Early MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY_API_KEY | Yes | An EARLY developer API key | |
| EARLY_API_SECRET | Yes | An EARLY developer API secret |
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": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_activitiesB | List all activities in EARLY. Returns the full list of activities with their IDs, names, colors, etc. |
| create_activityB | Create a new activity in EARLY. |
| update_activityC | Update an existing activity in EARLY. |
| delete_activityB | Archive/delete an activity in EARLY. |
| current_trackingA | Get the currently running tracking entry, if any. Returns the active timer with activity info and start time, or an error with "does not exist" if nothing is tracking. |
| start_trackingA | Start tracking time for an activity. |
| stop_trackingA | Stop the currently running tracker. Returns the completed time entry with start/stop times and duration. |
| list_time_entriesB | Query time entries within a date range. |
| create_time_entryA | Create a manual time entry. |
| delete_time_entryC | Delete a time entry. |
| time_summaryA | Aggregate hours by activity for a time period. |
| efficiency_reportA | Analyze time distribution and detect gaps between entries. |
| billing_reportB | Calculate billable hours and cost by activity. |
| explore_apiA | Make a raw authenticated request to any EARLY API endpoint. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 14 tools
Each tool targets a distinct resource or action: activities, time entries, tracking state, reports, and raw API access. No functional overlap; descriptions clearly differentiate them.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case (e.g., create_activity, list_time_entries, stop_tracking). No mixed conventions or ambiguous verbs.
14 tools cover the full scope of a time-tracking server: CRUD for activities and entries, tracking controls, multiple reports, and an API explorer. Well-balanced, not excessive or sparse.
Core lifecycle is covered: create/read/update/delete activities, create/delete/list time entries, start/stop/current tracking. Minor gaps: no update_time_entry or get_single_time_entry, but workflows are still functional.