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List MCP Tools

Task parameters

Configure these parameters for the List MCP Tools task.

Parameter Description Required/ Optional
inputParameters.mcpServer The URL of the MCP server to query. Required.
inputParameters.headers A map of HTTP headers to send with the request, such as authentication headers required by the MCP server. Optional.

The following are generic configuration parameters that can be applied to the task and are not specific to the List MCP Tools task.

Caching parameters

You can cache the task outputs using the following parameters. Refer to Caching Task Outputs for a full guide.

Parameter Description Required/ Optional
cacheConfig.ttlInSecond The time to live in seconds, which is the duration for the output to be cached. Required if using cacheConfig.
cacheConfig.key The cache key is a unique identifier for the cached output and must be constructed exclusively from the task’s input parameters.
It can be a string concatenation that contains the task’s input keys, such as ${uri}-${method} or re_${uri}_${method}.		 Required if using cacheConfig.
Other generic parameters

Here are other parameters for configuring the task behavior.

Parameter Description Required/ Optional
optional Whether the task is optional.

If set to true, any task failure is ignored, and the workflow continues with the task status updated to COMPLETED_WITH_ERRORS. However, the task must reach a terminal state. If the task remains incomplete, the workflow waits until it reaches a terminal state before proceeding.		 Optional.

Task configuration

This is the task configuration for a List MCP Tools task.

{
  "name": "list_mcp_tools",
  "taskReferenceName": "list_mcp_tools_ref",
  "inputParameters": {
    "mcpServer": "<YOUR-MCP-SERVER-URL>",
    "headers": {}
  },
  "type": "LIST_MCP_TOOLS"
}

Task output

The List MCP Tools task will return the following parameters.

Parameter Description
tools Array of tools exposed by the MCP server, including its parameters.

Examples

Here are some examples for using the List MCP Tools task.

Using a List MCP Tools task in a workflow 
{
  "name": "list_mcp_tools",
  "taskReferenceName": "list_mcp_tools_ref",
  "inputParameters": {
    "mcpServer": "https://xxxx.developer.orkescloud.com/feedback-service/mcp",
    "headers": {}
  },
  "type": "LIST_MCP_TOOLS"
}