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Timely MCP Server

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Timely is a time tracking software that allows businesses to log, organize, and report on hours worked by employees. Use it to manage time entries, budget projects, and analyze productivity through its API.

5 tools
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AI Skill
SKILL.md

Domain knowledge for Timely — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

Timely

Timely organizes time tracking by Account. Accounts have Projects, Clients, Users, and time entries. Events and Labels categorize work.

Data Model

  • Account — top-level; all data is account-scoped.
  • Projects — projects for time tracking.
  • Clients — clients for billing.
  • Users — team members.
  • Events — calendar events.
  • Labels — tags for time entries.

Gotchas

  • account_id required: All operations require account_id. Obtain from account settings or API.

Tools in this Server (5)

Timely List Clients

Retrieve a list of clients from your Timely account. Use this tool to view and organize client details when managing projects or billing. Returns clie...

Timely List Events

Fetch a list of time tracking events from your Timely account. Ideal for reviewing logged hours and analyzing team productivity across different event...

Timely List Labels

Generate a list of labels from your Timely account. Use this tool to efficiently categorize and organize time entries or projects by labels. The respo...

Timely List Projects

Obtain a list of projects from your Timely account. This tool is useful for gaining an overview of all ongoing or completed projects for reporting pur...

Timely List Users

Access a list of users from your Timely account. Ideal for team management and understanding user activity, it provides user details like name and rol...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Timely MCP server?

Timely is a time tracking software that allows businesses to log, organize, and report on hours worked by employees. Use it to manage time entries, budget projects, and analyze productivity through its API. It provides 5 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Timely to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/timely. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Timely provide?

Timely provides 5 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Timely require?

Timely uses API Key. Timely requires credentials. Connect via MCPBundles and authentication is handled automatically.

Setup Instructions

Connect Timely to any MCP client in minutes

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/timely

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This bundle groups tools behind an MCP endpoint that many clients can use.

Use this bundle in 3 steps

  1. Copy the MCP URL above
  2. Open your AI tool and add a new MCP/connector
  3. Paste the URL and follow any auth prompts

Claude Desktop Users

Skip the manual setup! Use the .mcpb file format for one-click installation. Check the Claude Desktop tab for setup instructions.

Pick your tool tab for exact steps

Select ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or another tab for copy-paste config.

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Timely MCP Server & Skill — 5 Tools