Timely MCP server

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MCP server for Timely time tracking API. Connects Claude Code (or any MCP client) to your Timely account for reading and creating time entries, projects, tasks, and users.

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Features

• Read and create time entries with labels/tags
• Browse projects, users, and tasks
• Auto-refreshes expired OAuth tokens
• Auto-detects account ID during setup

Tools

Tool	Description
timely_me	Current user info
timely_list_projects / timely_get_project	Projects
timely_list_users / timely_get_user	People
timely_list_events / timely_get_event	Time entries (filterable by date, user, project)
timely_create_event / timely_update_event / timely_delete_event	Manage time entries
timely_list_labels / timely_get_label	Labels/tags
timely_list_tasks / timely_get_task	Tasks/forecasts

Setup

1. Create a Timely OAuth app

Go to https://app.timelyapp.com/<your-account-id>/oauth_applications and create a new app with redirect URI https://localhost:7890/callback.

2. Configure

cp .env.example .env

Add TIMELY_CLIENT_ID and TIMELY_CLIENT_SECRET from the OAuth app.

3. Authenticate

bun install
bun auth.ts

Open the URL in your browser and authorize. Tokens and account ID are saved automatically.

4. Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add timely --transport stdio --scope user \
  -- bun /path/to/timely-mcp-server/server.ts

5. Verify

In Claude Code, run /mcp and check that timely shows as connected.

Token refresh

The server auto-refreshes expired access tokens. No manual re-auth needed unless the refresh token is revoked.

Requirements

• Bun runtime
• Timely account with API access