• INDIVIDUAL
  • AGGREGATE
  • HUMAN
  • REPORTING

How to analyze employee performance with your AI

Connect DeskTime to your AI client to turn raw activity logs into clear performance insights. Once connected, you can query specific staff metrics or pull broad organizational reports.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to check employee performance?

Your AI pulls real-time data from DeskTime to calculate individual output and aggregate company trends. You get specific stats on focus time and productivity through direct chat commands. This breakdown shows how the data moves from DeskTime to your agent.

Where every insight lands.

The outcomes of your analysis

Your AI processes the DeskTime data into these four specific areas.

INDIVIDUAL

Staff output profiles

The AI pulls specific metrics for a single person. You get a clear picture of their focus time and task efficiency.

AGGREGATE

Company-wide trends

The agent summarizes productivity across your whole team. You can spot patterns in work hours or downtime.

HUMAN

Managerial decisions

The AI provides the raw numbers, but you decide how to handle performance reviews or coaching. It handles the math so you can handle the people.

REPORTING

Summary documents

The agent organizes data into structured summaries. You can use these to prepare for weekly syncs or quarterly reviews.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your DeskTime dashboard and your chat interface.

  1. Fetch individual stats

    The agent looks up specific activity and focus metrics for a single user. This allows for granular performance checks.

    get_employee_performance

  2. Gather team data

    The AI pulls broader datasets to show how different departments or the whole company is performing.

    get_productivity_reports

  3. Identify outliers

    By comparing different datasets, the agent flags unusual spikes or drops in activity. This highlights who needs support or recognition.

    get_employee_performanceget_productivity_reports

  4. Synthesize findings

    The agent turns the raw numbers into a readable summary. It translates time logs into actionable performance context.

    get_productivity_reports

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your analysis.

Starting points

Swap out the names in brackets for your actual employees or specific timeframes.

DeskTime Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_r1g8w23OT90egy1XAQqmXe3jcaZSR7SQFksMm2vx/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 — DeskTime capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktime-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_r1g8w23OT90egy1XAQqmXe3jcaZSR7SQFksMm2vx/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Get the performance stats for [Employee Name] from the last week.

  • Pull a productivity report for the [Marketing] department to see recent trends.

  • Compare the focus time of [Employee A] and [Employee B] for this month.

  • Show me the company-wide productivity report for the previous quarter.

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Start here

Connect DeskTime once, then ask.

Just link your account through the Vinkius dashboard. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking questions in your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change employee settings in DeskTime?

    No. The AI can only read performance and productivity data. It cannot modify user profiles, settings, or tracking configurations.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically send performance reports to my staff?

    No. The AI generates the data and summaries for you. You must decide if and when to share that information with your team.

  • 03

    Can I get data for a specific date range?

    Yes. You can specify timeframes in your prompts to get the exact window of data you need.

  • 04

    Can the AI see what specific websites or apps employees are using?

    The AI can access the productivity data provided by DeskTime, which includes activity levels and focus metrics.

  • 05

    Will the AI delete any productivity logs?

    No. The AI has no capability to delete, edit, or overwrite any data within DeskTime.

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