# TrackingTime MCP Server

An [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that connects AI assistants like Claude to the [TrackingTime](https://trackingtime.co/) API v4. Manage projects, tasks, time tracking, staff assignments, and customers through natural language.

## Quick Start

### 1. Get your TrackingTime credentials

- **App Password:** TrackingTime → Manage → User Settings → Apps & Integrations → create a new App Password
- **Account ID:** Visible in your TrackingTime URL when logged in, or in account settings

### 2. Add to your AI assistant

**Claude Code:**

```bash
claude mcp add trackingtime -e TT_APP_PASSWORD=your-app-password -e TT_ACCOUNT_ID=your-account-id -- npx trackingtime-mcp
```

**Claude Desktop** (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trackingtime": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["trackingtime-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TT_APP_PASSWORD": "your-app-password",
        "TT_ACCOUNT_ID": "your-account-id"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Restart your assistant after adding.

### Alternative: Install from source

If you prefer to clone and build locally:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/ficus33/trackingtime-mcp.git
cd trackingtime-mcp
npm install
npm run build
cp .env.example .env   # then edit .env with your credentials
```

Then point your assistant at the local build:

```bash
claude mcp add trackingtime -- node /path/to/trackingtime-mcp/dist/index.js
```

## Tools

### Projects

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_projects` | List projects (filter: ACTIVE/ARCHIVED/ALL/FOLLOWING) |
| `tt_list_project_ids` | List only project IDs (lightweight, for batch operations) |
| `tt_search_projects` | Search projects and tasks by keyword |
| `tt_create_project` | Create a new project |
| `tt_update_project` | Edit project name, customer, or service |
| `tt_update_project_preferences` | Set favorite, default view, show closed tasks |
| `tt_get_project` | Get single project with detail flags |
| `tt_get_project_times` | Get accumulated time for multiple projects |
| `tt_get_project_users` | See which staff are on a project |
| `tt_archive_project` | Archive a project (reversible) |
| `tt_reopen_project` | Reopen an archived project |
| `tt_delete_project` | Permanently delete a project |
| `tt_merge_projects` | Merge one project into another |

### Tasks

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_tasks` | List tasks (filter: ACTIVE/ARCHIVED/ALL/TRACKING) |
| `tt_create_task` | Create a task with assignees, due date, estimate |
| `tt_update_task` | Edit task or reassign staff |
| `tt_get_task` | Get single task details |
| `tt_get_task_times` | Get accumulated times for multiple tasks |
| `tt_search_tasks` | Search tasks by name within projects |
| `tt_sort_tasks` | Reorder tasks by sort index |
| `tt_import_tasks` | Bulk import tasks with preview mode |
| `tt_close_task` | Mark a task as complete |
| `tt_reopen_task` | Reopen a completed task |
| `tt_delete_task` | Delete a task |

### Time Tracking

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_start_timer` | Start a timer on a task |
| `tt_stop_timer` | Stop a running timer |

### Time Entries

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_time_entries` | List entries by user/project/customer/task + date range |
| `tt_list_time_entries_min` | Lighter minimal list (billed filter, timeoffs) |
| `tt_count_time_entries` | Fast count of entries for a filter |
| `tt_add_time_entry` | Add a manual time entry (duration in seconds) |
| `tt_get_time_entry` | Get a single time entry |
| `tt_update_time_entry` | Edit a time entry |
| `tt_delete_time_entry` | Delete a time entry |
| `tt_get_events_summary` | Summary of hours per user per day |
| `tt_export_time_entries` | Export as CSV |
| `tt_mark_billed` | Flag entries as billed |
| `tt_mark_not_billed` | Unflag billed entries |

### Event Tags

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_tags` | List all tag definitions |
| `tt_get_tag` | Get a single tag |
| `tt_list_tag_values` | List values used for a tag name |
| `tt_create_tag` | Create a tag definition |
| `tt_update_tag` | Update a tag |
| `tt_delete_tag` | Delete a tag definition |
| `tt_save_event_tag` | Attach/update a tag on a time entry |
| `tt_delete_event_tag` | Remove a tag from a time entry |

### Users & Staff

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_users` | List all staff (find user IDs) |
