MCP Tools

Workflows include 139 Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers - containerized services that provide specialized tools and integrations. Each server exposes standardized capabilities that can be used as workflow nodes.

What are MCP Servers?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers are pre-deployed, containerized services that provide:

• Standardized Interfaces: Consistent API across all tools
• Pre-configured Authentication: Credentials managed securely
• Instant Availability: No deployment or setup required
• Automatic Updates: Always running latest versions
• Isolated Execution: Each server runs in its own container

Using MCP Tools in Workflows

Adding MCP Tools

1. Open workflow builder
2. Find MCP tools under the "Tools" category in left palette
3. Drag desired tool onto canvas
4. Connect to your workflow
5. Configure credentials and parameters

Pre-Deployed

All 139 MCP servers are pre-deployed and ready to use. No installation or setup required.

Configuration

Each MCP tool requires:

Setting	Description
Credentials	API keys, tokens, or connection strings
Parameters	Tool-specific configuration
Input Mapping	Data from previous nodes
Output Format	How to structure response

Example Usage

Webhook Trigger
  → GitHub MCP Tool (Create issue)
    - Credentials: GitHub token
    - Parameters: repo, title, body
    - Input: {{ trigger.data }}
  → Slack MCP Tool (Notify team)
  → API Return

Available MCP Servers

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Ecosystem

• AWS Core: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS operations
• AWS Terraform: Infrastructure as code management
• AWS Documentation: Query AWS docs and best practices
• AWS Diagrams: Generate architecture diagrams

Other Cloud Providers

• Azure AKS: Kubernetes cluster management
• Oracle Cloud: OCI resource operations
• Render: Deploy and manage applications

Use Cases:

• Automate infrastructure provisioning
• Monitor cloud resources
• Generate cost reports
• Deploy applications
• Manage Kubernetes clusters

CRM & HR

Customer Relationship Management

• BambooHR: HR information system operations
• Copper: CRM for Google Workspace
• Freshworks: Multi-product CRM and helpdesk
• HelpScout: Customer service and support
• Zoho CRM: Comprehensive CRM operations

Use Cases:

• Employee data management
• Lead tracking and nurturing
• Customer support automation
• HR workflow automation
• Sales pipeline management

Email & Marketing

Email Services

• Brevo: Email marketing and transactional email
• Mailgun: Email API and delivery
• Mailjet: Email delivery and marketing

Use Cases:

• Transactional email automation
• Marketing campaign management
• Email template management
• Delivery tracking and analytics

Content Management

CMS Platforms

• Coda: Document and app platform
• Contentful: Headless CMS
• DevHub CMS: Content management
• Ghost: Publishing platform

Use Cases:

• Content publishing workflows
• Blog automation
• Documentation updates
• Multi-channel content distribution

Translation & Language

Translation Services

• DeepL: AI-powered translation
• Google Translate: Language translation
• Google NLP: Natural language processing

Use Cases:

• Content localization
• Multi-language support
• Sentiment analysis
• Entity extraction

Communication & Collaboration

Messaging Platforms

• Line: LINE messaging integration
• Matrix: Decentralized messaging
• Mattermost: Team collaboration
• RocketChat: Team communication
• Webex: Video and messaging

Task Management

• Google Tasks: Task management
• Microsoft To Do: Task lists
• Todoist: Task and project management

Use Cases:

• Team notifications
• Task automation
• Cross-platform messaging
• Meeting scheduling

Development & CI/CD

Version Control

• GitHub: Repositories, issues, PRs, actions
• GitLab: Projects, pipelines, merge requests
• Git: Direct Git operations

CI/CD & Tools

• CircleCI: Pipeline management
• JetBrains: IDE integration
• NPM Sentinel: Package vulnerability scanning
• Postman: API testing and monitoring
• DockerHub: Container image management

Use Cases:

• Automated PR creation
• Pipeline triggering
• Code review automation
• Package updates
• Security scanning
• Container deployments

Databases

SQL Databases

• PostgreSQL: Query and manage PostgreSQL
• MySQL: Query and manage MySQL
• CockroachDB: Distributed SQL operations
• SingleStore: Real-time analytics queries

NoSQL Databases

• MongoDB: Document operations
• Redis: Cache operations and pub/sub
• Couchbase: Document and key-value operations
• Elasticsearch: Search and analytics

