Read clockings, absences, assignments, contracts, people and departments in Protime. For HR and planning teams that run time registration with Protime. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"protime": {
"url": "https://protime.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"protime": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://protime.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
Find a person and list the clockings of a period.
protime_list_people protime_get_person protime_list_clockings
List the absences of a period with the absence definitions and groups.
protime_list_absences protime_list_absence_definitions protime_list_absence_groups
List the shift definitions and the assignments of the team.
protime_list_shift_definitions protime_list_assignments
List the departments, jobs, work locations and contracts.
protime_list_departments protime_list_jobs protime_list_work_locations protime_list_contracts
The login page asks for your Tenant name, Environment, Client ID and Client secret.
The tenant name is the first part of your myProtime address (acme in https://acme.myprotime.eu). Protime issues the client ID and secret for your tenant during onboarding. Ask Protime support or your Protime contact if you do not have them. Credentials can be limited to some collections: a tool whose scope is missing returns an invalid_scope message. Only your own data is reachable. Birth dates, addresses, bank, passport and social security data are never returned. Revoke the credentials in Protime to stop access. This is an independent integration, not made or endorsed by Protime.
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 Tenant name, Environment, 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.
Turn on the Protime connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
protime_list_clockings | read | List clockings List time clockings (in/out, reasons, activities) for a date range. Deleted clockings have status Deleted. Location data is left out. A date range is required (at most one year). Returns one page: pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-clockings.read. |
protime_list_absences | read | List absences List absence instances (leave, sickness) for a date range. A date range is required (at most one year). Returns one page: pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-absences.read. |
protime_list_assignments | read | List assignments List work assignments (planned and registered activities) for a date range. A date range is required. Returns one page: pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-assignments.read. |
protime_list_contracts | read | List contracts List employment contracts (percentage, hours, dates). Optional person filter. Returns one page: pass continuationToken for the next. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-contracts.read. |
protime_list_people | read | List people List people with name, work email and service dates. Home address, birth date, bank, passport and social security data are never returned. Optional person filter. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-people.read. |
protime_list_departments | read | List departments List all departments configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-departments.read. |
protime_list_jobs | read | List jobs List all jobs configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-jobs.read. |
protime_list_work_locations | read | List work locations List all work locations configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-work-locations.read. |
protime_list_shift_definitions | read | List shift definitions (codes and names) List all shift definitions (codes and names) configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-shift-definitions.read. |
protime_list_absence_definitions | read | List absence definitions (codes, groups) List all absence definitions (codes, groups) configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-absence-definitions.read. |
protime_list_absence_groups | read | List absence groups List all absence groups configured in the tenant. No filters. Pass continuationToken for the next page. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-absence-groups.read. |
protime_get_person | read | Get person Get one person by internal ID: name, work email, service dates. Sensitive personal data is never returned. Read only. Needs scope connector-protimeapi-people.read. |
protime_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
protime_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Protime tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
protime_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Protime (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
protime_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Protime Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run protime_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Protime server only. Subscribe with protime_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with protime_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running protime_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Check the clockings of an employee. See who is absent. Review shifts and assignments. Review the org setup. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Protime. The server calls the Protime API with your own Protime 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 Tenant name, Environment, 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 Tenant name, Environment, 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 Protime 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 Protime.
All 12 Protime tools are marked read-only.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Protime server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run protime_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run protime_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run protime_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with protime_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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