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41 Agent Actions

Create, read, update, and delete across Paychex — and extend your agent's capabilities with custom actions.

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Authentication

Agent Tool Authentication

Per-user OAuth in one call. Your Paychex MCP server gets session-scoped tokens with zero credentials stored on your infra.

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Security

Agent Protection

Every Paychex tool response scanned for prompt injection in milliseconds — 88.7% accuracy, all running on CPU.

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Performance

Max Agent Context. Min Cost.

Free up to 96% of your agent's context window to enhance reasoning and reduce cost, on every Paychex call.

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What is the Paychex MCP Server?

A Paychex MCP server lets AI agents read and write Paychex data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's Paychex MCP server ships with 41 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, observability, and agent execution runtime. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Goose, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.

All Paychex MCP Tools

Every action from Paychex's API, ready for your agent. Create, read, update, and delete — scoped to exactly what you need.

Companies

  • Companies

    Array of companies that your application has been granted with some level of access. Your Application (API Key) can be granted access to one or more companies (clients) accounts that are associated with one or more product lines within Paychex.

A Companys

  • A Company

    Information about a single company that your application has access to.

Company Locations

  • Company Locations

    Array of locations set at the company level.

  • Company Location

    Information about a single Location.

Company Workers

  • Company Workers

    Lists workers (employees and contractors) for a company your application has been granted access to.

Workers

  • Worker

    Information about a unique worker (employee and contractor) that your application has been granted access to. Currently workers that exist within Paychex Flex payroll will be available, future enhancements will make workers from other Paychex systems available.

  • Worker

    Update a unique worker (employee and contractor) that your application has been granted access to modify.

  • Worker

    Delete in progress Worker

In Progress Workers

  • In Progress Workers

    Add one or more workers to a specific company that your application has access to. Workers will be added with an IN_PROGRESS status assigned to them and will need to be completed in Flex. Required fields are givenName, familyName, & workerType (when adding multiple workers at a time you will need to also include a "workerCorrelationId" data element on each worker, that will be used as an identifier in our responses). For more information on IN_PROGRESS workers, including how to send an invite for the worker to add their information in Flex, [see the Worker page](https://developer.paychex.com/resources/worker) in Developer Resources. A worker's federal tax elections will be generated and defaulted automatically to withheld with 0 deductions/income and a filing status of single/married filing separately. Upon successfully posting a new in-progress worker, the response will generate a new workerId. This ID can then be used in subsequent calls to update existing worker properties like federal taxes, or add more details to the worker's communications, direct deposit, compensation, and state taxes.

Worker Communications

  • Worker Communications

    Information about "Active" or "In-progress" workers communications.

  • Worker Communication

    A "Active" or "In-progress" workers single communication item.

  • Worker Communication

    Add a single communication to the "Active" or "In-progress" worker.

  • Worker Communication

    Update a "Active" or "In-progress" workers specific communication item.

  • Worker Communication

    Remove a communication item from an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker. A communication type of "STREET_ADDRESS" or "PO_BOX_ADDRESS" cannot be removed from the worker.

Worker Contacts

  • Worker Contacts

    Get all contacts for the specified worker.

  • Worker Contact

    Get a worker contact by contactId.

  • Worker Contacts

    Add one or more contacts to a worker. A contact may represent a person or entity (organization) but not both. A contact must have at least one communication (telecom, postal, or email). Person contacts can have multiple communications for each communication type (telecom, postal, or email) to support BUSINESS and PERSONAL. Exactly one contact must be marked as primary for each contact type. If one or more contacts are posted for the same contact type, and there are currently no contacts of that type for the worker, the first contact in the list will be made primary unless another in the list is expressly marked as primary. When a new contact is made primary the previous primary contact will be marked as not primary. Use the GET /companies/{companyId}/contacttypes endpoint to get a full list of available contact types and relationship types (used for person contacts).

  • Worker Contacts

    Update a worker contact. A contact may represent a person or entity (organization) but not both. A contact must have at least one communication (telecom, postal, or email). Person contacts can have multiple communications for each communication type (telecom, postal, or email) to support BUSINESS and PERSONAL. Exactly one contact must be marked as primary for each contact type. When a new contact is made primary the previous primary contact will be marked as not primary. A postal contact can be switched from a street address to a PO box and vice versa. This is done by setting either streetLineOne or postOfficeBox (a postal communication may not have both). Use the GET /companies/{companyId}/contacttypes endpoint to get a full list of available contact types and relationship types (used for person contacts).