Graph Databases

• Neo4j: Graph queries and relationships

Use Cases:

• Data synchronization
• Query execution
• Schema migrations
• Backup automation
• Performance monitoring
• Data validation

AI & ML

AI Services

• ElevenLabs: Text-to-speech generation
• Handwriting OCR: Handwriting recognition
• HyperSpell: Spell checking and grammar
• Markitdown: Markdown conversion
• Needle: Document search and retrieval
• ScrapeGraph: Web scraping with AI
• Sequential Thinking: Chain-of-thought reasoning
• Whisper: Speech-to-text transcription

Development

• Unreal Engine: Game development automation

Use Cases:

• Voice generation and transcription
• Document digitization
• Content extraction
• Web scraping
• AI-powered reasoning
• Game asset management
• Speech recognition

Search & Discovery

Search Engines

• Brave Search: Privacy-focused web search
• DuckDuckGo: Anonymous web search
• Exa: Semantic search
• arXiv: Academic paper search

Maps & Location

• Google Maps: Geocoding, directions, places
• Mapbox: Mapping and navigation

Academic

• Paper Search: Research paper discovery

Use Cases:

• Web research automation
• Location-based services
• Academic literature review
• Route optimization
• Place recommendations
• Citation finding

Productivity

Collaboration

• Notion: Workspace and database operations
• Atlassian: Jira, Confluence integration
• Teamwork: Project management
• Fibery: Work management

Document Management

• Box: Cloud storage and sharing
• OnlyOffice DocSpace: Document collaboration

Use Cases:

• Task automation
• Document workflows
• Team notifications
• Project tracking
• Knowledge base updates
• File organization

E-Commerce & Payment

Payment Processing

• Stripe: Payment and subscription management
• Razorpay: Indian payment gateway
• FlexPrice: Dynamic pricing
• Zerodha Kite: Stock trading and portfolio

Accounting

• Xero: Accounting and invoicing

E-Commerce

• Webflow: Website and CMS operations

Use Cases:

• Payment processing
• Subscription management
• Order fulfillment
• Pricing updates
• Refund automation
• Invoice generation
• Financial trading

Social & Professional Networks

Platforms

• LinkedIn: Professional networking and content
• Gyazo: Screenshot sharing

Use Cases:

• Professional network automation
• Content publishing
• Profile data retrieval
• Screenshot capture and sharing

Monitoring & Security

Monitoring

• Grafana: Metrics and dashboards
• Dynatrace: Application performance monitoring
• SonarQube: Code quality analysis

Security

• Beagle Security: Vulnerability scanning
• Inspektor Gadget: Container security
• NIST Vulnerability Database: CVE and vulnerability lookup
• Okta: Identity and access management
• RISKEN: Risk management

Use Cases:

• Alert handling
• Metric collection
• Dashboard updates
• Security scanning
• Incident response
• Compliance monitoring

Analytics

Business Intelligence

• Metabase: Query and visualization
• Vizro: Data visualization
• Keboola: Data pipeline orchestration

Data Platforms

• NASDAQ Data Link: Financial data
• Triple Whale: E-commerce analytics
• Databutton: Data app development

Use Cases:

• Report generation
• Data analysis
• Metric tracking
• Dashboard creation
• Financial data retrieval
• E-commerce insights

Testing & Automation

Browser Automation

• Playwright: Cross-browser testing
• Puppeteer: Chrome automation
• E2B: Code execution sandbox

Testing Platforms

• SmartBear: API and UI testing
• Camunda: Workflow testing
• Apify: Web scraping and automation

Use Cases:

• Automated testing
• Web scraping
• Form filling
• Screenshot capture
• UI interaction
• Load testing

Utilities

Information Services

• Wolfram Alpha: Computational knowledge
• OpenWeather: Weather data and forecasts
• Time: Timezone and time operations

Content

• YouTube Transcript: Video transcription
• Firecrawl: Web content extraction

File Operations

• Filesystem: File and directory operations

Plus 60+ more specialized tools

Use Cases:

• Data retrieval
• Content extraction
• File management
• Weather-based automation
• Mathematical computation
• Time-based operations

MCP Tool Patterns

Pattern: GitHub Issue Automation

Form Trigger (Bug report)
  → Entity Extraction (Parse bug details)
  → GitHub MCP (Create issue)
  → Slack MCP (Notify team)
  → API Return (Confirmation)

