Nintex MCP Tools

Important: Nintex MCP is currently in beta. For more information, see the Nintex Beta terms document.

MCP tools let an MCP-compatible client work with Nintex data and actions, such as tasks, tables, solutions, users, groups, workflows, workflow instances, and forms. The tools available depend on your Nintex role and permissions. Tools that you are not authorized to use are not shown in your MCP client.

Tool access

The following table lists the MCP tools available for Nintex and the minimum role required to use each tool.

Category	Tool name	Tool label	Minimum role	Description
Identity	whoami	Whoami	Participant	Shows the signed-in user's identity, tenant, and role information for the current MCP session.
Tasks	tasks_list_assigned	List assigned tasks	Participant	Lists workflow tasks assigned to a specific user.
	tasks_list	List tasks	Participant	Lists tasks across all assignees for management and oversight.
	tasks_get	Get a task	Participant	Shows details for a specific workflow task, including valid outcomes.
	tasks_complete	Complete a task	Participant	Completes a workflow task by selecting an allowed outcome. This action cannot be undone.
	tasks_autodelegations_list	List automatic task delegations	Participant	Lists automatic task delegations for workflow tasks.
	tasks_autodelegations_create	Create an automatic task delegation	Participant	Creates an automatic task delegation to assign workflow tasks to delegates during a specified period.
	tasks_autodelegations_update	Update an automatic task delegation	Participant	Updates the settings for an automatic task delegation.
	tasks_autodelegations_delete	Delete an automatic task delegation	Participant	Deletes an automatic task delegation. This action cannot be undone.
Tables	tables_list	List Nintex tables	Participant	Lists tables in the current tenant.
	tables_get	Get a Nintex table by id	Participant	Shows metadata for a specific table.
	tables_get_schema	Get a table's column definitions	Participant	Shows the column definitions for a table, including field names, data types, and required fields.
	tables_query_records	Query records from a Nintex table	Participant	Queries records from a table.
	tables_aggregate_records	Aggregate records (count, sum, group by)	Participant	Calculates counts, sums, averages, minimum and maximum values, and grouped results for table records.
	tables_add_record	Add a record to a Nintex table	Participant	Adds a record to a table.
Workflows	workflows_list	List workflow designs you own	Designer	Lists workflow designs you own in the current tenant.
	workflows_get	Get workflow design detail	Designer	Returns the published design details for a workflow, including its start variables.
	workflows_track	Track workflows you're a business owner of	Participant	Shows workflow activity and instance statistics for workflows that the signed-in user owns as a business owner.
Agentflows	agentflows_list	List agentflow designs you own	Designer	Lists agentflow designs you own in the current tenant.
	agentflows_get	Get agentflow design detail		Returns the published design details for a agentflow.
Instances	instances_start	Start an instance	Designer	Starts a workflow instance. This action cannot be undone.
	instances_list	List instances	Participant	Lists workflow or agentflow instances across workflows and agentflows in the tenant.
	instances_get	Get an instance	Participant	Shows details for a specific workflow or agentflow instance, including status and error information.
	instances_track_activity	Track a workflow instance's task activity	Participant	Shows the task / approval activity for a workflow instance
	instances_track	Track a workflow's instances (with stats)	Participant	Shows business owner monitoring of a workflow's instances with a stats breakdown.
	instances_get_start_data	Get an instances's start data	Participant	Get start data used to trigger an instance.
Forms	forms_list	List submittable forms	Participant	Lists forms available for the current user to submit and saved drafts they can resume.
	forms_list_submissions	List form submissions	Participant	Lists form submissions made by the current user within a date range.
	forms_delete_draft	Delete a draft form	Participant	Deletes a saved draft form. This action cannot be undone.

Role- restricted tools

Some MCP tools are available only to users with specific Nintex roles.

Minimum role	Tools
Designer	solutions_list, solutions_create, solutions_add_asset_table, workflows_list_published, workflows_list_drafts, workflows_get, instances_start
Automation admin	users_add, users_update, users_delete, groups_add, groups_update, groups_delete, groups_add_users, groups_remove_users

Tools that require a higher role are not shown to users who do not have that role. For example, a user without the Automation admin role cannot see or use tools that create, update, or delete users and groups.

Permission behavior

MCP tools follow the signed-in user's Nintex access. A tool may be available to a user, but the requested action can still fail if the user does not have permission to access the selected workflow, table, solution, user, group, or form. When a tool changes Nintex data, review the request before confirming the action.