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Timebutler MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 20 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Read absences, time entries and balances; run the time clock and request absences in Timebutler.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

77 of 77 checks

Tools

read from the server

255 ms

Response time

average over 24h

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

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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.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add timebutler --transport http https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.timebutler]
url = "https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timebutler": {
      "url": "https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "timebutler": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 20

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

timebutler

timebutler_clock_pause

Pause the running time clock of the caller (starts a break). Timebutler API: POST /time-clock/pause.

timebutler_clock_resume

Resume the paused time clock of the caller (ends the break). Timebutler API: POST /time-clock/resume.

timebutler_clock_start

Start the caller's time clock. Fails with HTTP 409 when the clock already runs. The clock can enter the waiting state first if the company sets a minimum start interval. Timebutler API: POST /time-clock/start.

timebutler_clock_stop

Stop the running or paused time clock and save the resulting time entry. Optional project id, category id and remarks. A waiting clock is discarded (HTTP 204). Timebutler API: POST /time-clock/stop.

timebutler_create_absence_request

Submit an absence or vacation request for the caller. The status is pending when the absence type needs manager approval, otherwise approved. Timebutler API: POST /absence-requests.

timebutler_get_absence_pending_count

Count the open absence requests and open cancellation requests for the caller's team (manager or admin only). Timebutler API: GET /absence-requests/pending-count.

timebutler_get_profile

Get the profile of the user behind the token: id, name, email, role (USER, MANAGER or ADMIN), department, branch office, and whether business trips and time tracking are enabled. Timebutler API: GET /user/profile.

timebutler_get_time_clock_status

Get the caller's time clock state: idle, running, paused or waiting, with the start time, elapsed work seconds and break seconds. Timebutler API: GET /time-clock/status.

timebutler_get_time_entry_pending_count

Count the time entries of the caller's team that wait for approval (manager or admin only). Timebutler API: GET /time-entries/pending-count.

timebutler_get_time_off_summary

Get the caller's vacation and sickness balance: vacation days total, remaining, approved and pending, and illness days taken. Timebutler API: GET /time-tracking/time-off-summary.

timebutler_get_work_summary

Get today's working-time summary for the caller: commitment, worked, remaining minutes, percent done and break minutes. Timebutler API: GET /time-tracking/work-summary.

timebutler_list_absence_types

List the absence types the company configured (vacation, sickness and others), with whether each needs approval, a medical certificate, or allows half days. Use the id in timebutler_create_absence_request. Timebutler API: GET /absence-types.

timebutler_list_categories

List the time-tracking categories and the default category id. Use an id in the clock and time-entry tools. Timebutler API: GET /categories.

timebutler_list_employees

List the employees the caller can see (manager or admin only), with ids, names, role, department, manager ids and active flag. Use the ids in other tools. Timebutler API: GET /employees.

timebutler_list_my_absence_requests

List the caller's own absence requests with dates, days or hours, half-day setting, and status (pending, approved or rejected). Timebutler API: GET /absence-requests/my.

timebutler_list_my_time_entries

List the caller's recorded time entries, sorted by date and start time. Without year and month it returns the current month; year alone returns a whole year. Optional filters: project, category and status. Timebutler API: GET /time-entries/my.

timebutler_list_projects

List the time-tracking projects, the default project id, and whether a project is mandatory. Use an id in the clock and time-entry tools. Timebutler API: GET /projects.

timebutler_list_team_absence_requests

List absence requests of the employees the caller manages (manager or admin only). Shows status and employee names. Timebutler API: GET /absence-requests/team.

timebutler_list_time_entry_requests

List the pending time entry requests of the caller's team with date, start and end time, worked minutes, project and remarks (manager or admin only). Timebutler API: GET /time-entry-requests.

timebutler_submit_clock_entry

Create a finished time entry from a start and end time on the same calendar day. Timestamps are Unix milliseconds. If the company needs manager approval, the entry starts as pending. Timebutler API: POST /time-tracking/clock-entry.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://timebutler.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	142 ms	11 min ago

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Timebutler MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Timebutler MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 20 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: timebutler_clock_pause, timebutler_clock_resume, timebutler_clock_start, timebutler_clock_stop, timebutler_create_absence_request, timebutler_get_absence_pending_count and 14 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 Timebutler 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 255 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Timebutler 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 Timebutler MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. Timebutler MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 20 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Timebutler MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 255 ms on average, which is faster than 56% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Timebutler 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 timebutler.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.