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Manage Temporal workflows, schedules, namespaces, task queues, and workflow execution history from MCP clients.

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Temporal MCP Server

MCP support for Temporal. A comprehensive set of tools for interacting with workflows and their adjacent configurations.

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MCP Info

Attribute Details
Docker Image mcp/temporal
Author GethosTheWalrus
Repository https://github.com/GethosTheWalrus/temporal-mcp

Image Building Info

Attribute Details
Dockerfile https://github.com/GethosTheWalrus/temporal-mcp/blob/bbe92ebc4375aff5e5efff6ffd7b69db8956d92b/Dockerfile
Commit bbe92ebc4375aff5e5efff6ffd7b69db8956d92b
Docker Image built by Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/temporal --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub
Licence Apache License 2.0

Available Tools (29)

Tools provided by this Server Short Description
batch_cancel Cancel multiple workflows matching a query with concurrent processing for speed.
batch_cancel_activities Cancel multiple standalone activities matching a query with concurrent processing for speed.
batch_signal Send a signal to multiple workflows matching a query.
batch_terminate Terminate multiple workflows matching a query.
batch_terminate_activities Terminate multiple standalone activities matching a query.
cancel_activity Cancel a running standalone activity execution
cancel_workflow Cancel a running workflow execution
continue_as_new Signal a workflow to continue as new (restart with new inputs while preserving history link)
count_activities Count standalone activity executions matching a query
create_schedule Create a new schedule for periodic workflow execution
delete_schedule Delete a schedule
describe_activity Get detailed information about a standalone activity execution
describe_workflow Get detailed information about a workflow execution
execute_activity Execute a standalone Temporal activity and wait for result
get_activity_result Get the result of a standalone activity
get_workflow_history Get the complete event history of a workflow execution.
get_workflow_result Get the result of a completed workflow
list_activities List standalone activity executions based on a query.
list_schedules List all schedules.
list_workflows List workflow executions based on a query.
pause_schedule Pause a schedule
query_workflow Query a running workflow for its current state
signal_workflow Send a signal to a running workflow
start_activity Start a new standalone Temporal activity execution
start_workflow Start a new Temporal workflow execution
terminate_activity Forcefully terminate a standalone activity execution
terminate_workflow Forcefully terminate a workflow execution
trigger_schedule Manually trigger a scheduled workflow immediately
unpause_schedule Resume a paused schedule

Tools Details

Tool: batch_cancel

Cancel multiple workflows matching a query with concurrent processing for speed. Use 'concurrency' to control parallel operations (default: 50).

Parameters Type Description
query string Query to select workflows to cancel
concurrency number optional Number of workflows to cancel concurrently for faster processing (default: 50, max recommended: 100)
limit number optional Maximum number of workflows to cancel (default: 100)
Tool: batch_cancel_activities

Cancel multiple standalone activities matching a query with concurrent processing for speed. Use 'concurrency' to control parallel operations (default: 50).

Parameters Type Description
query string Query to select activities to cancel
concurrency number optional Number of activities to cancel concurrently (default: 50)
limit number optional Maximum number of activities to cancel (default: 100)
Tool: batch_signal

Send a signal to multiple workflows matching a query. Specify 'limit' to control batch size (default: 100).

Parameters Type Description
query string Query to select workflows
signal_name string The signal name to send
args object optional Arguments for the signal
limit number optional Maximum number of workflows to signal (default: 100)
Tool: batch_terminate

Terminate multiple workflows matching a query. Specify 'limit' to control batch size (default: 100).

Parameters Type Description
query string Query to select workflows to terminate
limit number optional Maximum number of workflows to terminate (default: 100)
reason string optional Reason for termination
Tool: batch_terminate_activities

Terminate multiple standalone activities matching a query. Specify 'limit' to control batch size (default: 100).

Parameters Type Description
query string Query to select activities to terminate
concurrency number optional Number of activities to terminate concurrently (default: 50)
limit number optional Maximum number of activities to terminate (default: 100)
reason string optional Reason for termination
Tool: cancel_activity

Cancel a running standalone activity execution

Parameters Type Description
activity_id string Standalone activity execution ID
run_id string optional Run ID for the standalone activity execution
Tool: cancel_workflow

Cancel a running workflow execution

Parameters Type Description
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID to cancel
Tool: continue_as_new

Signal a workflow to continue as new (restart with new inputs while preserving history link)

Parameters Type Description
signal_name string The signal name to send (must be handled by the workflow to trigger continue-as-new)
workflow_id string The workflow ID to continue as new
signal_args object optional Arguments for the signal that will trigger continue-as-new
Tool: count_activities

Count standalone activity executions matching a query

Parameters Type Description
query string optional List filter query (e.g., 'TaskQueue = "my-task-queue"')
Tool: create_schedule

