diff --git a/.changeset/patch-remove-generated-mcp-workdir-field.md b/.changeset/patch-remove-generated-mcp-workdir-field.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52633783237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/patch-remove-generated-mcp-workdir-field.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gh-aw": patch
+---
+
+Removed the redundant `workdir` field from generated MCP server configurations so the JSON/TOML configs match expectations.
diff --git a/.changeset/patch-remove-workdir-mcp-config.md b/.changeset/patch-remove-workdir-mcp-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27a82a7e289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/patch-remove-workdir-mcp-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gh-aw": patch
+---
+
+Removed the stray `workdir` field from generated MCP server configurations for agentic workflows so the output matches the expected schema.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml
index f38c453649a..3a87d047b5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/agent-persona-explorer.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/agent-persona-explorer.lock.yml
index 3d5bd1f6ebd..a191ff349c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agent-persona-explorer.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agent-persona-explorer.lock.yml
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.lock.yml
index b94df04956b..228399be42d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.lock.yml
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-observability-report.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-observability-report.lock.yml
index 3200e8a9f80..a91099490b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-observability-report.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-observability-report.lock.yml
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-hawk.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-hawk.lock.yml
index 6aaf4c3300a..3e576beb3a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-hawk.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-hawk.lock.yml
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-workflow-analyzer.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/example-workflow-analyzer.lock.yml
index 8919adf61ca..91ac085ad86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-workflow-analyzer.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-workflow-analyzer.lock.yml
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metrics-collector.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/metrics-collector.lock.yml
index de288148ddf..9d85f78a11c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metrics-collector.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metrics-collector.lock.yml
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-data-charts.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/python-data-charts.lock.yml
index 74a89d98d52..5276230ab42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-data-charts.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-data-charts.lock.yml
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-review.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/security-review.lock.yml
index fff8f0567b9..9d56f7ec2e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-review.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-review.lock.yml
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml
index dbcbaf734de..c81e85ad57e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ jobs:
                 "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                 "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"],
                 "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
-                "workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}",
                 "env": {
                   "GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
                 }
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/mcp-config-builtin.go b/pkg/workflow/mcp-config-builtin.go
index 482ccb33076..1031078f5da 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/mcp-config-builtin.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/mcp-config-builtin.go
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ func renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigWithOptions(yaml *strings.Builder, isLast bo
 	yaml.WriteString("                \"entrypointArgs\": [\"mcp-server\"],\n")
 	// Mount gh-aw binary (read-only), workspace (read-write for status/compile), and temp directory (read-write for logs)
 	yaml.WriteString("                \"mounts\": [\"" + constants.DefaultGhAwMount + "\", \"" + constants.DefaultWorkspaceMount + "\", \"" + constants.DefaultTmpGhAwMount + "\"],\n")
-	// Set working directory to workspace for proper command execution context
-	yaml.WriteString("                \"workdir\": \"${{ github.workspace }}\",\n")
 
 	// Note: tools field is NOT included here - the converter script adds it back
 	// for Copilot. This keeps the gateway config compatible with the schema.
@@ -138,8 +136,6 @@ func renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigTOML(yaml *strings.Builder) {
 	yaml.WriteString("          entrypointArgs = [\"mcp-server\"]\n")
 	// Mount gh-aw binary (read-only), workspace (read-write for status/compile), and temp directory (read-write for logs)
 	yaml.WriteString("          mounts = [\"" + constants.DefaultGhAwMount + "\", \"" + constants.DefaultWorkspaceMount + "\", \"" + constants.DefaultTmpGhAwMount + "\"]\n")
-	// Set working directory to workspace for proper command execution context
-	yaml.WriteString("          workdir = \"${{ github.workspace }}\"\n")
 	// Use env_vars array to reference environment variables instead of embedding secrets
 	yaml.WriteString("          env_vars = [\"GITHUB_TOKEN\"]\n")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/mcp_config_refactor_test.go b/pkg/workflow/mcp_config_refactor_test.go
index d4bed18939c..32da544f5e3 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/mcp_config_refactor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/mcp_config_refactor_test.go
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ func TestRenderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				`"/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro"`,                           // gh-aw binary mount (read-only)
 				`"${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw"`, // workspace mount (read-write)
 				`"/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"`,                           // temp directory mount (read-write)
-				`"workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}"`,                 // working directory for command execution
 				`"GITHUB_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_TOKEN}"`,
 				`              },`,
 			},
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ func TestRenderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				`"/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro"`,                           // gh-aw binary mount (read-only)
 				`"${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw"`, // workspace mount (read-write)
 				`"/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"`,                           // temp directory mount (read-write)
-				`"workdir": "${{ github.workspace }}"`,                 // working directory for command execution
 				// Security fix: Now uses shell variable instead of GitHub secret expression
 				`"GITHUB_TOKEN": "$GITHUB_TOKEN"`,
 				`              }`,
@@ -390,7 +388,6 @@ func TestRenderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigTOML(t *testing.T) {
 		`"/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro"`,                           // gh-aw binary mount (read-only)
 		`"${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw"`, // workspace mount (read-write)
 		`"/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"`,                           // temp directory mount (read-write)
-		`workdir = "${{ github.workspace }}"`,                  // working directory for command execution
 		`env_vars = ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]`,
 	}