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How to connect Timely to Claude

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Timely is an automatic time-tracking platform that seamlessly records work across apps, calendars, and devices. It helps you create detailed timesheets and gain productivity insights without manual input.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Timely account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to get your Timely account billing details, set up webhook for new time entries, retrieve account info for client project, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Timely to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Timely account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Timely or give it any Timely-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Get your Timely account billing details"
  • "Set up webhook for new time entries"
  • "Retrieve account info for client project"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Timely account is ready to use.

What is the Timely Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Timely MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Timely account. It provides structured and secure access to your time-tracking data, so your agent can perform actions like retrieving account information, managing webhooks, and integrating time logs with other workflows on your behalf.

  • Account information retrieval: Instantly fetch up-to-date details about your Timely account, including billing, activity, and user info, for streamlined reporting or troubleshooting.
  • Automated webhook setup: Direct your agent to create new webhooks for your account, enabling real-time integration with external apps and automated event notifications.
  • Seamless workflow automation: Connect Timely events to other services or agents by configuring webhooks, so you can automate time-tracking updates or project triggers.
  • Centralized time management: Allow your agent to coordinate between Timely and your other productivity tools by securely accessing and sharing account data as needed.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Timely?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Timely conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Timely again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Timely connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Timely.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Timely.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Timely authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Timely account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Timely connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Timely authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Timely sign-in.

4. Why do Timely actions fail after they worked before?

The Timely connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Timely connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Timely account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Timely.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Timely itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Timely account?

Claude can manage the Timely connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Timely account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Timely again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Timely.
  • Sign in with the other Timely account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Timely task.

6. Why is my Timely connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Timely connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Timely tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Timely.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Timely action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Client

Tool to create a new client in the specified Timely account.

Create Day Locking

Tool to create a day locking entry that prevents editing of time entries for specific dates and users.

Create Label

Tool to create a new label in the specified Timely account.

Create report

Tool to generate reports for a Timely account with optional filters.

Create Team

Tool to create a new team in the specified Timely account.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for the specified account.

Delete a label

Tool to delete a label by ID from a Timely account.

Delete a team

Tool to delete a team by its ID.

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete an existing webhook by its ID.

Filter reports

Tool to filter Timely reports based on date range, users, projects, labels, teams, and billing status.

Get activities

Tool to retrieve all activities (audit trail) for a Timely account.

Get Client

Tool to retrieve details of a specific client by its ID.

Get current user's permissions

Tool to retrieve the current user's permissions for a specified account.

Get current user

Tool to retrieve the currently authenticated user.

Retrieve a label

Tool to retrieve a label by ID from a Timely account.

Get project

Tool to retrieve a single project by its ID.

Retrieve a team

Tool to retrieve details of a specific team by its ID.

Retrieve a user

Tool to retrieve a user by ID from a Timely account.

Get user capacities

Tool to retrieve capacity information for a specific user in a Timely account.

Get user permissions

Tool to retrieve a user's permissions by their ID.

Get Webhook

Tool to retrieve a specific webhook by its ID.

List accounts

Retrieve all accessible Timely accounts for the authenticated user.

List clients

Tool to list all clients in a Timely account with optional filtering and sorting.

List events

Tool to list all events (time entries) in a Timely account with optional filtering by date range, users, and projects.

List forecasts

Tool to list all forecasts (tasks) in a Timely account with optional date filtering.

List labels

Tool to list all labels in a Timely account.

List project events

Tool to list all events (time entries) for a specific project in Timely.

List projects

Tool to list all projects in a Timely account with optional filtering and sorting.

List roles

Tool to list all available roles in a Timely account.

List teams

Tool to list all teams in the specified Timely account.

List user events

Tool to list all events (time entries) for a specific user in Timely.

List users

Tool to list all users in a Timely account with optional filtering and pagination.

List Webhooks

Tool to list all webhooks in the specified account.

Process bulk events

Tool to create, update, or delete multiple events in a single bulk operation.

Retrieve an account

Tool to retrieve details of a specific account by its ID.

Update a client

Tool to update an existing client by ID in Timely.

Update day locking settings

Tool to update day locking settings for specified users and dates.

Update a label

Tool to update a label by ID in a Timely account.

Update a project

Tool to update a project by ID in a Timely account.

Update a user

Tool to update a user by ID in a Timely account.

Update Webhook

Tool to update an existing webhook by ID.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork 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 Timely tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Timely 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.

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 Timely data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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