MCP server for SmartHR — employees, departments, dependents and employee invitations. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the SmartHR connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For HR teams with authorized SmartHR tenant API access.
List employees and inspect a selected employee’s work information, status and organizational placement.
Read departments, positions and business establishments to check how the organization is structured.
List an employee’s dependents and maternity or childcare leave records using the token’s permissions.
Create an employee or update a department when requested. These tools save changes in SmartHR.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your SmartHR subdomain and SmartHR access token.
The subdomain is the first part of your SmartHR address (https://yourcompany.smarthr.jp). An authorized administrator or responsible user issues a dedicated access token in Common settings → External system integration → Access tokens; copy it when it is shown, it cannot be displayed again. The token acts with its own permissions and can be revoked there at any time. If your tenant restricts API access by IP address, it must allow this service. Use only the read/write permissions you need. Requested employee, dependent and organizational data passes to your chosen AI client and its LLM provider. Employee/dependent outputs exclude bank, insurance, salary and identification-image fields. Write tools create/update employees and departments or add dependents; inviting an employee sends an email. Revoke this token in SmartHR to stop vendor access. Billing follows your tenant subdomain and survives token rotation.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"smarthr": {
"url": "https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"smarthr": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your SmartHR subdomain and SmartHR access token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper SmartHR tenant | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per SmartHR tenant | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this SmartHR server only. Ask your AI to run smarthr_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with smarthr_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with smarthr_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
smarthr_list_employeessmarthr_get_employeesmarthr_list_dependentssmarthr_list_maternity_childcare_leavessmarthr_list_departmentssmarthr_get_departmentsmarthr_list_positionssmarthr_list_employment_typessmarthr_list_gradessmarthr_list_job_categoriessmarthr_list_companiessmarthr_list_business_establishmentssmarthr_list_employee_custom_fieldssmarthr_list_dependent_relationssmarthr_list_userssmarthr_list_employee_input_formssmarthr_list_webhookssmarthr_create_employeesmarthr_update_employeesmarthr_create_departmentsmarthr_update_departmentsmarthr_create_dependentsmarthr_invite_employeesmarthr_usage_statussmarthr_request_featuresmarthr_upgradesmarthr_cancel_subscriptionReview employee changes. Understand the organization. Review employee dependents and leave. Maintain employee and department records. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by SmartHR. The server calls the SmartHR API with your own SmartHR access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your SmartHR subdomain and SmartHR access token. See Before you connect for where to find them.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your SmartHR subdomain and SmartHR access token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the SmartHR API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in SmartHR.
Yes, if you approve it. 6 of the 23 SmartHR tools can create or change data. The other 17 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this SmartHR server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run smarthr_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run smarthr_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run smarthr_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with smarthr_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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