Workato Agentic Access
Workato exposes 60 API operations that an AI agent could call, of which 40 are state-changing ‘acting’ operations. This is a recommended x-agentic-access execution contract — the scope, audience, consequence tier, short-lived token constraints, and escalation each action should carry before it is handed to an autonomous agent.
By consequence: 20 read, 35 write, and 5 safety-critical.
5 operations are classed safety-critical and should require human-in-the-loop approval at runtime.
Contracts are classified heuristically from the provider’s OpenAPI and refresh on every APIs.io network build; audience is bound per deployment. The model follows Curity’s Access Intelligence (apidays Munich 2026). Browse every provider’s agent contracts at agentic-access.apis.io.
By consequence
Highest-consequence actions
The physical and safety-critical operations an agent could invoke — the ones that most warrant scoped tokens, tight TTLs, and escalation. Full per-operation contracts are in the source below.
| Method | Path | Consequence | Human-in-loop |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/agentic/genies/{id}/assign_skills | safety-critical | required |
| POST | /api/agentic/genies/{id}/remove_skills | safety-critical | required |
| POST | /api/agentic/genies/{id}/stop | safety-critical | required |
| POST | /api/agentic/skills | safety-critical | required |
| PUT | /api/recipes/{id}/stop | safety-critical | required |
Source
Agentic Access
generated: '2026-07-15'
method: generated
source: openapi/workato-agent-studio-openapi.yml, openapi/workato-developer-api-openapi.yml,
openapi/workato-event-streams-openapi.yml, openapi/workato-mcp-server-openapi.yml
description: Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts, classified heuristically from
the OpenAPI. A governance starting point for exposing this API to AI agents — review and bind
audience per deployment. See research/curity/agentic-governance/.
summary:
operations: 60
by_action_class:
connected: 20
acting: 40
by_consequence:
read: 20
write: 35
safety-critical: 5
human_in_the_loop_required: 5
operations:
- path: /api/agentic/genies
method: get
operationId: listGenies
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/genies
method: post
operationId: createGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}
method: get
operationId: getGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}
method: put
operationId: updateGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}
method: delete
operationId: deleteGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/start
method: post
operationId: startGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/stop
method: post
operationId: stopGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/assign_skills
method: post
operationId: assignSkillsToGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/remove_skills
method: post
operationId: removeSkillsFromGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/assign_knowledge_bases
method: post
operationId: assignKnowledgeBasesToGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/remove_knowledge_bases
method: post
operationId: removeKnowledgeBasesFromGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/assign_user_groups
method: post
operationId: assignUserGroupsToGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/genies/{id}/remove_user_groups
method: post
operationId: removeUserGroupsFromGenie
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/skills
method: get
operationId: listSkills
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/skills
method: post
operationId: createSkill
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/skills/{id}
method: get
operationId: getSkill
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases
method: get
operationId: listKnowledgeBases
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases
method: post
operationId: createKnowledgeBase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases/{id}
method: get
operationId: getKnowledgeBase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases/{id}
method: put
operationId: updateKnowledgeBase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases/{id}
method: delete
operationId: deleteKnowledgeBase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases/{id}/data_sources
method: get
operationId: listKnowledgeBaseDataSources
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/agentic/knowledge_bases/{id}/recipes
method: get
operationId: listKnowledgeBaseRecipes
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes
method: get
operationId: listRecipes
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes
method: post
operationId: createRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{id}
method: get
operationId: getRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes/{id}
method: put
operationId: updateRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{id}
method: delete
operationId: deleteRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{id}/start
method: put
operationId: startRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{id}/stop
method: put
operationId: stopRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{id}/copy
method: post
operationId: copyRecipe
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/recipes/{recipe_id}/versions
method: get
operationId: listRecipeVersions
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes/{recipe_id}/versions/{id}
method: get
operationId: getRecipeVersion
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes/{recipe_id}/health
method: get
operationId: getRecipeHealth
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/recipes/{recipe_id}/health
method: post
operationId: queueRecipeHealthAnalysis
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/data_tables
method: get
operationId: listDataTables
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/data_tables
method: post
operationId: createDataTable
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/data_tables/{data_table_id}
method: get
operationId: getDataTable
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/data_tables/{data_table_id}
method: put
operationId: updateDataTable
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/data_tables/{data_table_id}
method: delete
operationId: deleteDataTable
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/data_tables/{data_table_id}/truncate
method: post
operationId: truncateDataTable
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v1/topics/{topic_id}/consume
method: post
operationId: consumeMessages
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v1/topics/{topic_id}/publish
method: post
operationId: publishMessage
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v1/batch/topics/{topic_id}/publish
method: post
operationId: publishBatchMessages
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers
method: get
operationId: listMcpServers
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers
method: post
operationId: createMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}
method: get
operationId: getMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}
method: put
operationId: updateMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}
method: delete
operationId: deleteMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}/token_renew
method: post
operationId: renewMcpServerToken
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}/assign_tools
method: post
operationId: assignToolsToMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}/assign_user_groups
method: post
operationId: assignUserGroupsToMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}/remove_user_groups
method: post
operationId: removeUserGroupsFromMcpServer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{handle}/update_folder
method: put
operationId: moveMcpServerToFolder
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/server_policies
method: get
operationId: getMcpServerPolicies
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/server_policies
method: put
operationId: updateMcpServerPolicies
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/tools
method: get
operationId: listMcpServerTools
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/tools/{id}
method: put
operationId: updateMcpServerTool
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/tools/{id}
method: delete
operationId: removeMcpServerTool
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/mcp/user_groups
method: get
operationId: listMcpUserGroups
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none