Read schedules, open shifts, time off, time clock and payroll reports in Aladtec. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Aladtec connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For schedulers and managers of shift-based teams that run their rota and time clock in Aladtec.
List the members scheduled right now, with their schedule and position. Then list the members who are clocked in at this moment.
List the open time in a date range, where no member is scheduled. Check the availability of members for those hours and read the shift labels to name each shift.
List the time off requests in a range and include the pending ones. Check the availability of the members for those dates.
List the time clock records for a pay period and the paycodes that apply to them. Run the payroll report export and pass the next token to read every page.
List the accrual banks and the hours in each bank for a list of members. Read the work groups to see the scheduling and overtime rules for them.
The login page asks for your Aladtec server name, System name, Client ID and Client secret.
Your API address has the form https://secureN.aladtec.com/<system>/api/v2. Enter secureN and the system name. Aladtec Support issues the client ID and secret for each system (888.749.5550, [email protected]). The client secret gives full read access to your system's data: keep it private. Some member fields and routes return null or an error until Aladtec enables them for the API profile. This server reads data only and never writes.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aladtec": {
"url": "https://aladtec.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"aladtec": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://aladtec.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Aladtec server name, System name, Client ID and Client secret. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Aladtec server only. Ask your AI to run aladtec_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with aladtec_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with aladtec_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
aladtec_list_membersaladtec_list_employee_typesaladtec_list_custom_attributesaladtec_get_availabilityaladtec_list_time_offaladtec_list_schedulesaladtec_list_position_qualificationsaladtec_list_scheduled_timealadtec_list_open_timealadtec_list_members_scheduled_nowaladtec_list_schedule_notesaladtec_list_extra_hoursaladtec_list_paycodesaladtec_list_kiosksaladtec_list_time_clock_recordsaladtec_list_clocked_in_membersaladtec_list_eventsaladtec_list_shift_labelsaladtec_list_work_groupsaladtec_list_time_typesaladtec_list_accrual_banksaladtec_get_accrual_balancesaladtec_get_configurationaladtec_get_payroll_reportaladtec_usage_statusaladtec_request_featurealadtec_upgradealadtec_cancel_subscriptionSee who is on shift and who is clocked in now. Find open shifts that need cover this week. Review time off requests that are still pending. Prepare payroll from time clock records. Check accrual balances and work group rules. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Aladtec. The server calls the Aladtec API with your own Aladtec access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Aladtec server name, System name, Client ID and Client secret. See Before you connect for where to find them.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Aladtec server name, System name, Client ID and Client secret. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Aladtec API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Aladtec.
All 24 Aladtec tools are marked read-only.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Aladtec server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run aladtec_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run aladtec_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run aladtec_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with aladtec_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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