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How to integrate Clockify MCP with Claude Agent SDK

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Introduction Also integrate Clockify with TL;DR What is Claude Agent SDK What is the Clockify MCP server Supported Tools & Triggers Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK Step-by-step Guide Complete Code Conclusion How to build Clockify MCP Agent with another framework Explore Other Toolkits FAQ

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Clockify to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Clockify agent that can list all your active workspaces, add a new client to marketing workspace, show all users on design team workspace through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Clockify account through Composio's Clockify MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:

Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
Install the necessary dependencies
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Clockify
Configure an AI agent that can use Clockify as a tool
Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Clockify operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

What is the Clockify MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Clockify MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Clockify account. It provides structured and secure access to your team's time tracking data, so your agent can perform actions like managing clients, handling workspace users, setting up webhooks, and retrieving workspace details on your behalf.

Workspace user management: Let your agent list all users in a workspace, filter users by advanced criteria, or find team managers for more efficient team organization.
Client creation and deletion: Easily create new clients or remove existing ones from your workspace, streamlining project onboarding and cleanup.
Webhook automation: Enable your agent to create, delete, and manage webhooks for real-time notifications and integrations with other tools.
Workspace overview and navigation: Retrieve a list of all workspaces you belong to, empowering your agent to access and organize time tracking across multiple teams or projects.
Addon and webhook token management: Generate new webhook tokens and list all addon webhooks, ensuring secure and automated integrations with third-party services.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools

Add User to GroupTool to add a user to a user group in a Clockify workspace.

Create ClientTool to add a new client to a workspace.

Create New ProjectTool to create a new project in a Clockify workspace.

Create Shared ReportTool to create a shared report in Clockify.

Create TaskTool to add a new task to a project in Clockify.

Create Templates On WorkspaceTool to create templates on a Clockify workspace.

Create Time EntryTool to create a new time entry in a Clockify workspace.

Create User GroupTool to create a new user group in a workspace.

Create User Time EntryTool to create a time entry for another user in a Clockify workspace.

Create WebhookTool to create a new webhook in a workspace.

Create WorkspaceTool to create a new workspace in Clockify.

Delete ClientPermanently deletes a client from a Clockify workspace.

Delete ProjectTool to delete a project from a workspace.

Delete Shared ReportTool to delete a shared report from a workspace by ID.

Delete TagTool to delete a tag from a Clockify workspace.

Delete TaskTool to delete a task from a project in Clockify.

Delete TemplateTool to delete a template from a Clockify workspace.

Delete Time EntryTool to delete a time entry from a workspace by ID.

Delete User GroupTool to delete a user group from a workspace.

Delete User Time EntriesTool to delete multiple time entries for a user in a workspace.

Delete WebhookTool to delete a webhook from a workspace.

Duplicate Time EntryTool to duplicate an existing time entry in a Clockify workspace.

Filter Workspace UsersTool to filter users in a workspace by advanced criteria.

Find User's Team ManagersRetrieves the list of team managers assigned to a specific user in a Clockify workspace.

Generate Detailed ReportTool to generate a detailed time entry report with filtering and pagination.

Generate Expense ReportTool to generate a detailed expense report for a Clockify workspace.

Generate New Webhook TokenTool to generate a new webhook token.

Generate Summary ReportTool to generate a summary report for time entries in a Clockify workspace.

Generate Weekly ReportTool to generate a weekly time entry report for a workspace with grouped data.

Get All Addon WebhooksTool to list all webhooks for an addon in a workspace.

Get All My WorkspacesTool to list all workspaces the user belongs to.

Get All WebhooksTool to list all webhooks in a workspace.

Get Client By IDRetrieves detailed information about a specific client in a Clockify workspace.

Get ClientsTool to list clients in a workspace.

Get Created EntitiesTool to retrieve created entities within a workspace (Experimental).

Get Currently Logged In User InfoTool to retrieve info about the authenticated user.

Get Deleted EntitiesTool to retrieve information about entities deleted within a date range (Experimental API).

Get HolidaysTool to retrieve all holidays for a workspace.

Get Holidays In PeriodTool to retrieve holidays in a specific period.

Get In Progress Time EntriesTool to retrieve all currently running time entries in a workspace.

Get member's profileTool to get a member's profile in a workspace.

Get ProjectTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific project by ID.

Get ProjectsTool to list projects in a workspace with filtering and pagination.

Get Shared ReportTool to retrieve a shared report by ID from Clockify.

Get Shared ReportsTool to retrieve all shared reports in a workspace.

Get Tag By IDTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific tag by ID in a Clockify workspace.

