How do I find my BrightHR Access Token?

Log in to your account, navigate to **Settings** > **API**, or visit the **BrightHR Developer Portal** to generate a Personal Access Token.

Can I record a sickness absence via AI?

Yes! The `record_absence` tool allows you to log an absence by providing the employee ID, reason, and start date programmatically.

How do I check upcoming holidays?

Use the `list_holiday_requests` tool to retrieve all planned leave, with the option to filter by specific employee IDs.

INSTANT PLUG AND PLAY

BrightHR MCP Server for Claude CodeGive Claude Code instant access to 12 tools to Check Api Health, Get Employee Details, Get Employee Job Details, and more

Name: BrightHR
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

Built by Vinkius GDPR 12 Tools CLI

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development. Add BrightHR as an MCP server in one command and Claude Code will discover every tool at runtime. ideal for automation pipelines, CI/CD integration, and headless workflows via Vinkius.

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The BrightHR app connector for Claude Code 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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Classic Setup·bash

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
claude mcp add brighthr --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"

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Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

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About BrightHR MCP Server

Connect your BrightHR account to any AI agent and take full control of your workforce management and employee lifecycle through natural conversation.

Claude Code registers BrightHR as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 12 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where BrightHR data drives decisions without human intervention.

What you can do

Employee Orchestration — List and manage all employee profiles programmatically, including job roles, departments, and high-fidelity compensation metadata
Absence & Leave Intelligence — Monitor sickness, lateness, and planned holiday requests in real-time to maintain a perfectly coordinated team schedule
Benefits & Training Monitoring — Access complete directories of employee benefits and retrieve training history to oversee organizational development
Operational Visibility — Access high-fidelity metadata for your organization and monitor active webhooks directly through your agent for instant reporting
Connectivity Verification — Verify API health and check connectivity status programmatically to ensure a perfectly coordinated integration ecosystem

The BrightHR MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Code 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 BrightHR tools available for Claude Code

When Claude Code connects to BrightHR through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning employee-management, absence-tracking, leave-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.

check_api_health

Verify BrightHR API status

get_employee_details

Get details for a specific employee

get_employee_job_details

Get job metadata

get_employee_salary_info

Get salary information

get_organization_info

Get company details

list_absences

Can be filtered by employee ID. List employee absences

list_configured_webhooks

List active webhooks

list_employee_benefits

List benefits for an employee

list_employees

List all employees

list_holiday_requests

Can be filtered by employee ID. List holiday/leave requests

list_training_records

List training history

record_absence

g., sickness) for an employee. Log a new employee absence

Connect BrightHR to Claude Code via MCP

Follow these steps to wire BrightHR into Claude Code. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

Install Claude Code

Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed

Add the MCP Server

Run the command above in your terminal

Verify the connection

Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session

Start using BrightHR

Ask Claude: "Using BrightHR, show me...". 12 tools are ready

Why Use Claude Code with the BrightHR MCP Server

Claude Code provides unique advantages when paired with BrightHR through the Model Context Protocol.

Single-command setup: `claude mcp add` registers the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart

Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks

Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using BrightHR tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts

Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features

BrightHR + Claude Code Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Code combined with the BrightHR MCP Server delivers measurable value.

CI/CD integration: embed BrightHR tool calls in your deployment pipeline to validate configurations or fetch secrets before shipping

Headless batch processing: schedule Claude Code to query BrightHR nightly and generate reports without human intervention

Shell scripting: pipe BrightHR outputs into other CLI tools for data transformation, filtering, and aggregation

Infrastructure monitoring: run Claude Code in a cron job to query BrightHR status endpoints and alert on anomalies

Example Prompts for BrightHR in Claude Code

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Code agent to start working with BrightHR immediately.

"List all active employees in my organization."

"Show the holiday requests for employee ID 'emp_123'."

"Record a sickness absence for @user1 starting from tomorrow."

Troubleshooting BrightHR MCP Server with Claude Code

Common issues when connecting BrightHR to Claude Code through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Command not found: claude

Ensure Claude Code is installed globally: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Connection timeout

Check your internet connection and verify the Edge URL is reachable

BrightHR + Claude Code FAQ

Common questions about integrating BrightHR MCP Server with Claude Code.

How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.

Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?

Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.

How do I list all connected MCP servers?

Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.