workflows mcp server for VS Code
io.github.cyanheads/workflows-mcp-server
Store, query, and create YAML workflow playbooks for LLM agents.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install workflows mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "workflows-dir",
"description": "WORKFLOWS_DIR",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "global-instructions-path",
"description": "GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "watcher-debounce-ms",
"description": "WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mcp-log-level",
"description": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"workflows-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/workflows-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWS_DIR": "${input:workflows-dir}",
"GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH": "${input:global-instructions-path}",
"WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS": "${input:watcher-debounce-ms}",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:mcp-log-level}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs