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Protime MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 12 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Read clockings, absences, assignments, contracts, people and departments in Protime.

Uptime history 21 hours of history
21 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
77 of 77 checks
12
Tools
read from the server
203 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1
Stars
last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Protime 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.

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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 11 min ago.

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

Available tools 12

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

protime
protime_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_list_absence_definitions
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
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_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
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_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_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_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
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_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_shift_definitions
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_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.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://protime.usefulapi.io/mcp streamable-http answering 228 ms 11 min ago

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Protime MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Protime MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 12 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: protime_get_person, protime_list_absence_definitions, protime_list_absence_groups, protime_list_absences, protime_list_assignments, protime_list_clockings and 6 more. 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 Protime MCP by usefulapi working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 77 of 77 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 203 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Protime 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 Protime MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. Protime MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 12 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Protime MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 203 ms on average, which is faster than 70% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Protime 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 protime.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.