bamboohr-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMBOO_BASE_URL | No | Base URL for the BambooHR API (proxy endpoint). No Authorization header sent when this is set. | |
| BAMBOO_API_TOKEN | No | BambooHR API token for direct access. | |
| BAMBOO_COMPANY_DOMAIN | No | Your company subdomain for direct access. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get-employeeA | Get employee data with customizable field selection. Returns employee object with fields like displayName, firstName, lastName, jobTitle, department, division, location, supervisor, photoUrl, and many more based on the 'fields' parameter. |
| get-employee-photoC | Get an employee photo by size |
| get-employee-directoryA | Get the company-wide employee directory. Returns array of employee objects with comprehensive information including displayName, jobTitle, department, division, location, supervisor, workEmail, photoUrl, and more. |
| get-employee-goalsA | Get performance goals and objectives for an employee. Returns goal objects with title, description, percentComplete, status, dueDate, milestones (for milestone-based goals), and progress tracking information. |
| estimate-time-off-balanceA | Calculate future time off balances for an employee. Returns array of time off types with current balance, units (days/hours), policyType (accruing/discretionary/manual), and usedYearToDate amounts. |
| get-time-off-requestsA | Retrieve and filter time off requests. Returns request objects with id, employeeId, status, start/end dates, request type, amount, available actions (approve/deny/etc.), and employee/manager notes. Supports extensive filtering. |
| get-whos-outB | View upcoming time off and holidays for a date range. Returns array of mixed events: timeOff events (id, type, employeeId, name, start, end) and holiday events (id, type, name, start, end) with summary counts. |
| list-company-filesA | Browse available company files and categories. Returns organized structure with file categories, each containing files with id, name, originalFileName, size, dateCreated, and category information. |
| get-company-fileA | Download a specific company document by ID. Returns file data with base64-encoded content for binary files (PDFs, images, etc.) along with file size and metadata. |
| get-meta-fieldsA | Discover all available BambooHR data fields. Returns array of field definitions with id, type (text/email/list/etc.), name, and optional alias. Essential for understanding what employee data fields can be requested. |
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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