporting in one easy interface.
- [Breathe HR](https://composio.dev/toolkits/breathehr) - Breathe HR is cloud-based HR software for SMEs to manage employee data, absences, and performance. It simplifies HR admin, making it easy to keep employee records accurate and up to date.
- [Connecteam](https://composio.dev/toolkits/connecteam) - Connecteam is a workforce management platform for deskless teams, streamlining operations, HR, and team communication. It helps businesses save time by automating scheduling, time tracking, and staff engagement tasks.
- [Lever](https://composio.dev/toolkits/lever) - Lever is an applicant tracking system that blends sourcing, CRM, and analytics for recruiting. It helps companies scale hiring with collaborative workflows and actionable insights.
- [Recruitee](https://composio.dev/toolkits/recruitee) - Recruitee is collaborative hiring software that centralizes recruitment tasks for teams. It streamlines sourcing, interviewing, and hiring so you can fill roles faster.
- [Remote retrieval](https://composio.dev/toolkits/remote_retrieval) - Remote retrieval is a logistics automation tool for managing laptop and monitor returns. It streamlines return tracking, saving time and hassle for IT and ops teams.
- [Sap successfactors](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sap_successfactors) - Sap successfactors is a cloud-based human capital management suite for HR, payroll, recruiting, and talent management. It helps organizations centralize employee data and streamline the entire employee lifecycle.
- [Talenthr](https://composio.dev/toolkits/talenthr) - TalentHR is an intuitive, all-in-one HR tool for managing employee records, leave, and HR workflows. It streamlines HR operations so businesses can focus on people, not paperwork.
- [Workable](https://composio.dev/toolkits/workable) - Workable is an all-in-one HR software platform that streamlines hiring, employee management, and payroll. It helps teams simplify recruiting, onboarding, and staff operations in one place.
- [Gmail](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gmail) - Gmail is Google's email service with powerful spam protection, search, and G Suite integration. It keeps your inbox organized and makes communication fast and reliable.
- [Google Calendar](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googlecalendar) - Google Calendar is a time management service for scheduling meetings, events, and reminders. It streamlines personal and team organization with integrated notifications and sharing options.
- [Google Drive](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googledrive) - Google Drive is a cloud storage platform for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files. It's perfect for keeping your documents accessible and organized across devices.
- [Outlook](https://composio.dev/toolkits/outlook) - Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform for unified communications and scheduling. It helps users stay organized with powerful email, contacts, and calendar management.
- [Twitter](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter) - Twitter is a social media platform for sharing real-time updates, conversations, and news. Stay connected, informed, and engaged with communities worldwide.
- [Google Sheets](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googlesheets) - Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet tool for real-time collaboration and data analysis. It lets teams work together from anywhere, updating information instantly.
- [Supabase](https://composio.dev/toolkits/supabase) - Supabase is an open-source backend platform offering scalable Postgres databases, authentication, storage, and real-time APIs. It lets developers build modern apps without managing infrastructure.
- [Composio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio) - Composio is an integration platform that connects AI agents with hundreds of business tools. It streamlines authentication and lets you trigger actions across services—no custom code needed.
- [Notion](https://composio.dev/toolkits/notion) - Notion is a collaborative workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and tasks. It streamlines team knowledge, project tracking, and workflow customization in one place.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the Composio Universal CLI?

The Composio Universal CLI is a single command-line interface that lets coding agents and developers interact with 1000+ SaaS applications. It handles authentication, tool discovery, action execution, and trigger setup — all from the terminal, without needing to configure MCP servers.

### Which coding agents work with the Composio CLI?

Any coding agent that can run shell commands works with the Composio CLI — including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and others. Once the CLI is installed, agents automatically discover and use the composio commands to interact with Workday and other connected apps.

### How is the CLI different from using an MCP server for Workday?

MCP servers require configuration and can be token-heavy for complex workflows. The CLI gives agents a direct, lightweight interface — no server setup needed. Agents simply call composio commands like any other shell tool. It's faster to set up, more reliable for multi-step tool chaining, and works natively with how coding agents already operate.

### How safe is my Workday data when using the Composio CLI?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Workday data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials for full control.

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