Use this tool to activate, deactivate, or delete an existing monday.com automation. It requires an automation ID — when a user refers to an automation by name, always call list_automations first to resolve the ID. Never guess or infer IDs.

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The delete action is permanent and irreversible. When intent is ambiguous ("stop", "turn off", "pause"), prefer deactivate over delete.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
action	`enum`	Yes	The operation to perform: `activate` (enable a paused automation), `deactivate` (pause without deleting), or `delete` (permanently remove — irreversible).
workflowId	`string`	Yes	The automation ID to operate on. Obtain it from list_automations.

Example

Deactivate an automation:

{
  "action": "deactivate",
  "workflowId": "55512345"
}

The tool returns a confirmation message, the workflowId, and the resulting isActive state.

Programmatic equivalent

This tool maps to the activate_live_workflow, deactivate_live_workflow, and delete_live_workflow mutations on the monday.com dev (preview) API schema. Automations are primarily managed through the monday.com interface or via the MCP.