INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

connecteam_create_shift

WRITE: create ONE shift in a scheduler (one assignee or one open spot: the V1 endpoint does not create group or multi-spot shifts).

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://connecteam.usefulapi.io/mcp

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Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for connecteam_create_shift and invoke it with your own arguments.

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CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.connecteam-mcp]
url = "https://connecteam.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "connecteam-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connecteam.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: connecteam-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://connecteam.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

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

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "connecteam-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://connecteam.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

connecteam_get_account — The Connecteam company this API key belongs to: company name and company id.
connecteam_list_users — List employees (users): name, email, phone, user type (user/manager/owner), archived state, smart groups, custom fields and last login.
connecteam_list_schedulers — List the job schedulers (schedules) in the account with their id, name, time zone and archived state.
connecteam_list_shifts — List shifts of one scheduler in a time window (one row per assigned user, as Connecteam's V1 endpoint returns them): title, start/end (Unix seconds), time zone, assigned user ids, open-shift spots, job, location, published state, statuses, breaks, notes and shift tasks.
connecteam_get_shift — One shift of a scheduler by its id, with assignments, statuses, breaks, notes and tasks.
connecteam_list_time_clocks — List the time clocks in the account (id, name, archived).
connecteam_list_time_activities — Clock-in/clock-out records of a time clock for a date range (at most 31 days per call), grouped by user: worked shifts (start/end, job, sub-job, notes, auto clock-out), manual breaks and time off.
connecteam_get_timesheet_totals — Payroll-ready timesheet totals of a time clock for a date range (at most 45 days, Connecteam's limit): per user and day, total/work/paid-break/unpaid-break hours (decimal), approved/submitted/locked flags and pay items by pay rule (with pay rates when defined).