Get TagsTool to find and list tags in a workspace.

Get TaskRetrieves detailed information about a specific task in a Clockify project.

Get TasksTool to find all tasks on a specific project in a workspace.

Get Templates On WorkspaceTool to list all templates in a workspace.

Get Time EntriesTool to retrieve historical time entries for a user in a workspace with filters.

Get Time EntryTool to retrieve a specific time entry by ID from a workspace.

Get Updated EntitiesTool to retrieve entities that have been updated in a workspace (Experimental).

Get User GroupsTool to find all user groups in a workspace.

Get Webhook By IDRetrieves detailed information about a specific webhook in a Clockify workspace.

Get Webhook LogsTool to retrieve webhook logs for a specific webhook.

Get Workspace InfoRetrieves detailed information about a specific Clockify workspace.

List AssignmentsTool to retrieve all scheduling assignments in a workspace.

Remove User From GroupTool to remove a user from a group in Clockify.

Stop User TimerTool to stop a currently running timer for a user in a workspace.

Update ClientTool to update an existing client in a Clockify workspace.

Update ProjectTool to update an existing project in a Clockify workspace.

Update Project MembershipsTool to update project memberships in Clockify.

Update Project User Hourly RateTool to update a project user's billable rate.

Update Shared ReportTool to update an existing shared report in Clockify.

Update TagTool to update a tag in a Clockify workspace.

Update TaskTool to update an existing task on a project in Clockify.

Update Time EntriesTool to bulk update multiple time entries in a Clockify workspace.

Update Time EntryTool to update an existing time entry in a Clockify workspace.

Update User GroupTool to update an existing user group in a workspace.

Update User Hourly RateTool to update a user's hourly rate in a Clockify workspace.

Update WebhookTool to update a webhook in a workspace.

Update Workspace Hourly RateTool to update the workspace billable hourly rate.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
A Clockify account
Some knowledge of Python

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key

Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
Keep the API key safe.

Composio API Key

Log in to the Composio dashboard.
Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

Install dependencies

pip install composio-anthropic claude-agent-sdk python-dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

composio-anthropic provides Composio integration for Anthropic
claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
python-dotenv loads environment variables

Set up environment variables

bash

COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
USER_ID identifies the user for session management
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude

Import dependencies

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

What's happening:

We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
The load_dotenv() function loads environment variables from your .env file
This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Clockify functionality

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Clockify
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["clockify"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

What's happening:

The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
The create method creates a Tool Router session for Clockify
The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

# Configure remote MCP server for Claude
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": url,
            "headers": {
                "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Clockify tools via Composio.",
    max_turns=10
)

What's happening:

We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
permission_mode="bypassPermissions" allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Clockify
max_turns=10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage

Create client and start chat loop

# Create client with context manager
async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
    print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    # Main chat loop
    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        # Send query
        await client.query(user_input)

        # Receive and print response
        print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, "content"):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, "text"):
                        print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()

What's happening:

The Claude SDK client is created using the async context manager pattern
The agent processes each query and streams the response back in real-time
The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'

Run the application

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())

What's happening:

This entry point runs the async chat_with_remote_mcp() function using asyncio.run()
The application will start, create the MCP connection, and begin the interactive chat session

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Clockify and Claude Agent SDK:

import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Clockify
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["clockify"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

    # Configure remote MCP server for Claude
    options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
        permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
        mcp_servers={
            "composio": {
                "type": "http",
                "url": url,
                "headers": {
                    "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
                }
            }
        },
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Clockify tools via Composio.",
        max_turns=10
    )

    # Create client with context manager
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

        # Main chat loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()
            if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
                print("Goodbye!")
                break

            # Send query
            await client.query(user_input)

            # Receive and print response
            print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
            async for message in client.receive_response():
                if hasattr(message, "content"):
                    for block in message.content:
                        if hasattr(block, "text"):
                            print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
            print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Clockify through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
Streaming responses for real-time interaction
Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Clockify MCP?

With a standalone Clockify MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Clockify tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Clockify and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Clockify tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Clockify while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Clockify scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Clockify data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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How to integrate Clockify MCP with Claude Agent SDK

Table of Contents

Connect Clockify without Auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Clockify with

TL;DR

What is Claude Agent SDK?

What is the Clockify MCP server, and what's possible with it?

Supported Tools & Triggers

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

Create client and start chat loop

Run the application

Complete Code

Conclusion

How to build Clockify MCP Agent with another framework

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Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

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Hermes

CLI

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Explore Other Toolkits

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Airtable

FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Clockify MCP?

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Clockify while using Tool Router?

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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