# Default tools for the hosted Patchworks MCP server

## Introduction

The hosted Patchworks MCP server includes a default set of tools that are ready to use. These tools are summarised here, in the following categories:

* [Flow management](#flow-management)
* [Data pools](#data-pools)
* [Marketplace](#marketplace)
* [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
* [Utility](#utility)

## Flow management

<table><thead><tr><th width="302.65625">Tool</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>get_all_flows</td><td>List flows from the Core API.</td></tr><tr><td>get_flow_runs</td><td>Query flow runs (filter by status; started_after; sort; includes).</td></tr><tr><td>get_flow_run_logs</td><td>Retrieve logs for a specific flow run (optionally with payload IDs).</td></tr><tr><td>start_flow</td><td>Trigger a flow run via the Start service (/flows/{id}/start).</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Data pools

<table><thead><tr><th width="311.86328125">Tool</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>list_data_pools</td><td>List all data (dedupe) pools.</td></tr><tr><td>get_deduped_data</td><td>Retrieve deduplicated data for a specific pool.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Marketplace

<table><thead><tr><th width="312.76953125">Tool</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>get_marketplace_apps</td><td>List marketplace blueprints from the Patchworks marketplace.</td></tr><tr><td>get_marketplace_app</td><td>Get details of a specific marketplace blueprint by ID.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Troubleshooting

<table><thead><tr><th width="307.2421875">Tool</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>summarise_failed_run</td><td>Summarise what went wrong in a failed run.</td></tr><tr><td>triage_latest_failures</td><td>Fetch recent failed runs and return a compact summary.</td></tr><tr><td>download_payload</td><td>Download payload bytes for a given payload metadata ID (base64).</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Utility

<table><thead><tr><th width="307.2421875">Tool</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>example_get_all_flows</td><td>Example demonstrating tool definition patterns.</td></tr><tr><td>list_tools</td><td>List all available tools in this MCP server.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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