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 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| 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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