DeskTime MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 7 min ago. It exposes 10 tools. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
Read tracked time and projects; create projects and start or stop timers in DeskTime.
Uptime history
6 days of history
6 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
10
Tools
read from the server
266 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1
Stars
last commit 6 Nov 2026
What changed 11
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 3 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
7 Nov
a tool changed version3 times that day
6 Nov
a tool changed version3 times that day
5 Nov
a tool changed version2 times that day
3 Nov
a tool changed version3 times that day
and 7 more, back to 3 November 2026
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Today is the operative word: we check DeskTime MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 7 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add desktime --transport http https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcpSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.desktime]
url = "https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktime": {
"url": "https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"desktime": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 10
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
desktime
desktime_create_project
WRITE: create a new project (and optionally one task in it) in the company's DeskTime account. Not idempotent: a second call with the same name makes another project. Returns the new project's id, url and tasks. POST /create-project.
desktime_get_company
The DeskTime company account this API key belongs to: company name, work schedule (start, end, duration, working days), tracking window and account timezone. GET /company.
desktime_get_employee
One employee's summary for one day: name, email, group, arrived/left, late, online/offline/desk/at-work/productive time (seconds), productivity and efficiency. Without projects or apps; see desktime_get_employee_projects / _apps / _full for those. GET /employee/basic. This is employee monitoring (personal) data: ask for one day at a time and only what the user needs.
desktime_get_employee_apps
One employee's day summary plus the apps, websites and titles they used that day, with durations and productivity class. Lists longer than 200 entries are cut. GET /employee/apps. This is employee monitoring (personal) data: ask for one day at a time and only what the user needs.
desktime_get_employee_full
One employee's day summary plus both the tracked projects/tasks and the apps/websites used that day. The largest reply: prefer the narrower tools. Lists longer than 200 entries are cut. GET /employee. This is employee monitoring (personal) data: ask for one day at a time and only what the user needs.
desktime_get_employee_projects
One employee's day summary plus the projects and tasks they tracked time on that day. GET /employee/projects. This is employee monitoring (personal) data: ask for one day at a time and only what the user needs.
desktime_list_employees
All employees of the company with their tracked time for a day, week or month: arrived/left, online, desk, at-work, productive time, productivity and efficiency, group. Starts at `date` (default today); `period` is day (default), week or month. Returned a page at a time (employee-days, sorted by date then id). Needs an admin's key. GET /employees. This is employee monitoring (personal) data: ask for one day at a time and only what the user needs.
desktime_list_projects
Active (not archived) projects of the company with their tasks: id, name, creation time and tasks. Returned a page at a time. GET /projects.
desktime_start_project
WRITE: start tracking time on a project (and optionally a task) for the user the API key belongs to, by project name. This changes that user's tracked time and may switch away from the project currently running. Returns {started: true|false}. GET /start-project.
desktime_stop_project
WRITE: stop tracking time on a project (and optionally a task) for the user the API key belongs to, by project name. Returns {stopped: true|false}. GET /stop-project.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://desktime.usefulapi.io/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 142 ms | 7 min ago |
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DeskTime MCP by usefulapi — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can DeskTime MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 10 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: desktime_create_project, desktime_get_company, desktime_get_employee, desktime_get_employee_apps, desktime_get_employee_full, desktime_get_employee_projects and 4 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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Is DeskTime MCP by usefulapi 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 266 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect DeskTime MCP by usefulapi?
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 DeskTime MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. DeskTime MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 10 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is DeskTime MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 266 ms on average, which is faster than 54% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is DeskTime MCP by usefulapi open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at desktime.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.