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Tick MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/tick

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

Read Tick clients, projects, tasks, users and time entries; log and edit time entries.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

14

Token cost

About 2,896 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 tick https://tick.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add tick https://tick.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":"tick","server_url":"https://tick.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• tick_create_client ~134 tokens
  WRITE: create a new client (POST /clients.json). Tick administrators only (403 otherwise). Creates a new client every call.
• tick_create_entry ~294 tokens
  WRITE: log a new time entry on a task (POST /entries.json). Needs the task id (see tick_list_tasks). hours is a decimal (1.5 = 1h30m). user_id is only honored for administrators (otherwise the entry is yours). Creates a new entry every call; nothing is sent to anyone.
• tick_create_project ~318 tokens
  WRITE: create a new project (POST /projects.json). Tick administrators only. The project has no tasks: create at least one with tick_create_task before time can be logged. Creates a new project every call.
• tick_create_task ~194 tokens
  WRITE: create a new task on a project (POST /tasks.json). Tick administrators only. Creates a new task every call.
• tick_get_client ~107 tokens
  One client by id, with a summary of its projects (count and URL). GET /clients/{id}.json.
• tick_get_entry ~98 tokens
  One time entry by id, with its task. GET /entries/{id}.json.
• tick_get_project ~118 tokens
  One project by id, with total_hours entered, a summary of its tasks (count and URL) and its client. GET /projects/{id}.json.
• tick_get_task ~114 tokens
  One task by id, with total_hours entered, a summary of its entries (count and URL) and its project. GET /tasks/{id}.json.
• tick_list_clients ~182 tokens
  List Tick clients. By default only clients that have open projects; set include_all=true for every client (also archived or without projects). 100 per page. GET /clients.json or /clients/all.json.
• tick_list_entries ~449 tokens
  List time entries. Tick requires EITHER start_date AND end_date (entries dated in that range) OR updated_at (entries created or changed after that time). Optional filters: project_id, task_id, user_id, billable, billed. Each entry has date, hours, notes, task_id, user_id. 100 per page. GET /entries.
• tick_list_projects ~178 tokens
  List Tick projects with budget (hours or money), billable flag, client_id and owner_id. Open projects by default; status=closed for closed ones. 100 per page. GET /projects.json or /projects/closed.json.
• tick_list_tasks ~252 tokens
  List Tick tasks (the budget lines that time entries are logged against). Across all projects, or for one project when project_id is given. Open tasks by default; status=closed for closed ones. You need a task id to log time. 100 per page. GET /tasks.json, /tasks/closed.json, /projects/{id}/tasks.jso
• tick_list_users ~185 tokens
  List the users of the Tick subscription (id, name, e-mail, timezone). A non-administrator sees only themself. Use deleted=true for removed users who still have time entries (administrators only). GET /users.json or /users/deleted.json.
• tick_update_entry ~273 tokens
  WRITE: change an existing time entry (PUT /entries/{id}.json): hours, notes, date, task, or mark it billed. Only the fields you pass change; the previous values are overwritten.

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