For years, Workato has set the standard for how enterprises connect apps, orchestrate workflows, and automate at scale. But innovation doesn’t just happen in large organizations — it starts with individuals experimenting, testing, and building new ideas.
Now, that creativity has a new home: the Workato Developer Sandbox — a free, fully featured environment where anyone can explore, prototype, and launch intelligent automations in minutes.
Whether you’re an integration developer, AI tinkerer, or automation-curious business technologist, the Developer Sandbox is your open invitation to build on Workato’s enterprise-grade automation platform — at zero cost.
A Sandbox for Builders
The Developer Sandbox represents a major shift in how people experience Workato. Now, anyone can sign up, get instant access, and start creating Recipes, APIs, and MCP-ready automations with the same core tools used by the world’s largest organizations.
It’s more than a trial — it’s a permanent developer environment built for experimentation.
In the Sandbox, you can:
- Build and test automations using 1000+ Workato pre-built connectors
- Publish and invoke APIs and Recipes just like in enterprise workspaces
- Explore AI-driven automations and MCP integrations
- Learn the platform at your own pace, without setup or infrastructure
- Collaborate, share, and test automations safely before production
The goal is simple: remove barriers to innovation. The Sandbox gives every developer and builder a hands-on environment to turn ideas into automations — from connecting Slack and Salesforce to integrating AI agents with Workato’s MCP.
Making Enterprise-Grade Automation Accessible
In the age of AI, automation is the bridge between intelligence and action. But for many builders, access to the right tools has been the biggest blocker. The Developer Sandbox solves that by making Workato’s intelligent automation stack accessible to everyone.
With free access, developers can experiment with:
- Workato Recipes — low-code workflows that integrate apps and data
- APIs and Genies — to build modular, reusable automation logic
- MCP integrations — to expose automations directly to AI agents and LLMs
- Governance and versioning tools — to manage change safely, even in experimentation
This democratization of automation is a game-changer. Students, startups, and independent developers can now prototype enterprise-grade integrations that connect everything from SaaS tools to on-prem systems — and even interact with AI models through Workato’s MCP layer.
The question shifts from “Can I automate this?” to “How fast can I build it?”
The Developer Sandbox Experience
When you sign up at workato.com/sandbox, you get immediate access to a dedicated environment designed to mimic the real Workato workspace. There’s no waiting for approval, provisioning, or setup — your sandbox is ready in minutes.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Preloaded connectors for popular systems like Salesforce, Slack, and Google Workspace
- Access to Workato’s API Platform, so you can publish APIs and connect external systems
- The ability to experiment with AI-powered automation through MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- Credits and usage allowances to run recipes, test integrations, and measure results
- A dedicated developer community where you can share solutions, troubleshoot, and learn
Everything you build is portable — so when you’re ready to move from prototype to production, you can seamlessly promote your automations into a full enterprise workspace.
Building Intelligent Automation with Enterprise MCP
One of the best parts of the Developer Sandbox is what it unlocks for AI and agentic automation.
With Workato’s Enterprise MCP, developers can expose Recipes and APIs as reusable “skills” that can be discovered and invoked by LLMs and AI agents.
That means a GPT-based chatbot can trigger a Salesforce update, an internal agent can pull real-time HR data, or a digital assistant can execute a multi-system workflow — all through Workato’s secure, governed layer where you don’t have to rely on potentially insecure open source MCP server code.
In the Sandbox, you can:
- Register MCP servers and test AI-initiated automations
- Build agent-ready automations that expose your Recipes as callable MCP endpoints
- Experiment with governance features like scoped tokens and audit logs
- See how AI agents interact with Workato’s automation logic in real time
This is the same MCP infrastructure powering Workato Enterprise, now available for free to builders and developers. It’s the easiest way to start creating AI-driven integrations that go beyond simple workflows — to real intelligent automation.
Join the Workato Developer Community
The Developer Sandbox is more than just an environment — it’s an on-ramp to the global Workato developer community. Builders can share recipes, join challenges, and collaborate with peers and Workato engineers through forums, events, and documentation.
You’ll also find guided resources, from quick-start tutorials to deep dives into APIs, AI, and MCP. The goal: shorten the time from idea to innovation.
Get Started Today
The best way to understand the Workato Developer Sandbox is to experience it.
You can sign up in minutes, no credit card required, at workato.com/sandbox.
Once you’re in, start simple — connect two apps, automate a manual task, or test an API. Or dive deep: experiment with MCP integrations, build agentic workflows, or publish your own reusable automation skills.
Whatever you build, you’ll be part of a growing movement of developers shaping the future of intelligent automation.