How to Use the Hubstaff MCP in Mastra AI

Q: Can I get a list of all organizations from Hubstaff using a Mastra AI agent?

Yes, your agent can call the listorganizations tool. This is a good first step in a workflow that needs to operate across multiple organizations your account has access to.

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Automate Timesheet Audits

Set up a weekly workflow that doesn't break. A Mastra AI agent can use `list_users` to iterate through your team, then call `list_time_entries` for each person. The real power is in the workflow engine. If a timesheet has zero hours or looks unusual, Mastra’s conditional logic lets you automatically flag it and send a notification. If the Hubstaff API is temporarily down, the built-in exponential backoff handles retries for you. It just works.

Resilient Project Sync Workflows

Syncing project data between Hubstaff and another system is always a pain. This MCP Server gives a Mastra AI agent the tools it needs, like `list_projects` and `get_project`, to pull the required data. Where Mastra shines is in its resilience. You can define a workflow that syncs data, and if an API call fails, it retries automatically. You don't have to write custom error-handling logic for network blips or rate limits. Your workflow simply picks up where it left off.

Conditional Logic with the Mastra AI MCP Server

Build intelligent, multi-step automations. For example, create a workflow that checks for new projects every hour with `list_projects`. If a new project is found, it uses `list_tasks` to see if it has any tasks assigned. If there are no tasks, Mastra's branching can trigger an alert to a project manager. This isn't just a simple script; it's a stateful workflow that makes decisions based on the data it gets from Hubstaff.

Setup guide

Set up Hubstaff MCP in Mastra AI

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+ and a TypeScript project
@mastra/mcp + @mastra/core packages
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Run npm install @mastra/mcp @mastra/core plus your preferred model provider (e.g. @ai-sdk/openai).
2

Configure the MCPClient
Create an MCPClient with your Vinkius endpoint as a URL object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Discover and inject tools
Call mcpClient.listTools() and spread the result into your agent's tools object. All Hubstaff tools become native Mastra tools.
4

Run with any model
Swap openai("gpt-4o") for any AI SDK-compatible provider. Call agent.generate() and the agent routes tool calls through MCP automatically.

agent.ts

import { MCPClient } from "@mastra/mcp";
import { Agent } from "@mastra/core/agent";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

const mcpClient = new MCPClient({
  id: "hubstaff-mcp-client",
  servers: {
    "hubstaff-mcp": {
      url: new URL(
        "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
      ),
    },
  },
});

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "Hubstaff Agent",
  model: openai("gpt-4o"),
  instructions: "You have access to Hubstaff tools.",
  tools: {
    ...(await mcpClient.listTools()),
  },
});

const result = await agent.generate(
  "List recent Hubstaff transactions"
);
console.log(result.text);

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Common questions about Hubstaff MCP in Mastra AI

In your Mastra AI workflow definition, you can call a Hubstaff tool like `get_project`. The output can then be used in an 'if' condition to decide the next step, like sending an alert or calling another tool.

Yes. Mastra AI's workflow engine provides automatic retries with exponential backoff by default. If a call to a Hubstaff tool like `list_activities` fails due to a temporary issue, Mastra will handle the retry attempts for you.

Once you've defined your workflow using the Hubstaff tools, you can deploy it as a persistent agent with a single Mastra AI command. It can run on any cloud provider and will execute your Hubstaff logic reliably.

Yes, your agent can call the `list_organizations` tool. This is a good first step in a workflow that needs to operate across multiple organizations your account has access to.

The Vinkius platform ensures your Hubstaff credentials are encrypted and isolated. When your Mastra AI agent uses the `list_activities` tool, the data is processed within an ephemeral, sandboxed environment that is destroyed after execution. Nothing is logged or stored.

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