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Cómo conectar BambooHR a ChatGPT — via MCP

Manage BambooHR (employees, time-off, custom reports, fields, files) from any AI agent. 9 tools, basic-auth.

HCBy HelpCode teamUpdated 2 min read Open source on GitHub

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MCP connector

BambooHR

Manage BambooHR (employees, time-off, custom reports, fields, files) from any AI agent. 9 tools, basic-auth.

Tools

9

Region

INTL

Category

HR

Authentication

Required env vars

BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAINBAMBOOHR_API_KEY
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  • 7-day free trial
    No credit card required
  • GDPR & SOC 2 ready
    EU data residency, audit logs
  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.

Sign in, install the BambooHR in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

Open Cloud

💡 ¿Sin instalación? Usa cloud.anythingmcp.com directamente. Inicia sesión, pulsa Connectors → BambooHR, pega tus credenciales, genera una MCP API key — listo. Sin Docker, sin git clone, sin servidor local.

BambooHR + ChatGPT

Manage BambooHR (employees, time-off, custom reports, fields, files) from any AI agent. 9 tools, basic-auth.

Requisitos previos

Las instrucciones de configuración completas están incluidas en el conector (visibles en el store al seleccionarlo). Las variables de entorno requeridas:

BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAIN, BAMBOOHR_API_KEY

Paso 1 — Obtener credenciales

This connector wraps the BambooHR REST API v1 (per-subdomain — api.bamboohr.com/api/gateway.php/<subdomain>/v1).

Setup:

  1. Sign in to your BambooHR portal → top-right avatar → API Keys → Add a new key.
  2. Note your subdomain (the part before .bamboohr.com) and copy the key.
  3. Set BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAIN and BAMBOOHR_API_KEY.

Authentication: HTTP Basic — API key as username, literal x as password.

Path subdomain: BambooHR's API embeds the subdomain in the URL path. The adapter substitutes via runtime envVar.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Paso 2 — Instalar el adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Paso 3 — Añadir el conector en ChatGPT

ChatGPT soporta servidores MCP a través de la función Connectors (planes Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise). El plan gratuito no admite conectores personalizados.

  1. Abre ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (o pulsa el icono 🔧 en el composer → Manage connectors).
  2. Pulsa "Add custom connector".
  3. Rellena:
    • Name: BambooHR
    • MCP server URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer token → pega tu MCP API key (de AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
  4. Pulsa Connect para autorizar.

Herramientas disponibles

ToolWhat it does
bamboohr_list_employees_directoryReturns the company directory: every employee's id, displayName, jobTitle, workEmail, department, division, location, supervisor
bamboohr_get_employeeGet one employee by ID
bamboohr_add_employeeCreate a new employee
bamboohr_update_employeeUpdate employee fields
bamboohr_who_is_outReturns the company-wide who's-out list for a date range
bamboohr_list_time_off_requestsList time-off requests
bamboohr_list_meta_fieldsList every field defined in this account (built-in + custom)
bamboohr_run_custom_reportRun a pre-defined custom report by its numeric ID
bamboohr_get_employee_filesList files in an employee's record categorized by section

FAQ

¿Funciona el plan gratuito de ChatGPT con los Connectors MCP personalizados? No — se necesita Plus, Pro, Team o Enterprise.

Siguientes pasos

Ready to ship

Your BambooHR agent is one click away.

Install the connector, paste the key, prompt ChatGPT. Free for 7 days, no credit card.