TrackingTime MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects AI assistants like Claude to the TrackingTime 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:

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):

{
  "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:

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:

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_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

Users & Staff

Tool	Description
`tt_list_users`	List all staff (find user IDs)
`tt_get_user`	Get single user details
`tt_update_user`	Update user profile
`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
`tt_invite_users`	Invite people by email

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

Reducing tool count

All 54 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 to test tools interactively:

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

TrackingTime MCP Server

TrackingTime MCP Server

Quick Start

1. Get your TrackingTime credentials

2. Add to your AI assistant

Alternative: Install from source

Tools

Projects

Tasks

Time Tracking

Time Entries

Users & Staff

Customers

Reducing tool count

Testing

API Notes

Auth

License

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