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Context Layer

Application

by Workday

Semantic layer of Workday Data Cloud that gives AI agents pre-configured, governed business definitions for Financial and HCM data and dynamic contextual security, so they answer deterministically instead of guessing from raw tables.

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What it does

• Knowledge retrieval

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Pricing

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

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Description

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

"The semantic layer of Workday Data Cloud. It gives agents pre-configured, governed business definitions for Financial and HCM data, so they can answer deterministically instead of guessing from raw tables."

What it does

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

"Workday Context Layer gives AI agents governed HR and Finance semantic models, with built-in security and MCP access."

Sold within

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"The semantic layer of Workday Data Cloud" names the parent; the page states no plan or add-on terms and the product is in Early Access.

Name

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

Page title "Workday Context Layer: Trusted Semantic Models for AI Agents".

URL

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

Workday's own product page under AI Platform.

Deployment

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

A hosted layer of the Workday Data Cloud.

Intended for

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

Enterprise Workday customers governing agent access to HR and finance data.

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