SmartHR MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapiPublished by usefulapi.ioOfficial publisherv1.7.4Updated Nov 7, 2026

MCP server for SmartHR — employees, departments, dependents and employee invitations.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Remote MCP server for SmartHR that lets an assistant read and change employee, department and dependent records and invite employees.

What you can do
  • Search, list and read employees, including status, department, position and hire or resignation dates
  • Read dependents, maternity and childcare leave records, and employee custom field definitions
  • List departments with hierarchy, positions, employment types, grades, job categories, companies and business establishments
  • List login users, employee input forms and configured webhooks
  • Create and update employees and departments, and register dependents
  • Invite an employee by email and check usage or manage the subscription plan
When to use it
Useful when an assistant should answer HR questions from a SmartHR tenant, such as recent joiners, headcount per department, or employees on leave, or should carry out routine HR record changes and onboarding invitations without opening SmartHR directly.
Requirements
A remote MCP endpoint added by URL only; sign-in happens through OAuth with the user's SmartHR credentials, so no API key or Authorization header is configured. Requires an API-enabled SmartHR account. The free plan allows 50 tool calls per month; paid plans are billed per SmartHR tenant.
Before you install
Write tools create or change employee and department records and register dependents; the invite tool sends an email to the employee's stored address and re-sends on repeat. Sensitive fields such as pension numbers, income and documents are reported as not returned. Paid plans involve payment through a checkout link, and cancellation runs to the end of the paid period without a refund for the current period.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open SmartHR MCP by usefulapi in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/io.usefulapi%2Fsmarthr/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smarthr-by-usefulapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

SmartHR MCP by usefulapi

Connect your API-enabled SmartHR account.

Connect

  • Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp.
  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http smarthr https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.
  • VS Code: Add to VS Code.
  • Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "smarthr": {      "url": "https://smarthr.usefulapi.io/mcp"    }  }}

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, and the login page asks for your SmartHR credentials.

Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/smarthr/

Tools

ToolTypeWhat it does
smarthr_list_employeesreadList employees
smarthr_get_employeereadGet an employee
smarthr_list_dependentsreadList an employee's dependents
smarthr_list_maternity_childcare_leavesreadList an employee's maternity and childcare leaves
smarthr_list_departmentsreadList departments
smarthr_get_departmentreadGet a department
smarthr_list_positionsreadList positions
smarthr_list_employment_typesreadList employment types
smarthr_list_gradesreadList grades
smarthr_list_job_categoriesreadList job categories
smarthr_list_companiesreadList companies
smarthr_list_business_establishmentsreadList business establishments
smarthr_list_employee_custom_fieldsreadList employee custom field definitions
smarthr_list_dependent_relationsreadList dependent relations
smarthr_list_usersreadList users
smarthr_list_employee_input_formsreadList employee input forms
smarthr_list_webhooksreadList webhooks
smarthr_create_employeewriteCreate an employee
smarthr_update_employeewriteUpdate an employee
smarthr_create_departmentwriteCreate a department
smarthr_update_departmentwriteUpdate a department
smarthr_create_dependentwriteCreate a dependent
smarthr_invite_employeewriteInvite an employee by email
smarthr_usage_statusmetaUsage status (free-tier meter)
smarthr_request_featuremetaRequest a missing feature
smarthr_upgrademetaUpgrade to Pro or Pro+
smarthr_cancel_subscriptionmetaCancel the Pro subscription

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Pro (per SmartHR tenant)$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)Unlimited*

*Pro has a fair use limit of 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].

Pro covers this server only. Subscribe with smarthr_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with smarthr_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running smarthr_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

License

MIT

Source: servers/smarthr/README.md at commit 4046075

Tools

23

smarthr_list_employees

List employees

List employees (従業員) of the SmartHR tenant, with filters: free-text name/department/position search, status (employed, absent, retired), employee number, employment type, department, position, hire and resignation date ranges. Returns a compact record per employee; use `fields` for more. Sensitive data (bank accounts, insurance numbers, residence cards, salary, ID images) is never returned.

Parametersqidpagesortfieldsuser_idemp_codeper_pageemp_statusposition_iddepartment_identered_at_to+4 more

smarthr_get_employee

Get an employee

Get one employee (従業員) by id. Returns a compact record; use `fields` for more (address, phone, birth date, custom fields, contract dates). Sensitive data is never returned.

Parametersidrequiredfields

smarthr_list_dependents

List an employee's dependents

List the dependents (家族情報) registered for one employee: name, relation, birth date, living arrangement and support status. Pension numbers, income and documents are not returned.

Parameterspageper_pageemployee_idrequired

smarthr_list_maternity_childcare_leaves

List an employee's maternity and childcare leaves

List the maternity and childcare leave records (産休育休) of one employee: expected birth, leave start/end and scheduled return dates. Bank, insurance and memo data are not returned.

