MCP Toggl Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Toggl Track integration, providing time tracking and reporting capabilities with intelligent caching for optimal performance.

Features

• Time Tracking: Start/stop timers, get current and past time entries
• Smart Reporting: Daily/weekly reports with project and workspace breakdowns
• Performance Optimized: Intelligent caching system minimizes API calls
• Data Hydration: Automatically enriches time entries with project/workspace/client names
• Flexible Filtering: Query by date ranges, workspaces, or projects
• Automation Ready: Structured JSON output perfect for Automation Hub workflows

Quick Start (Recommended)

Use via npx without cloning or building locally.

Claude Desktop

Add this to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toggl": {
      "command": "npx @verygoodplugins/mcp-toggl@latest",
      "env": {
        "TOGGL_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "TOGGL_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID": "123456",
        "TOGGL_CACHE_TTL": "3600000",
        "TOGGL_CACHE_SIZE": "1000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add this to your Cursor MCP settings (e.g., ~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "mcp-toggl": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["@verygoodplugins/mcp-toggl@latest"],
        "env": {
          "TOGGL_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
          "TOGGL_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID": "123456",
          "TOGGL_CACHE_TTL": "3600000",
          "TOGGL_CACHE_SIZE": "1000"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Manual Installation

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

1. Get your Toggl API key from: https://track.toggl.com/profile

2. Create a .env file:

TOGGL_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# Aliases also supported (use one of these only if needed):
# TOGGL_API_TOKEN=your_api_key_here
# TOGGL_TOKEN=your_api_key_here

# Optional configuration
TOGGL_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID=123456  # Your default workspace
TOGGL_CACHE_TTL=3600000            # Cache TTL in ms (default: 1 hour)
TOGGL_CACHE_SIZE=1000              # Max cached entities (default: 1000)

3. Add to your MCP configuration:

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toggl": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-toggl/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TOGGL_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Edit .mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toggl": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["./mcp-servers/mcp-toggl/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TOGGL_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Time Tracking

toggl_get_time_entries

Get time entries with optional filters.

{
  "period": "today",  // or: yesterday, week, lastWeek, month, lastMonth
  "workspace_id": 123456,
  "project_id": 789012
}

toggl_get_current_entry

Get the currently running timer.

toggl_start_timer

Start a new time entry.

{
  "description": "Working on MCP server",
  "project_id": 123456,
  "tags": ["development", "mcp"]
}

toggl_stop_timer

Stop the currently running timer.

Reporting

toggl_daily_report

Generate a daily report with project/workspace breakdowns.

{
  "date": "2024-09-01",
  "format": "json"  // or "text" for formatted output
}

toggl_weekly_report

Generate a weekly report with daily breakdowns.

{
  "week_offset": 0,  // 0 = this week, -1 = last week
  "format": "json"
}

toggl_project_summary

Get total hours per project for a date range.

{
  "period": "month",
  "workspace_id": 123456
}

toggl_workspace_summary

Get total hours per workspace.

Management

toggl_list_workspaces

List all available workspaces.

toggl_list_projects

List pro

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