| `tt_get_user` | Get single user details |
| `tt_create_user` | Create a user (replaces removed `tt_invite_users`) |
| `tt_update_user` | Update user profile |
| `tt_update_user_permissions` | Set granular edit/view permissions |
| `tt_update_employee` | Update HR fields (job title, department, dates…) |
| `tt_resend_invite` | Resend activation email to pending user |
| `tt_reset_icalendar_token` | Rotate the user's iCal export token |
| `tt_get_user_tasks` | List a user's tasks grouped by project |
| `tt_get_user_tracking` | See what a user is currently tracking |
| `tt_get_user_trackables` | All projects and tasks assigned to a user |
| `tt_get_user_projects` | List projects assigned to a user |
| `tt_assign_user_projects` | Assign staff to projects |
| `tt_remove_user_projects` | Remove staff from projects |
| `tt_archive_user` | Deactivate a user (admin only) |
| `tt_reactivate_user` | Reactivate an archived user |

### User Groups

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_user_groups` | List groups (filter: ACTIVE/ARCHIVED/ALL) |
| `tt_get_user_group` | Get a single group |
| `tt_create_user_group` | Create a group (supervisor + members required) |
| `tt_update_user_group` | Update a group (archive via `status: "ARCHIVED"`) |
| `tt_delete_user_group` | Permanently delete a group |

### Customers

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_customers` | List customers (filter: ACTIVE/ARCHIVED/ALL) |
| `tt_get_customer` | Get single customer details |
| `tt_create_customer` | Create a new customer |
| `tt_update_customer` | Edit customer details |
| `tt_delete_customer` | Permanently delete a customer |
| `tt_archive_customer` | Archive a customer (reversible) |
| `tt_reactivate_customer` | Reactivate an archived customer |

### Services

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_services` | List services (work categories) |
| `tt_get_service` | Get a service |
| `tt_create_service` | Create a new service |
| `tt_update_service` | Update a service |
| `tt_archive_service` | Archive a service (reversible) |
| `tt_reactivate_service` | Reactivate an archived service |
| `tt_delete_service` | Permanently delete a service |

### Teams (Workspaces)

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_teams` | List all workspaces the user belongs to |
| `tt_switch_team` | Switch the active workspace for the session |
| `tt_update_team_permissions` | Update default member permissions |

### Reports

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_get_user_report` | Per-user analytics report with charts and breakdowns |

### Notifications

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_notifications` | List notifications (USER or PROJECT scope) |
| `tt_mark_notification_read` | Mark one notification as read |
| `tt_mark_notifications_read` | Mark many notifications as read |

### Webhooks

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `tt_list_webhooks` | List configured webhooks |
| `tt_get_webhook` | Get a webhook |
| `tt_enable_webhook` | Enable a webhook |
| `tt_disable_webhook` | Disable a webhook |
| `tt_reset_webhook_token` | Rotate a webhook's signing token |
| `tt_delete_webhook` | Delete a webhook |

### Reducing tool count

All 93 tools are active by default. If you find this adds too much context for your AI assistant, you can clone the repo, comment out tools you don't need in `src/tools.ts` with `/* */`, and run `npm run build` to create a slimmer build.

## Testing

Use [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector) to test tools interactively:

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx trackingtime-mcp
```

## API Notes

A few TrackingTime API quirks to be aware of:

- `duration` and `accumulated_time` are in **seconds**
- `estimated_time` and `worked_hours` are in **hours**
- Time entries are called "events" in the API
- Starting a timer when one is already running returns error 502 — use `stop_running_task=true` to auto-stop the current timer
- Dates use `YYYY-MM-DD`, datetimes use `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss`

## Auth

This server uses TrackingTime's **App Password** authentication. Your real password is never stored. The App Password is sent as HTTP Basic auth (`API_TOKEN:<app_password>`) over SSL.

If an App Password is compromised, revoke it in TrackingTime and create a new one — no need to change your account password.

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)