Parameterspageper_pageemployee_idrequired

smarthr_list_departments

List departments

List departments (部署) with their hierarchy (parent, children), code and company.

Parameterscodepagesortper_page

smarthr_get_department

Get a department

Get one department (部署) by id, with its parent and children.

Parametersidrequired

smarthr_list_positions

List positions

List positions / job titles (役職) with their rank and code.

Parameterspagesortper_page

smarthr_list_employment_types

List employment types

List employment types (雇用形態), e.g. full-timer, part-timer, contract worker, with their ids for filtering and writes.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_grades

List grades

List grades (等級) with their rank.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_job_categories

List job categories

List job categories (職種).

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_companies

List companies

List the companies (会社) of the tenant: name, code, corporate number, address, phone.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_business_establishments

List business establishments

List business establishments (事業所): name, social insurance and labor insurance registration data, company.

Parameterspageembedper_page

smarthr_list_employee_custom_fields

List employee custom field definitions

List the definitions of the tenant's custom employee fields (カスタム従業員項目): name, type and, for dropdowns, the choices. Use them to read the values in custom_fields.

Parameterspageembedper_page

smarthr_list_dependent_relations

List dependent relations

List the relation types for dependents (続柄: spouse, child, parent...) with their ids, needed by smarthr_create_dependent.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_users

List users

List SmartHR users (login accounts): email, administrator flag, role, linked employee, and the invitation status (created, opened, accepted, answered). Use it to find the administrator id for smarthr_invite_employee.

Parameterspagesortembedper_page

smarthr_list_employee_input_forms

List employee input forms

List the employee information collection forms (従業員情報収集フォーム) that an invitation can use.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_list_webhooks

List webhooks

List the configured webhooks (target URL, which employee and dependent events notify). Read-only; secret tokens and the query string of the target URL are never shown.

Parameterspageper_page

smarthr_create_employee

Create an employee

WRITE: Register a new employee (従業員) in SmartHR. Nothing is sent to the employee; to invite them to fill in their own data use smarthr_invite_employee afterwards. Only the fields you give are set. The tenant plan may cap the number of employees (error plan_limit_exceeded). Returns the created employee as a compact record.

Parametersemailgradegenderaddressbirth_atemp_codelast_namerequiredpositionsemp_statusentered_atfirst_namerequiredoccupation+11 more

smarthr_update_employee

Update an employee

WRITE: Change fields of one existing employee (partial update: only the fields you give change; others stay). Typical uses: set the status to absent or retired with the resignation date, correct a name, email or phone, move the employee to other departments (department_ids replaces the current list), change positions. SmartHR does not allow clearing a name that is already filled in. Returns the updated employee as a compact record.

Parametersidrequiredemailgradegenderaddressbirth_atemp_codelast_namepositionsemp_statusentered_atfirst_name+12 more

smarthr_create_department

Create a department

WRITE: Create a department (部署). Give the parent department id to nest it. Returns the created department.

Parameterscodenamerequiredpositionparent_idcompany_id

smarthr_update_department

Update a department

WRITE: Rename or move one department (partial update: only the fields you give change). Returns the updated department.

Parametersidrequiredcodenamepositionparent_id

smarthr_create_dependent

Create a dependent

WRITE: Register a dependent (家族情報) for an employee. Needs the relation id from smarthr_list_dependent_relations. Returns the created dependent without pension number, income or documents.

Parametersjobgenderrequiredaddressbirth_atrequiredis_spouselast_namerequiredfirst_namerequiredtel_numberemployee_idrequiredrelation_idrequiredlast_name_yomifirst_name_yomi+3 more

smarthr_invite_employee

Invite an employee by email

WRITE, SENDS AN EMAIL: Invite an employee to SmartHR. SmartHR emails the address stored on the employee (the employee must have one) an invitation to create their login and, with an input form, to fill in their own data. Asking again re-sends it (and updates the invited address if it changed). An employee who already accepted cannot be invited again. Confirm with the user before calling.

Parametersidrequiredinviter_user_idrequiredcrew_input_form_id

Version history

10
  1. v1.7.4LatestNov 7, 2026
  2. v1.6.3Nov 5, 2026
  3. v1.6.2Nov 5, 2026
  4. v1.6.1Nov 4, 2026
  5. v1.6.0Nov 3, 2026
  6. v1.5.1Nov 3, 2026
  7. v1.4.0Nov 1, 2026
  8. v1.2.0Oct 31, 2026
  9. v1.1.0Oct 31, 2026
  10. v1.0.1Oct 31, 2026

Score

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  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts

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