{"id":"timecamp-mcp-server","name":"timecamp-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/timecamp-mcp-server/","repo_url":"https://github.com/kkeeling/timecamp-mcp-server.git","category":"automation","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","time-tracking","productivity","python","fastmcp","integration"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server (and resources/tools) that connects an AI assistant to TimeCamp’s time tracking API for reading projects/tasks/timer/time entries, searching, and performing actions like starting/stopping timers and creating manual time entries.","use_cases":["AI-assisted time tracking: start/stop timers for tasks","Assist manual entry creation for past work","Generate daily/weekly standups and reports from TimeCamp data","Project/task lookup and fuzzy search for time entry workflows","Provide change history to keep assistants in sync with user activity"],"not_for":["Replacing secure human-controlled accounting/audit workflows without verification","Bulk data export or large-scale ETL use-cases (not described)","Applications requiring OAuth/user-delegated auth flows or fine-grained permissioning beyond a single API token"],"best_when":"You want an MCP-capable assistant to interactively manage and summarize TimeCamp time tracking with low setup friction using a personal API token.","avoid_when":"You need enterprise-grade authentication/authorization, strict compliance guarantees, or you can’t safely store/use a long-lived API token in an assistant environment.","alternatives":["Direct TimeCamp API usage from your own backend","Zapier/Make integrations (if available) for time tracking automations","Other MCP servers/integrations for time tracking that offer different auth models","Build a small proxy service that implements TimeCamp API calls with stronger operational security controls"],"af_score":76.5,"security_score":53.2,"reliability_score":31.2,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:41:59.382150+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["TimeCamp API token via environment variable TIMECAMP_API_TOKEN"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Authentication model is described as a single TimeCamp API token provided via env var to the MCP server process. No OAuth flow or explicit scope model is documented in the provided README/manifest."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing for the MCP server itself and TimeCamp API usage costs are not provided in the supplied content."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":true,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":76.5,"security_score":53.2,"reliability_score":31.2,"mcp_server_quality":80.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":null,"error_message_notes":"README includes troubleshooting guidance and specific message texts for common problems; does not show standardized error payloads/codes for all MCP/tool/resource failures.","auth_complexity":90.0,"rate_limit_clarity":60.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":70.0,"secret_handling":65.0,"security_notes":"Uses HTTPS implicitly by typical httpx usage (not explicitly stated). Security posture centers on a single TimeCamp API token passed via environment variable; no explicit scope granularity or OAuth delegation is documented. README emphasizes token setup/troubleshooting; caching is mentioned but no details on cache encryption/retention. Dependency list is standard and likely low-risk, but no vulnerability/CVE history is provided.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":25.0,"error_recovery":65.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"No idempotency guarantees described for start/stop timer or create time entry. Retries could create duplicate entries depending on implementation.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":true,"known_agent_gotchas":["Long-lived API token is required; ensure it is not logged/exposed by the MCP client environment.","Retries after rate limits: README advises waiting 60 seconds; agents may otherwise spam requests.","Timer state: starting a timer may fail if another timer is already running; agent should stop current timer first.","Time entry creation requires precise date/time formats; invalid formats likely cause tool failures."]}}