Read accounts, staff, shifts, worklogs and absence dates in Smartplan. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Smartplan connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For staffing managers who review rotas, worklogs and absence dates in Smartplan.
Review upcoming shifts alongside locations and job roles in the connected account. Continue through additional pages when needed.
Review recorded worklogs for the period and open individual records to compare planned and attended hours.
Check absence dates in the connected account and inspect individual records without returning absence reasons, categories or notes.
Confirm which account the connection uses and review its settings and timezone before interpreting dates in shifts and worklogs.
The login page asks for your Smartplan API client ID and Smartplan API client secret.
Optional: Account UUID (required for multiple accounts).
The account owner enables API access in Settings → Smartplan Settings → API. Enter its client ID and secret. Leave Account UUID blank only when the credentials access one account; otherwise choose the account explicitly. Billing is per verified Smartplan account. Returned operational records pass through UsefulAPI to your selected AI assistant and its provider. Revoke credentials in Smartplan to end API access. Absence reasons, health categories, notes, member contact details and payroll data are excluded. Smartplan documents 60 calls/minute and 2,000/day; these upstream limits also apply.
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": {
"smartplan": {
"url": "https://smartplan.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"smartplan": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smartplan.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 Smartplan API client ID and Smartplan API client secret. 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 account | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per account | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Smartplan server only. Ask your AI to run smartplan_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 smartplan_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 smartplan_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
smartplan_list_accountssmartplan_get_accountsmartplan_list_memberssmartplan_get_membersmartplan_list_locationssmartplan_get_locationsmartplan_list_jobtypessmartplan_get_jobtypesmartplan_list_shiftssmartplan_get_shiftsmartplan_list_worklogssmartplan_get_worklogsmartplan_list_absencessmartplan_get_absencesmartplan_usage_statussmartplan_request_featuresmartplan_upgradesmartplan_cancel_subscriptionReview upcoming shifts by location and role. Compare planned and attended hours. Review absence dates before scheduling. Check the connected account and timezone. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Smartplan. The server calls the Smartplan API with your own Smartplan 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 Smartplan API client ID and Smartplan API client secret. 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 Smartplan API client ID and Smartplan API client secret. 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 Smartplan 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 Smartplan.
All 14 Smartplan tools are marked read-only.
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 Smartplan server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run smartplan_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run smartplan_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 smartplan_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 smartplan_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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