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Summary
Papershift workforce management: shift plans, working sessions, absences, employees and locations. Public API v1, authenticated with an api_token query parameter.
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Example prompts for Papershift
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Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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Papershift + ChatGPT
Papershift workforce management: shift plans, working sessions, absences, employees and locations. Public API v1, authenticated with an api_token query parameter.
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:
PAPERSHIFT_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
Getting a token
- The Papershift API is a paid add-on: ask Papershift sales or your customer success manager to activate it for the account.
- Sign in, click the gear icon (bottom left) → Account Settings → API tab → Create New API Key.
- A new key has read and write permissions by default; restrict it to read if you only want reporting, then copy it into
PAPERSHIFT_API_TOKEN. Anyone holding it can read the whole roster, so treat it as a password.
…(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 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 adds MCP servers as plugins on its Plugins page, on the web and on paid plans. Developer mode is no longer needed. In a Business workspace only admins and owners can add one; in Enterprise and Edu an admin can grant the Create plugins with MCPs permission.
- Go to chatgpt.com/plugins, click Add, then Add custom MCP server.
- Enter a name, e.g. Name:
Papershift. - Under Connection, enter the Server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDand keep Authentication on OAuth. - Select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin. When ChatGPT asks, sign in to AnythingMCP and allow access.
- Install the new plugin from your personal plugins, then type @ in a chat and pick it.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
papershift_list_users | List employees with their name, e-mail, employee number and the locations they belong to |
papershift_get_user | Read one employee by id: contact details, employment data, assigned locations and tags |
papershift_list_locations | List the locations (Standorte) the account is organised into, with their address and working-area structure |
papershift_list_shifts | Read the planned roster in a date range: who is scheduled where and when |
papershift_list_working_sessions | Read actually worked time in a date range — clock-in and clock-out, breaks and the resulting duration |
papershift_list_absences | Read absences (holiday, sickness, special leave) in a date range with their type and approval state, to explain gaps in the roster |
papershift_list_working_areas | List the working areas (Arbeitsbereiche) inside the locations — the roles a shift can be planned for, such as bar, kitchen or till |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP servers? OpenAI documents custom MCP servers for paid plans only; the Free plan is not on its list.
Next steps
- Connector landing page
- Connect to Claude
- Connect to Cursor
- Connect to Gemini
- Connect to Meta Muse
- Connect to Microsoft Copilot
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