See rosters, timesheets, leave and staff in Deputy, and create shifts, leave and memos. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Add to your MCP config, then reload & authorize:
{
"mcpServers": {
"deputy": {
"url": "https://deputy.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
deputy_whoami | read | Who am I Return the Deputy user the token belongs to — name, employee id, company and permissions. A cheap way to confirm DEPUTY_INSTALL and the token are right. Deputy: GET /api/v1/me. |
deputy_list_locations | read | List locations List the install's locations (workplaces). Deputy calls a location a Company; its Id is what other tools take as location_id. Deputy: GET /api/v1/resource/Company. |
deputy_list_areas | read | List areas List areas (Deputy OperationalUnits — the rosterable sections of a location, e.g. Kitchen, Front of house). Shifts and timesheets belong to an area. Optionally only one location's areas. Deputy: GET /api/v1/resource/OperationalUnit, or POST .../OperationalUnit/QUERY when filtered. |
deputy_list_employees | read | List employees Search employees by name, location or active status. Returns Id, DisplayName, Company (main location), Active, StartDate, Role and more. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/Employee/QUERY. |
deputy_get_employee | read | Get one employee Fetch one employee's details as a supervisor sees them — contact, locations, role and employment. Deputy: GET /api/v1/supervise/employee/{id}. |
deputy_list_shifts | read | List shifts Search the roster (scheduled shifts) by time window, employee, area, and published/open state. Each record has StartTime/EndTime (unix), StartTimeLocalized, Employee (0 or null when open), OperationalUnit (area), Published, Open, Cost and _DPMetaData with names. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/Roster/QUERY. |
deputy_get_shift | read | Get one shift Fetch one shift (Roster record) by id. Deputy: GET /api/v1/resource/Roster/{id}. |
deputy_list_timesheets | read | List timesheets Search timesheets (actual worked time) by time window, employee, area and approval state. Each record has StartTime/EndTime (unix; EndTime null while in progress), TotalTime (hours), Cost, TimeApproved, PayRuleApproved, IsInProgress, IsLeave, Roster (linked shift) and Exported. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/Timesheet/QUERY. |
deputy_get_timesheet | read | Get one timesheet Fetch one timesheet's full details, including breaks and approval state. Deputy: GET /api/v1/supervise/timesheet/{id}/details. |
deputy_list_leave | read | List leave requests Search leave requests by employee, location, status and time window. Status: 0 awaiting approval, 1 approved, 2 declined, 3 cancelled, 4 date approved without pay, 5 pay approved without date. Start/End are unix; LeaveRule is the leave type id. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/Leave/QUERY. |
deputy_get_employee_unavailability | read | Get an employee's unavailability List the times one employee has marked themselves (or been marked) unavailable to work — check before rostering them. Deputy: GET /api/v1/supervise/unavail/{employeeId}. |
deputy_query_resource | read | Query any Deputy resource Run a Resource API search on any business object (leave types, pay rules, public holidays, memos, events, shift templates, pay lines, availability, sales data, …). `search` is Deputy's clause map, e.g. {"s1":{"field":"Employee","data":12,"type":"eq"}}; operators: eq ne gt lt ge le is 'is not' in 'not in' starts contains. Use deputy_describe_resource to see an object's fields and joins. Read-only. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/{Object}/QUERY. |
deputy_describe_resource | read | Describe a Deputy resource Return a Resource API object's field list, field types and joinable associations — what deputy_query_resource can filter, sort and join on. Deputy: GET /api/v1/resource/{Object}/INFO. |
deputy_create_shift | write | Create a shift Add a shift to the roster, assigned to an employee or left open. Created as a DRAFT unless publish is true (publishing can notify the employee). Deputy returns an empty 200 on success — use deputy_list_shifts to find the new shift's id. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/roster. |
deputy_update_shift | write | Update a shift Change an existing shift's times, area, employee, break or comment. Send the full intended shift (same fields as create) — Deputy's update is the add call with the shift id. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/roster with intRosterId. |
deputy_publish_shifts | write | Publish shifts Publish draft shifts so employees see them, choosing how they are notified: 1 SMS and email, 2 SMS, 3 email, 4 no notification, 5 confirmation required. Only the listed shift ids are published. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/roster/publish. |
deputy_create_leave_request | write | Create a leave request Add a leave request for an employee. By default it waits for manager approval (status 0); pass status 1 only when your system is the source of truth and the leave is already approved. Deputy tracks leave in hours, so give exact start and end times. Find leave type ids with deputy_query_resource on LeaveRules. Deputy: POST /api/v1/resource/Leave. |
deputy_add_unavailability | write | Add unavailability for an employee Record a time an employee cannot work (one-off, or recurring with an RFC 5545-style rule such as FREQ WEEKLY, INTERVAL 1, BYDAY MO). Auto-scheduling then skips them. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/unavail. |
deputy_create_memo | write | Post a memo Post a memo to a location's news feed, optionally requiring staff to confirm they read it, or targeted to specific locations or users. Visible to staff immediately. Deputy: PUT /api/v1/supervise/memo. |
deputy_update_timesheet | write | Update a timesheet Correct an existing timesheet's start/end time, area, meal break or supervisor comment. Times cannot be in the future. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/timesheet/update. |
deputy_approve_timesheet | write | Approve a timesheet Approve one timesheet's times as a supervisor. Approved timesheets flow toward payroll export, so check it first with deputy_get_timesheet. Deputy: POST /api/v1/supervise/timesheet/approve. |
deputy_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current free-tier usage this month: calls used, monthly limit, remaining, and whether the cap is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
deputy_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Deputy tool calls (the free tier caps monthly usage). Choose monthly ($9/month) or yearly ($90/year — 2 months free) billing. Returns a Stripe Checkout link to open in your browser; after payment your account upgrades automatically. Read-only; does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
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.