mcp-server-personio
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSONIO_PROFILE | Yes | Profile selection: 'employee' for self-service or 'hr' for HR workbench. | |
| PERSONIO_CLIENT_ID | Yes | OAuth2 client ID from Personio API credentials. | |
| PERSONIO_CLIENT_SECRET | Yes | OAuth2 client secret from Personio API credentials. | |
| PERSONIO_ENABLE_WRITES | No | Set to 'true' to enable write tools (requires hr profile). | false |
| PERSONIO_TRUST_FORWARDED_USER | No | Set to 'true' to enable X-MCP-User header forwarding for employee profile scoping. | false |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| personio_search_capabilitiesA | Search the Personio MCP server capabilities and examples. Use this first when deciding which tool to call. |
| personio_whoamiA | Show which Personio person this session is scoped to. |
| personio_get_my_profileA | Your own HR master data and employment. Only credential-whitelisted attributes are returned. |
| personio_get_my_absencesB | Your absence periods; includeBalance=true also returns your remaining balance per absence type. |
| personio_request_absenceA | Submit an absence request for yourself (vacation etc.). Half days via startHalf/endHalf; omit endDate for open-ended. Always goes through the normal approval workflow. |
| personio_get_my_attendancesC | Your tracked work and break periods. |
| personio_record_attendanceA | Record a WORK or BREAK period for yourself (breaks are separate periods). WORK periods can be tagged with a projectId. Goes through the approval workflow; max 24h per period. |
| personio_get_my_documentsB | Your HR documents with e-signature status; set documentId+download=true to fetch content. |
| personio_list_absence_typesA | Available absence types and their ids (needed for absence requests). |
| personio_list_projectsB | Time-tracking projects (for tagging attendance). |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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