Pattern: Cloud Resource Management

Schedule Trigger (Daily)
  → AWS Core MCP (List unused resources)
  → Conditional (Age > 30 days)
  → AWS Core MCP (Delete resources)
  → Grafana MCP (Update dashboard)
  → Gmail (Send report)

Pattern: Payment Processing

Webhook Trigger (Order placed)
  → Stripe MCP (Create payment intent)
  → MongoDB (Store order)
  → Webflow MCP (Update inventory)
  → Notion MCP (Add to fulfillment)

Pattern: Security Scanning

Schedule Trigger (Weekly)
  → GitHub MCP (List repositories)
  → Loop (Each repo)
    → NPM Sentinel MCP (Scan dependencies)
    → SonarQube MCP (Analyze code)
    → Conditional (Vulnerabilities found)
      → [Yes] → GitHub MCP (Create issue)
      → [No] → Continue

Pattern: Content Research

REST API Trigger
  → Brave Search MCP (Search web)
  → arXiv MCP (Search papers)
  → AI Gateway (Synthesize findings)
  → Notion MCP (Create research note)
  → API Return

Authentication & Credentials

Managing Credentials

MCP tools use Data Sources for credential management:

1. Navigate to Data Sources
2. Create new data source for MCP tool
3. Enter API keys, tokens, or credentials
4. Reference in workflow node configuration

Credential Types

Type	Examples
API Keys	Stripe, OpenWeather, Brave Search
OAuth 2.0	GitHub, GitLab, Google Maps
Connection Strings	MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis
Access Tokens	Notion, Atlassian, Slack

Security

Credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS. Never hardcode credentials in workflow configurations.

Best Practices

Tool Selection

1. Choose Specific Tools: Use specialized tools over general APIs
2. Combine Tools: Chain multiple MCP tools for complex workflows
3. Check Documentation: Review tool-specific parameters
4. Test Thoroughly: Validate tool behavior with sample data

Performance

1. Minimize API Calls: Batch operations when possible
2. Cache Responses: Store frequently accessed data
3. Parallel Execution: Use multiple tools simultaneously
4. Handle Rate Limits: Respect API rate limits

Error Handling

1. Add Retries: Configure retry logic for network failures
2. Validate Responses: Check response format and status
3. Fallback Logic: Provide alternative paths on failure
4. Log Errors: Capture error details for debugging

Cost Management

1. Monitor Usage: Track API call volumes
2. Set Limits: Configure rate limiting
3. Optimize Calls: Reduce unnecessary requests
4. Choose Tiers: Select appropriate service tiers

Common MCP Tool Configurations

GitHub Tool

{
  "action": "create_issue",
  "repo": "owner/repository",
  "title": "{{ trigger.bugTitle }}",
  "body": "{{ trigger.bugDescription }}",
  "labels": ["bug", "automated"],
  "assignees": ["developer1"]
}

Stripe Tool

{
  "action": "create_payment_intent",
  "amount": {{ trigger.amount }},
  "currency": "usd",
  "metadata": {
    "order_id": "{{ trigger.orderId }}"
  }
}

MongoDB Tool

{
  "action": "insert_one",
  "collection": "orders",
  "document": {
    "orderId": "{{ trigger.orderId }}",
    "timestamp": "{{ execution.timestamp }}",
    "data": {{ trigger.data }}
  }
}

Slack Tool

{
  "action": "send_message",
  "channel": "#alerts",
  "text": "New order: {{ trigger.orderId }}",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "color": "good",
      "fields": [
        {
          "title": "Amount",
          "value": "${{ trigger.amount }}"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Troubleshooting

Tool Not Responding

• Check data source credentials
• Verify API endpoint availability
• Review rate limit status
• Check network connectivity

Authentication Errors

• Validate credentials in Data Sources
• Check token expiration
• Verify permission scopes
• Refresh OAuth tokens

Unexpected Results

• Review input data format
• Check parameter configuration
• Validate response parsing
• Test with sample data

Rate Limit Exceeded

• Implement exponential backoff
• Reduce request frequency
• Use caching strategies
• Upgrade service tier

Next Steps

• Test workflows with MCP tools
• Deploy workflows to production
• See MCP tool examples
• Configure data sources

Explore Tools

Browse the Tools category in the workflow builder to see all 139 available MCP servers and their capabilities.