TimeTac MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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TimeTac MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. It exposes 16 tools. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Read hours, absences and projects; start timers, add entries, approve leave in TimeTac.

Uptime history 13 hours of history

13 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

48 of 48 checks

Tools

read from the server

220 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 1 Nov 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check TimeTac 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 4 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

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

https://timetac.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Available tools 16

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

timetac

timetac_approve_absence

WRITE: approve an open absence request. The employee is notified by TimeTac. TimeTac API: PUT absences/approve.

timetac_create_absence

WRITE: create an absence or leave request for a user. Each call creates a new request, so do not repeat it. type_id is the category (1 holiday, 2 overtime reduction, 3 other paid leave); subtype_id picks the leave type from timetac_list_absence_types. TimeTac API: POST absences/create.

timetac_create_time_tracking

WRITE: add a finished time entry for a user. Each call creates a new entry, so do not repeat it. TimeTac API: POST timeTrackings/create.

timetac_current_time_trackings

List the timers that run right now (who is clocked in, on which task). TimeTac API: GET timeTrackings/current.

timetac_get_user

Get one employee by user id. Only work-related fields are returned (no credentials, payroll, address or birth data). TimeTac API: GET users/read?id=.

timetac_list_absence_types

List the absence types of the account (holiday, sick leave, special leave) with their ids. TimeTac API: GET absenceTypes/read.

timetac_list_absences

List absence and leave requests (holiday, sick leave and others) with dates, duration and approval status. from_date/to_date keep requests that overlap the range, on the returned page only. TimeTac API: GET absences/read.

timetac_list_departments

List departments with ids and parent departments. TimeTac API: GET departments/read.

timetac_list_projects

List projects (task tree nodes that group tasks) with ids, deadlines and status. TimeTac API: GET projects/read.

timetac_list_tasks

List tasks that time can be booked on, with their project (mother_id) and status. TimeTac API: GET tasks/read.

timetac_list_teams

List teams with ids and names. TimeTac API: GET teams/read.

timetac_list_time_trackings

List time entries (start, end, duration, task, notes, approval), newest first. Filter by user, task or approval. start_date/end_date filter the returned page only; page with offset. TimeTac API: GET timeTrackings/read.

timetac_list_users

List employees (users) of the TimeTac account: id, name, department, active flag, entry/exit dates. Only work-related fields are returned (no credentials, payroll, address or birth data). TimeTac API: GET users/read.

timetac_reject_absence

WRITE: reject an open absence request. The employee is notified by TimeTac. TimeTac API: PUT absences/reject.

timetac_start_time_tracking

WRITE: start a timer for a user, now or at a given time. Each call can create a new running entry, so do not repeat it. TimeTac API: POST timeTrackings/start.

timetac_stop_time_tracking

WRITE: stop the running timer of a user, now or at a given time. TimeTac API: PUT timeTrackings/stop.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://timetac.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	226 ms	4 min ago

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TimeTac MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can TimeTac MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 16 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: timetac_approve_absence, timetac_create_absence, timetac_create_time_tracking, timetac_current_time_trackings, timetac_get_user, timetac_list_absences and 10 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 TimeTac MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 48 of 48 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 220 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

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

No. TimeTac MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 16 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is TimeTac MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 220 ms on average, which is faster than 63% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is TimeTac 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 timetac.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.