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Paymo MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/paymo

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Browse Paymo projects, tasks, timesheets and invoices, and create tasks, log time or run timers.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

21

Token cost

About 5,942 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http paymo https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.paymo]
url = "https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"paymo":{"httpUrl":"https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"paymo":{"url":"https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"paymo":{"type":"http","url":"https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add paymo https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"paymo","server_url":"https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"paymo","server_url":"https://paymo.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• paymo_add_task_comment ~156 tokens
  Add a comment to a task's discussion thread (content may contain basic HTML). Read existing comments with paymo_get_task include=thread.comments. Paymo: POST /api/comments.
• paymo_create_project ~329 tokens
  Create a project. Note: if client_id is omitted Paymo auto-creates a 'Sample Client'. Free plans have an active-projects limit (403). Paymo: POST /api/projects.
• paymo_create_task ~378 tokens
  Create a task in a task list (tasklist_id) or a project (project_id — goes to its 'Default Task List'). Paymo: POST /api/tasks.
• paymo_create_time_entry ~358 tokens
  Log a completed time entry on a task, EITHER as date + duration_seconds OR as start_time + end_time (min 1 minute). To start a live timer use paymo_start_timer. Paymo: POST /api/entries.
• paymo_get_company ~83 tokens
  Fetch the company (account) info and settings: name, default currency, timezone, working days, invoice numbering. Paymo: GET /api/company.
• paymo_get_invoice ~152 tokens
  Fetch one invoice with totals, and (by default) its line items and payments. Paymo: GET /api/invoices/{id}?include=invoiceitems,invoicepayments.
• paymo_get_me ~95 tokens
  Fetch the Paymo user the API key belongs to (id, name, type, timezone). Use the id as user_id for 'my' time entries and timers. A cheap way to confirm the key works. Paymo: GET /api/me.
• paymo_get_project ~189 tokens
  Fetch one project, optionally with related objects inline, e.g. include=tasklists.tasks for the whole task tree or include=client. Paymo: GET /api/projects/{id}.
• paymo_get_task ~188 tokens
  Fetch one task, optionally with related objects: include=thread.comments for its comments, subtasks, entries (time logged), files, project. Paymo: GET /api/tasks/{id}.
• paymo_list_clients ~266 tokens
  List clients (id, name, contact details, active flag). Paymo: GET /api/clients.
• paymo_list_expenses ~360 tokens
  List expenses (id, client_id, project_id, user_id, amount, currency, date, notes, invoiced, tags). Paymo: GET /api/expenses.
• paymo_list_invoices ~260 tokens
  List invoices (id, number, client_id, status, currency, date, due_date, subtotal, total). Paymo: GET /api/invoices.
• paymo_list_projects ~420 tokens
  List projects (id, name, code, client_id, active, billable, budget_hours, users, managers), optionally filtered. Paymo: GET /api/projects.
• paymo_list_tasklists ~228 tokens
  List task lists (id, name, project_id, milestone_id), e.g. to pick a tasklist_id when creating a task. Paymo: GET /api/tasklists.
• paymo_list_tasks ~447 tokens
  List tasks (id, name, code, project_id, tasklist_id, complete, due_date, users, priority), filtered by project, task list, assignee or completion. my_tasks=true returns the caller's 'My Tasks'. Paymo: GET /api/tasks.
• paymo_list_time_entries ~549 tokens
  List time entries (id, task_id, user_id, project_id, start_time/end_time or date, duration in seconds, description, billed). At least one filter is required. from/to filter by the entry's time interval; running_only=true returns running timers. Paymo: GET /api/entries.
• paymo_list_users ~244 tokens
  List users in the company (id, name, email, type, hourly rate, assigned/managed projects). Paymo: GET /api/users.
• paymo_start_timer ~244 tokens
  Start a running timer on a task (a time entry with a start_time and no end_time). A user can have only one running timer; if one is running Paymo returns 409. Paymo: POST /api/entries.
• paymo_stop_timer ~210 tokens
  Stop a running timer by setting its end_time (default: now). The final duration must be at least 1 minute. Find running timers with paymo_list_time_entries running_only=true. Paymo: PUT /api/entries/{id}.
• paymo_update_task ~429 tokens
  Update a task — rename, re-describe, reassign (users replaces the whole list), set due date or priority, mark complete/incomplete, move to another task list or workflow status. Only the fields given are changed. Paymo: PUT /api/tasks/{id}.
• paymo_update_time_entry ~357 tokens
  Edit a time entry: description, task, or its length. duration_seconds only applies to date+duration entries; for start/end entries change end_time instead. Paymo: PUT /api/entries/{id}.

Browse

• Email
• Payments
• Invoicing and accounting

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