  • Worker Contact

    Delete a worker contact by contactId.

Worker Custom Fields

  • Worker Custom Fields

    Get the worker's customFields

  • Worker Custom Field

    Get the worker's customFields by workerCustomFieldId

  • Worker Custom Field

    Create CustomField at the worker level

  • Worker Custom Field

    Delete CustomField at the worker level

Worker CustomFields

  • Worker CustomField

    Update CustomField at the worker level

Worker Direct Deposits

  • Worker Direct Deposits

    Array of direct deposits for an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker.

  • Worker Direct Deposit

    Single direct deposit for an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker.

  • Worker Direct Deposit

    Add a direct deposit to an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker.

  • Worker Direct Deposit

    Update a single direct deposit for an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker. "In-Progress" workers cannot be PATCHED using Content Type "application/json-patch+json"

  • Worker Direct Deposits

    Update multiple direct deposits for an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker at a time. "In-Progress" workers cannot be PATCHED using Content Type "application/json-patch+json"

  • Worker Direct Deposit

    Remove a single direct deposit for an "Active" or "In-Progress" worker.

Worker Pay Rates

  • Worker Pay Rates

    Information about a workers compensation rates. A worker can have up to 25 different rates.It’s not required for a worker to have a rate in the system.

  • Worker Pay Rate

    A workers single compensation rate.

  • Worker Pay Rate

    Add a single compensation rate to the "Active" or "In-progress" worker.

  • Worker Pay Rate

    Update a workers specific compensation rate.

  • Worker Pay Rate

    Remove a compensation rate from a worker.

Worker Compensations

  • Worker Compensation

    Information about a workers compensation.

Worker Federal Taxs

  • Worker Federal Tax

    Federal tax setup for an "Active" or "In-progress" worker.

  • Worker Federal Tax

    WARNING: This endpoint will be deprecated on 1/30/2026. Until this date, POST federal tax will behave both as a POST and PATCH call accordingly, depending on if the worker already has a federal tax setup. NOTE: In-progress workers are created with a federal tax setup automatically. See POST In-progress worker. If a worker does not have a federal tax set up, this endpoint will create one with the values given in the request.

  • Worker Federal Tax

    Update the federal tax setup for an "Active" or "In-progress" worker. The patching will allow you to change the combination that you have with the extra and overrides.

Worker State Taxs

  • Worker State Tax

    Information about worker's state tax allocation.

  • Worker State Tax

    <h3>Add and Replace existing state tax data for a given worker</h3>

Paychex AI Agent Use Cases

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Set Up Your Paychex MCP Server in Minutes

One endpoint. Any framework. Your agent is talking to Paychex in under 10 lines of code.

MCP Clients

Claude Desktop setup guide
Claude Code setup guide
Cursor setup guide
Goose setup guide

Agent Frameworks

Claude Desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.stackone.com/mcp?x-account-id=<account_id>",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic <YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Paychex MCP Server FAQ

Does StackOne have a Paychex MCP server?
Yes. StackOne offers a hosted Paychex MCP server with 41 pre-built actions, and every action is tested and QA'd by StackOne. Connect it to Claude, Cursor, and any other MCP client, or to any agent framework through the AI Action SDK. It ships with managed agent authentication, prompt injection defense, and tool discovery with server-side execution that preserve your agent's context window and keep reasoning performance.
Paychex MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?
A Paychex MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling Paychex. A Paychex MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling Paychex at runtime. StackOne provides both.
How does Paychex authentication work for AI agents?
Paychex authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own Paychex account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via origin_owner_id.
Are Paychex MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?
Yes — Paychex MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.
What is the context bloat of a Paychex agent and how do I avoid it?
Context bloat happens when Paychex tool schemas and API responses eat your Paychex agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single Paychex query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.
Can I limit which actions my Paychex agent can access?
Yes — you can limit which actions your Paychex agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.
Can I create custom agent actions for my Paychex MCP server?
Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your Paychex MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research Paychex's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.
When should I NOT use a Paychex MCP server?
Skip a Paychex MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct Paychex API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call Paychex actions at runtime.
What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne Paychex MCP server support?
The StackOne Paychex MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

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