Tempo MCP Server

MCP server for Tempo — the leading time tracking and resource planning app for Jira. Enables AI agents to log work, query worklogs, analyze time spent on Jira issues, and generate time reports through Tempo's API. Integrates Tempo time tracking into AI-assisted project management and billing workflows.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Productivity tempo jira time-tracking atlassian mcp-server worklogs project-management

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Employee time and billing data. API token required. Tempo SOC2 compliant. Review agent permissions for worklog creation carefully.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

A software team using Jira + Tempo for time tracking wants AI agents to automate worklog entry, queries, and time reporting — reducing manual time logging overhead.

Avoid When

You use native Jira time tracking without Tempo, or use different time tracking tools (Harvest, Toggl, etc.) — Tempo is a specific Jira add-on with its own API.

Use Cases

• Logging time entries to Jira issues from development workflow agents
• Querying team worklog summaries for project reporting agents
• Analyzing time allocation across projects from resource planning agents
• Generating time reports for billing agents from Tempo worklog data

Not For

• Teams not using Tempo (Jira-specific time tracking add-on)
• Basic Jira time tracking without Tempo add-on
• Non-Atlassian project management platforms

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: api_key

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Tempo API token required. Generated from Tempo app settings. Scoped to the Tempo workspace and user permissions.

Pricing

Model: usage_based

Free tier: No

Requires CC: Yes

Tempo is a paid Jira add-on. MCP server is free open source by ofalvai. Requires active Tempo subscription.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

cursor

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Tempo requires existing Jira issue keys — agents need Jira context to log time correctly
⚠ Worklog data may contain billable hours — billing consequences if agents log time incorrectly
⚠ Tempo API v3 and v4 differ — ensure server uses correct version for your Tempo instance
⚠ Community server by ofalvai — works well but follows Tempo API updates with some lag

Alternatives

jira-mcp-server harvest-mcp-server toggl-mcp-server

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.