How do I connect my BrightHR account?

You need to grab your Access Token from your BrightHR dashboard under Settings or the Developer Portal. Once you have that, you can connect this MCP to your AI client through Vinkius.

Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

This MCP works with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Can I log sickness through the AI?

Yes, you can use the record_absence capability to log sickness or other types of leave through your agent.

Vinkius hosts and manages the MCP and your credentials, providing a stable and secure connection to your BrightHR account.

Does this work for businesses outside the UK and ANZ?

The capability is specifically built for BrightHR users, which focuses on UK and ANZ business requirements.

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 capability 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 capability to retrieve all planned leave, with the option to filter by specific employee IDs.

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Connect BrightHR to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Run your entire employee lifecycle through a chat interface.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 12 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through BrightHR.

01
List absences
This capability pulls a list of employee absences. You can filter the results by a specific employee ID.
02
List holiday requests
Use this to see all pending or approved holiday requests. You can filter these by employee ID.
03
List configured webhooks
This capability retrieves a list of all active webhooks currently configured in your account.
04
List employees
This capability generates a full list of every employee in your organization.

Capability set02 / 03

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through BrightHR.

05
Get employee job details
This capability fetches specific job metadata for an individual employee.
06
Get employee details
Use this to pull the complete profile and information for a specific employee.
07
Check API health
This capability checks the current status of the BrightHR API to ensure the connection is working.
08
Get employee salary info
This capability retrieves salary and compensation data for an employee.

Capability set03 / 03

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through BrightHR.

09
Get organization info
This capability pulls high-level details about your company and organization structure.
10
List employee benefits
Use this to see the full directory of benefits assigned to an employee.
11
List training records
This capability retrieves the training history and development records for your staff.
12
Record absence
This capability logs a new absence, such as sickness, directly into BrightHR.

Real work

What teams actually run

Absence Logging

Tell your agent that an employee is sick, and it will record the absence in BrightHR for you.

Availability Checks

Ask your agent who is on holiday next week to plan team coverage.

Compensation Audits

Query specific salary information or benefit details for individual staff members.

Training Oversight

Check the training history of an employee to ensure compliance and development.

Automate a task

Put BrightHR to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

BrightHR works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put BrightHR to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

983ms average. Fast in production.

BrightHR is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1229ms

Oct 3Today

Fastest day: 874ms
Slowest day: 1229ms
14-day trend: Slowing+25%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 12 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of BrightHR, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with BrightHR. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

BrightHR Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xk3dzrIsSPcIkOaG6ILmhckZmck9PTpen3GuCnXs/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — BrightHR capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brighthr-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xk3dzrIsSPcIkOaG6ILmhckZmck9PTpen3GuCnXs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up BrightHR in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work BrightHR owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals managing teams in the UK and ANZ regions who use BrightHR.

01
HR Managers
They use the agent to pull employee summaries and log absences via natural language.
02
Team Leaders
They check holiday schedules and team availability without leaving their workspace.
03
Business Owners
They oversee organizational structure and compensation through simple AI queries.

FAQ

Questions BrightHR owners ask.

01
How do I connect my BrightHR account?
You need to grab your Access Token from your BrightHR dashboard under Settings or the Developer Portal. Once you have that, you can connect this MCP to your AI client through Vinkius.
02
Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?
This MCP works with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.
03
Can I log sickness through the AI?
Yes, you can use the record_absence capability to log sickness or other types of leave through your agent.
04
Is my data secure?
Vinkius hosts and manages the MCP and your credentials, providing a stable and secure connection to your BrightHR account.
05
Does this work for businesses outside the UK and ANZ?
The capability is specifically built for BrightHR users, which focuses on UK and ANZ business requirements.
06
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.
07
Can I record a sickness absence via AI?
Yes! The record_absence capability allows you to log an absence by providing the employee ID, reason, and start date programmatically.
08
How do I check upcoming holidays?
Use the list_holiday_requests capability to retrieve all planned leave, with the option to filter by specific employee IDs.

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Connect BrightHR to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT & more

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

We ship only the actions that matter.

01-04

List absences

List holiday requests

List configured webhooks

List employees

05-08

Get employee job details

Get employee details

Check API health

Get employee salary info

09-12

Get organization info

List employee benefits

List training records

Record absence

What teams actually run

Absence Logging

Availability Checks

Compensation Audits

Training Oversight

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

BrightHR Connector

Claude Desktop

HR Managers

Team Leaders

Business Owners

How do I connect my BrightHR account?

Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

Can I log sickness through the AI?

Is my data secure?

Does this work for businesses outside the UK and ANZ?

How do I find my BrightHR Access Token?

Can I record a sickness absence via AI?

How do I check upcoming holidays?

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