Store, query, and create YAML workflow playbooks for LLM agents.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add workflows-mcp-server -e WORKFLOWS_DIR=<WORKFLOWS_DIR> -e GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH=<GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH> -e WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS=<WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS> -e MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @cyanheads/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"workflows-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWS_DIR": "<WORKFLOWS_DIR>",
"GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH": "<GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH>",
"WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS": "<WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS>",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"workflows-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWS_DIR": "<WORKFLOWS_DIR>",
"GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH": "<GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH>",
"WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS": "<WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS>",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"workflows-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"WORKFLOWS_DIR": "<WORKFLOWS_DIR>",
"GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH": "<GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATH>",
"WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS": "<WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MS>",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
WORKFLOWS_DIROptional | Absolute or relative path to the workflows root directory. |
GLOBAL_INSTRUCTIONS_PATHOptional | Path to the global instructions markdown file. Derives from WORKFLOWS_DIR when not set. |
WATCHER_DEBOUNCE_MSOptional | Milliseconds to debounce filesystem change events before rebuilding the index. |
MCP_LOG_LEVELOptional | Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn'). |
Details
| Package | @cyanheads/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | @cyanheads/[email protected] (NPM, streamable-http) |
| First published | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.cyanheads/workflows-mcp-server |
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