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Shift Scheduler MCP Server

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Shift Scheduler is answering right now. Last checked 5 min ago. It exposes 5 tools.

Builds optimal 24/7 staff rosters with a real MILP solver: rest rules, skills, nights, fairness.

Uptime history 29 days of history · worst day 96%
29 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
5
Tools
read from the server
250 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

What changed 6

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 27 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

24 Oct a tool appeared check_request
24 Oct a tool description was rewritten build_shift_roster
24 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for build_shift_roster
24 Oct a tool changed version
27 Sep a tool description was rewritten build_shift_roster
27 Sep a tool changed the parameters it asks for build_shift_roster

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Shift Scheduler every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 5 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add shift-scheduler --transport http https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.shift-scheduler]
url = "https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-scheduler": {
      "url": "https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "shift-scheduler": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 5

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

shift
get_shift_example
Return the full input JSON of one example, in exactly the shape build_shift_roster accepts. Edit it (names, days, headcounts, rules) to match the user's situation.
get_shift_roster_result
Fetch the result of a build_shift_roster job that returned status 'running'. Waits up to wait_seconds; call again while status is 'running'. Jobs expire 15 minutes after they finish.
list_shift_examples
List the built-in example rostering problems (hospital ward, 3-shift plant, security post, fire station, 24/7 help desk). Use one as a starting point for the user's own roster.
build
build_shift_roster
Solve a staff rostering problem to optimality with a MILP solver and return who works which shift each day, coverage, unfilled posts, hours per person and warnings. Solves take 5-60 s. Pass either `example` (to solve a built-in example as-is) or the roster input fields. If the result has status 'running', call get_shift_roster_result with its job_id. If it has status 'too_large', shorten the horizon or reduce people/shift types and retry. If it has status 'busy', wait the retry_after_seconds it gives and call again -- one call at a time, never in parallel. Safe defaults (e.g. the next 7 days when `days` is omitted) are listed in the result's `assumptions`; tell the user about them. Roster input. Minimal example: {"days": ["2026-10-05", "2026-10-06"], "shifts": [{"shift": "Day", "start": "07:00", "end": "19:00"}, {"shift": "Night", "start": "19:00", "end": "07:00", "night": "yes"}], "demands": [{"name": "RN", "penalty": 500}], "people": [{"name": "Ana", "cost": 40, "max_hw": 48}, ...], "grids": {"RN": {"2026-10-05|Day": 2, "2026-10-05|Night": 1}}, "parameters": {"MinRestHours": 11}}. Call get_shift_example for complete, realistic inputs.
request
check_request
Describe what the user wants in plain words and get back whether this server can do it, which limits it would hit, and the closest thing it CAN do. Instant, no solve. Use it when unsure the tool fits (shift swaps, payroll, time clocks, very large teams or long horizons).

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://staff-scheduling.kindoflost.com/mcp streamable-http answering 173 ms 5 min ago

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Shift Scheduler — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Shift Scheduler do?
It exposes 5 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: build_shift_roster, check_request, get_shift_example, get_shift_roster_result, list_shift_examples. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Shift Scheduler working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 250 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Shift Scheduler?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Shift Scheduler need an API key?
No. Shift Scheduler completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 5 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Shift Scheduler?
It answers our handshake in 250 ms on average, which is faster than 65% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.