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Name: Factorial MCP Server
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Author: Vinkius

Create your Vinkius account to connect Factorial to Claude Desktop and start using all 12 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.

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What is the Factorial MCP Server?

Connect your Factorial HR account to any AI agent and take full control of your human resources management and organizational workflows through natural conversation.

What you can do

Employee & Team Orchestration — List all registered employees and teams to retrieve detailed profiles, organizational roles, and department structures natively
Leave & Absence Monitoring — Fetch all holiday and leave requests for any given year to track team availability and upcoming time-off boundaries flawlessly
Shift & Schedule Navigation — Retrieve detailed shift scheduling information for specific months to audit team rotations and operational coverage securely
Payroll Oversight — List available payslips across the organization for specific months to verify compensation records and financial trail metadata
Document Discovery — Access stored company documents and folders to retrieve HR policies and internal documentation using natural language
Company Data Auditing — Fetch global company metadata and administrative configurations to verify workspace settings and organizational identities
Personnel Intelligence — Resolve specific employee contexts including contact details, manager relationships, and hiring dates limitlessly

How it works

Subscribe to this server
Enter your Factorial API Key (found in Settings > Advanced configuration > API Keys)
Start managing your HR operations from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

HR Managers — track leave requests and monitor employee directories without opening the Factorial dashboard
Team Leads — check team availability and audit shift schedules using natural language conversation
Finance Teams — verify payslip availability and audit company metadata in real-time
Operations Teams — manage company documents and verify organizational structures through the chat interface

Built-in capabilities (12)

clock_in

Clock in for a shift

clock_out

Clock out from a shift

get_employee

Get a specific Factorial employee by ID

get_me

Get current company identity info

list_documents

List all company documents

list_employees

List all Factorial employees

list_folders

List all company folders

list_holidays

List all holidays for a given year

list_leaves

List all leaves for a given year

list_payslips

List all payslips for a given year and month

list_shifts

List all shifts for a given year and month

list_teams

List all Factorial teams

See what your AI agent can do with Factorial

Why Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Factorial to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

See it in action

Factorial in Claude Desktop

AI Agent→Vinkius

High Security·Kill Switch·Plug and Play

Enterprise Security

Why run Factorial with Vinkius?

The Factorial connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 12 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.

You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.

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Fully ManagedNo server setup

Plug & PlayNo coding needed

SecurePrivacy protected

PrivateYour data is safe

Cost ControlBudget limits

Control1-click disconnect

Auto-UpdatesMaintenance free

High SpeedOptimized for AI

Reliable99.9% uptime

Your credentials and connection tokens are fully encrypted

* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure

01 / Catalog

Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents

Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.

02 / Credentials

Connect securely in under 30 seconds

Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.

03 / Guardian

Complete visibility into every agent action

Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.

04 / FinOps

Optimize spending and track token ROI

Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.

Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents

Complete visibility into every agent action

Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working

This dashboard is included when you connect Factorial using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.

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Why Vinkius

Factorial and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.

Professionals who connect Factorial to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.

4,000+MCP Integrations

<40msResponse time

100%Fully managed

	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Ready-to-use MCPs	Find and configure each manually	4,000+ MCPs ready to use
Connection Setup	Manual coding & server setup	1-click instant connection
Server Hosting	You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime)	100% hosted & managed by Vinkius
Security & Privacy	Stored in plaintext config files	Bank-grade encrypted vault
Activity Visibility	Blind execution (no logs or tracking)	Live dashboard with real-time logs
Cost Control	Runaway AI token spend risk	Automatic budget limits
Revoking Access	Must delete files or code to stop	1-click disconnect button

View step-by-step setup guide for Claude Desktop →

The Vinkius Advantage

How Vinkius secures
Factorial for Claude Desktop

Every request between Claude Desktop and Factorial is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.

< 40msCold start

Ed25519Signed audit chain

60%Token savings

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can my agent list all leave requests for the current year in Factorial?

Yes. Use the 'list_leaves' tool. You can specify the 'year' parameter, and the agent will fetch all absence and holiday requests, allowing you to track team availability flawlessly.

How do I check the shift schedule for a specific month via chat?

Use the 'list_shifts' tool. Provide the 'year' and 'month' (numeric). The agent will retrieve the detailed scheduling information, providing you with a clear view of operational coverage.

Can I audit payslip availability through the agent?

Absolutely. Use the 'list_payslips' tool for a target year and month. Your agent will verify which employees have available compensation records without you needing to manually navigate the payroll section.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).