• CAPACITY
  • APPROVALS
  • PLANNING
  • HUMAN

How to track team vacations and availability with your AI

Connect Buk to your AI client to turn messy leave requests into clear capacity insights.

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Short answer

How can I check my team's upcoming time off?

Your AI pulls current leave and vacation data directly from Buk to show you who is out and when. You'll get a clear view of team availability for planning.

The outcomes

What you get from the AI

The AI handles the data retrieval so you can focus on planning.

CAPACITY

Identify coverage gaps

The AI scans scheduled time off to show you when your team is thin. This helps you avoid scheduling big deadlines during peak vacation weeks.

APPROVALS

Handle leave requests

Once you see a pending request, you can tell your AI to approve it. It updates the records in Buk immediately.

PLANNING

Forecast availability

Get a clear picture of upcoming absences before they happen. You'll know who is available for upcoming sprints or meetings.

HUMAN

Final decisions

The AI presents the facts and the current status of requests. You stay in control of the actual approval logic and team management.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your Buk records.

  1. Fetch leave records

    The AI pulls a list of all current leave entries to give you a baseline of who is away.

    list_leaves

  2. Check vacation schedules

    It looks up specific vacation dates to help you map out long-term availability.

    list_vacations

  3. Process requests

    When you decide a request is okay, the AI sends the command to finalize it.

    approve_leave

  4. Summarize capacity

    The AI combines the retrieved data into a plain English summary of your team's status.

    list_leaveslist_vacations

Try it

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Starting points

These are basic ways to start. Swap out the names for your actual team members or specific dates.

Buk Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_G2UkcjR7tA1Bie0t8QiUQCuHfx6OrdtLbq6TQyA5/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Buk capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buk-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_G2UkcjR7tA1Bie0t8QiUQCuHfx6OrdtLbq6TQyA5/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Who is on vacation in the Engineering team next week?

  • Show me all the pending leave requests for Sarah.

  • List all the vacations scheduled for the month of July.

  • Approve the leave request for Marcus for this Friday.

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Start here

Connect Buk once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start asking questions in any compatible client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete a vacation record?

    No. The AI can only list leaves, list vacations, or approve leave. It cannot delete or modify existing records.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically approve all requests?

    No. The AI only approves a request when you explicitly tell it to do so in the chat.

  • 03

    Can I see who is working today?

    Yes, by asking the AI to list current leaves, it can tell you who is out, which implies who is still available.

  • 04

    Will the AI change my Buk settings?

    No. The AI only interacts with leave and vacation data through the specific tools provided.

  • 05

    Can I use this with Claude?

    Yes, as long as you are using an MCP-compatible client like Claude Desktop.

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