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7shifts MCP Server for Vercel AI SDKGive Vercel AI SDK instant access to 12 tools to Create Employee, Create Shift, Get Account Info, and more

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The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect 7shifts through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.

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The 7shifts app connector for Vercel AI SDK is a standout in the Productivity category — giving your AI agent 12 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

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typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

async function main() {
  const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
    transport: {
      type: "http",
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    },
  });

  try {
    const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
    const { text } = await generateText({
      model: openai("gpt-4o"),
      tools,
      prompt: "Using 7shifts, list all available capabilities.",
    });
    console.log(text);
  } finally {
    await mcpClient.close();
  }
}

main();
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About 7shifts MCP Server

Connect your 7shifts restaurant management account to any AI agent and simplify how you coordinate your workforce, manage shift assignments, and track labor costs through natural conversation.

The Vercel AI SDK gives every 7shifts tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.

What you can do

  • Employee Management — List all staff members, create new employee profiles, and retrieve detailed metadata for individual users.
  • Shift Coordination — Create, list, and monitor work assignments across different locations and departments.
  • Schedule Oversight — List all work weeks (schedules) to understand your staffing coverage and planning.
  • Labor Tracking — List actual time punches to monitor clock-in/out times and verify labor compliance.
  • Organization Control — Query business locations, employee roles, and departments to manage your restaurant's structure.
  • Operational Visibility — Check account status and monitor configured webhooks for real-time schedule events.

Who is it for?

  • Restaurant Managers — quickly retrieve staff lists and verify shift coverage via simple AI commands.
  • Operations Teams — create new work assignments and monitor time clock entries directly from the workspace.
  • Business Owners — get instant bird's-eye views of active shifts and team structure via the AI assistant.

The 7shifts MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 12 7shifts tools available for Vercel AI SDK

When Vercel AI SDK connects to 7shifts through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning staff-scheduling, labor-cost-tracking, workforce-management, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

create_employee

Create a new employee

create_shift

Create a new shift

get_account_info

Get my profile

get_employee

Get employee details

list_departments

List departments

list_employees

List all employees

list_locations

List business locations

list_roles

List employee roles

list_schedules

List all schedules

list_shifts

List all shifts

list_time_punches

List time clock entries

list_webhooks

List active webhooks

Connect 7shifts to Vercel AI SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to wire 7shifts into Vercel AI SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

01

Install dependencies

Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
02

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
03

Run the script

Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
04

Explore tools

The SDK discovers 12 tools from 7shifts and passes them to the LLM

Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the 7shifts MCP Server

Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with 7shifts through the Model Context Protocol.

01

TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box

02

Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same 7shifts integration everywhere

03

Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display 7shifts tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components

04

Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency

7shifts + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the 7shifts MCP Server delivers measurable value.

01

AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query 7shifts in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states

02

API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate 7shifts tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend

03

Chatbots with tool use: embed 7shifts capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility

04

Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with 7shifts through natural language queries

Example Prompts for 7shifts in Vercel AI SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with 7shifts immediately.

01

"List all employees in my 7shifts account."

02

"Show me the shifts for 'Alex Rivera' (ID: user_10293)."

03

"Create a new shift at location 'loc_8823' for tomorrow from 09:00 to 17:00."

Troubleshooting 7shifts MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK

Common issues when connecting 7shifts to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

01

createMCPClient is not a function

Install: npm install @ai-sdk/mcp

7shifts + Vercel AI SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating 7shifts MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.

01

How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?

Import createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.
02

Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?

Yes. The AI SDK is fully edge-compatible. MCP connections work on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and similar runtimes.
03

Does it support streaming tool results?

Yes. The SDK provides streaming primitives like useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.