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Summary
Crewmeister, German time tracking, absence planning and shift planning for small businesses: members, teams and roles, absences and leave balances, clock stamps, durations, overtime balances, working time models, shifts, templates and workplaces. API v3 with a login token.
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Crewmeister + ChatGPT
Crewmeister, German time tracking, absence planning and shift planning for small businesses: members, teams and roles, absences and leave balances, clock stamps, durations, overtime balances, working time models, shifts, templates and workplaces. API v3 with a login token.
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:
CREWMEISTER_EMAIL, CREWMEISTER_PASSWORD
Step 1 — Get credentials
The connector signs in to Crewmeister API v3 with the e-mail address and password of a Crewmeister user, receives a token and logs in again on its own when it expires. It sees exactly what that user may see.
- Pick or create a Crewmeister user with an e-mail and password login for the integration. Single sign-on accounts without a Crewmeister password cannot log in. Use a crew owner or manager account for company-wide data; an ordinary member sees only their own records.
- Put the login e-mail into
CREWMEISTER_EMAILand the password intoCREWMEISTER_PASSWORD. Check first that the same pair signs in at app.crewmeister.com. - Start with
crewmeister_list_membersfor each person'suserIdandcrewmeister_list_crewsfor thecrewId, thencrewmeister_list_absence_typesto map absence type ids to names.
Things to know:
- Some tools answer 400 without fixed filters:
crewmeister_list_durationsandcrewmeister_list_calendar_daysneedcrewId==<id>plus a date or date range,crewmeister_list_duration_balancesandcrewmeister_list_entitlement_balancesneedcrewId==<id>;date==<day>, andcrewmeister_list_absence_entitlementsneedscrewId==<id>. - Filters are RSQL, for example
userId==123;date=ge=2026-09-01;date=le=2026-09-30. Pages start at 0 and hold 20 items by default. - For hours worked use durations, for who is clocked in now use today's stamps, and for remaining vacation use
crewmeister_list_entitlement_balances. - The crew's join password and members' terminal PIN codes are removed from the answers. The connector uses API v3 only; v2 was retired on 31 March 2026.
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 ChatGPT
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.
ChatGPT connects to MCP servers as custom apps in developer mode, available on paid plans (not on Free). On Business and Enterprise workspaces an admin may have to allow it first.
- In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +.
- Enter a name and a short description, e.g. Name:
Crewmeister. - Under Connection, enter the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDand create the connection. - When ChatGPT asks, sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) and allow access.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
crewmeister_list_members | List the members (employees) of the crew with id, userId, name, e-mail, employee id, first and last working day and disabled flag |
crewmeister_get_member | Return one member by its member id with name, e-mail, userId, employee id, language, working-day range and disabled flag |
crewmeister_list_teams | List the teams of the crew with their name and the userIds that belong to each team |
crewmeister_list_member_roles | List role assignments: which user is MANAGER, SETTING_MANAGER or MANAGER_READ_ONLY, for which product and team |
crewmeister_list_crews | List the crews (companies) the logged-in user can access, with id, name, creation date and owner |
crewmeister_list_absences | List absences (vacation, sickness and other leave) with user, absence type id, from and to dates, day parts and state (DRAFT, REQUESTED… |
crewmeister_get_absence | Return one absence by id with its dates, day parts, state, state changes and the working days it covers |
crewmeister_list_absence_types | List the absence type settings: name, absenceTypeId, linked entitlement, whether members can request or create it, validity period and… |
crewmeister_list_absence_entitlements | List the entitlement categories (leave allowances such as annual leave) of a crew with id and name |
crewmeister_list_entitlement_balances | Return remaining leave per user and entitlement as of one date (balance in days) |
crewmeister_list_entitlement_adjustments | List manual adjustments to leave entitlements (carry-over, extra days, corrections) per user, entitlement and date, with the adjustment… |
crewmeister_list_absence_working_days | List the working days an absence covers, with the date and the length counted (1 for a full day, 0.5 for half a day) |
crewmeister_list_stamps | List raw clock events (START_WORK, START_BREAK, CLOCK_OUT) with timestamp, user, location, note, status and time categories |
crewmeister_list_durations | List aggregated durations per user, date and type (e.g |
crewmeister_list_duration_balances | Return running time account balances (e.g. overtime, can be negative) per user as of one date |
crewmeister_list_bookings | List processed time bookings per user and date with duration, time account type, origin (STAMPS, ABSENCES, SHIFTS, CORRECTIONS, PAYOUTS… |
crewmeister_list_time_accounts | List the time account types of the crew (e.g. regular working time, overtime) with their type key and description |
crewmeister_list_time_categories | List time categories (projects, cost centres or tasks on levels 1 to 5) that stamps and bookings are tagged with, with id, level and name |
crewmeister_list_working_time_models | List the working time models: target hours per weekday and automatic break rules that apply to users or teams |
crewmeister_list_calendar_days | List calendar day kinds (working day, weekend, public holiday, possibly split into morning and afternoon) for dates, as used in time and… |
crewmeister_list_shifts | List planned shifts with user, start and end, break, workplace, notes, publication type and shift-offer details |
crewmeister_get_shift | Return one shift by id with user, times, break, workplace, notes and shift-offer settings |
crewmeister_list_shift_templates | List the reusable week templates of the shift planner with id and name |
crewmeister_list_template_shifts | List the shifts inside shift templates with times, offsets, break, workplace and assigned user |
crewmeister_list_workplaces | List the workplaces (locations or work areas) shifts are assigned to, with name, linked time category and disabled date |
crewmeister_create_stamp | Record a clock event for a user: START_WORK to clock in, START_BREAK to start a break, CLOCK_OUT to clock out |
crewmeister_create_absence | Create an absence for a user: a request (state REQUESTED) that a manager approves, or, for managers, an approved entry |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP connectors? No. Custom MCP connections need developer mode, which is only on paid plans.
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