Create a new schedule for periodic workflow execution

Parameters Type Description
cron string Cron expression (e.g., '0 12 * * *')
schedule_id string Unique identifier for the schedule
task_queue string Task queue for the workflow
workflow_name string Name of the workflow to schedule
args object optional Arguments for the workflow
Tool: delete_schedule

Delete a schedule

Parameters Type Description
schedule_id string The schedule ID to delete
Tool: describe_activity

Get detailed information about a standalone activity execution

Parameters Type Description
activity_id string Standalone activity execution ID
run_id string optional Run ID for the standalone activity execution
Tool: describe_workflow

Get detailed information about a workflow execution

Parameters Type Description
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID to describe
Tool: execute_activity

Execute a standalone Temporal activity and wait for result

Parameters Type Description
activity string Activity type name to execute
activity_id string Unique identifier for the activity execution
task_queue string Task queue for this activity
args object optional Arguments to pass to the activity
start_to_close_timeout_seconds number optional Activity start-to-close timeout in seconds
Tool: get_activity_result

Get the result of a standalone activity

Parameters Type Description
activity_id string Standalone activity execution ID
run_id string optional Run ID for the standalone activity execution
timeout number optional Optional timeout in seconds while waiting for result
Tool: get_workflow_history

Get the complete event history of a workflow execution. Specify 'limit' to control the number of events (default: 1000).

Parameters Type Description
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID
limit number optional Maximum number of history events to return (default: 1000)
Tool: get_workflow_result

Get the result of a completed workflow

Parameters Type Description
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID
Tool: list_activities

List standalone activity executions based on a query. Specify 'limit' to control results and 'skip' for pagination.

Parameters Type Description
limit number optional Maximum number of results to return (default: 100)
query string optional List filter query (e.g., 'TaskQueue = "my-task-queue"')
skip number optional Number of results to skip for pagination (default: 0)
Tool: list_schedules

List all schedules. Specify 'limit' to control the number of results (default: 100). Use 'skip' to paginate through results.

Parameters Type Description
limit number optional Maximum number of schedules to return (default: 100)
skip number optional Number of results to skip for pagination (default: 0)
Tool: list_workflows

List workflow executions based on a query. Specify 'limit' to control the number of results (default: 100, max recommended: 1000). Use 'skip' to paginate through results.

Parameters Type Description
limit number optional Maximum number of results to return (default: 100, increase for more results)
query string optional List filter query (e.g., 'WorkflowType="MyWorkflow"')
skip number optional Number of results to skip for pagination (default: 0)
Tool: pause_schedule

Pause a schedule

Parameters Type Description
schedule_id string The schedule ID to pause
note string optional Note explaining why the schedule was paused
Tool: query_workflow

Query a running workflow for its current state

Parameters Type Description
query_name string The name of the query to execute
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID to query
args object optional Arguments for the query (as JSON object)
Tool: signal_workflow

Send a signal to a running workflow

Parameters Type Description
signal_name string The name of the signal to send
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID to signal
args object optional Arguments for the signal (as JSON object)
Tool: start_activity

Start a new standalone Temporal activity execution

Parameters Type Description
activity string Activity type name to start
activity_id string Unique identifier for the activity execution
task_queue string Task queue for this activity
args object optional Arguments to pass to the activity
start_to_close_timeout_seconds number optional Activity start-to-close timeout in seconds
Tool: start_workflow

Start a new Temporal workflow execution

Parameters Type Description
task_queue string The task queue to use for this workflow
workflow_id string Unique identifier for the workflow execution
workflow_name string The name of the workflow to start
args object optional Arguments to pass to the workflow (as JSON object)
Tool: terminate_activity

Forcefully terminate a standalone activity execution

Parameters Type Description
activity_id string Standalone activity execution ID
reason string optional Reason for termination
run_id string optional Run ID for the standalone activity execution
Tool: terminate_workflow

Forcefully terminate a workflow execution

Parameters Type Description
workflow_id string The workflow execution ID to terminate
reason string optional Reason for termination
Tool: trigger_schedule

Manually trigger a scheduled workflow immediately

Parameters Type Description
schedule_id string The schedule ID to trigger
Tool: unpause_schedule

Resume a paused schedule

Parameters Type Description
schedule_id string The schedule ID to unpause
note string optional Note explaining why the schedule was resumed

Use this MCP Server

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  "mcpServers": {
    "temporal": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_HOST",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_ENABLED",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PATH",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_KEY_PATH",
        "-e",
        "TEMPORAL_API_KEY",
        "mcp/temporal"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEMPORAL_HOST": "localhost:7233",
        "TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE": "default",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_ENABLED": "false",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PATH": "/certs/client.pem",
        "TEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_KEY_PATH": "/certs/client.key",
        "TEMPORAL_API_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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