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Summary
Manage BambooHR (employees, time-off, custom reports, fields, files) from any AI agent. 9 tools, basic-auth.
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Example prompts for BambooHR
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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BambooHR + Claude
Manage BambooHR (employees, time-off, custom reports, fields, files) from any AI agent. 9 tools, basic-auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAIN, BAMBOOHR_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
This connector wraps the BambooHR REST API v1 (per-subdomain — api.bamboohr.com/api/gateway.php/<subdomain>/v1).
Setup:
- Sign in to your BambooHR portal → top-right avatar → API Keys → Add a new key.
- Note your subdomain (the part before
.bamboohr.com) and copy the key. - Set
BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAINandBAMBOOHR_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)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
BambooHR, and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
bamboohr_list_employees_directory | Returns the company directory: every employee's id, displayName, jobTitle, workEmail, department, division, location, supervisor |
bamboohr_get_employee | Get one employee by ID |
bamboohr_add_employee | Create a new employee |
bamboohr_update_employee | Update employee fields |
bamboohr_who_is_out | Returns the company-wide who's-out list for a date range |
bamboohr_list_time_off_requests | List time-off requests |
bamboohr_list_meta_fields | List every field defined in this account (built-in + custom) |
bamboohr_run_custom_report | Run a pre-defined custom report by its numeric ID |
bamboohr_get_employee_files | List files in an employee's record categorized by section |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
Next steps
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