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15 live capabilities

Manage global HR, payroll, and compliance through conversational queries.

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Why people use Oyster

Oyster for Global HR and Payroll Management

This Oyster MCP lets you just ask. You can pull engagement details or check invoice statuses right in your chat. You get a clear view of your global operations without ever leaving your workspace.

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What Vinkius changes

You get a conversational interface for your entire global HR and payroll workflow.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.

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  1. Real-world use case 01

    Checking Leave Balance

    An HR manager asks the agent to list all time-off requests for next week to see who's out of the office.

  2. Real-world use case 02

    Expense Auditing

    A finance lead asks the agent to find all expenses from last month that are still pending review.

  3. Real-world use case 03

    Hiring Planning

    An ops lead wants to know if they can hire in Brazil and asks for a list of supported hiring countries.

Complete set · 15capabilities

The complete Oyster capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Oyster.

Capability set01 / 04

01—04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 15 available through Oyster.

  1. 01 Capability

    Get engagement

    Fetch the full details for a specific team member's engagement. Use this to see their specific contract terms.

  2. 02 Capability

    Get expense

    Get the specific details of an individual expense. It's great for checking the status of a single reimbursement.

  3. 03 Capability

    Get operation status

    Check the status of any async operations. Use this to see if a draft employment or expense has finished processing.

  4. 04 Capability

    Get time off request

    Pull the details for a specific time-off request. This helps you see the exact dates and status of a leave request.

Capability set02 / 04

05—08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 15 available through Oyster.

  1. 05 Capability

    List engagements

    Get a full list of all engagements in your account. Use this to see your entire global workforce at a glance.

  2. 06 Capability

    List expenses

    Pull a list of all expenses. Use this to audit recent spending across the company.

  3. 07 Capability

    List hiring countries

    See which countries and subdivisions you can hire in. This is a beta capability for planning global expansion.

  4. 08 Capability

    List invoices

    Get a list of all company invoices. It helps you track payments across different payroll periods.

Capability set03 / 04

09—12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 15 available through Oyster.

  1. 09 Capability

    List subdivisions

    See specific subdivisions for a country. This is a beta capability for granular hiring planning.

  2. 10 Capability

    List time off requests

    Pull every time-off request in your system. Use this to get a bird's-eye view of who's away.

  3. 11 Capability

    Create webhook

    Set up a new webhook endpoint for real-time updates. Use this to get notified when specific events happen in Oyster.

  4. 12 Capability

    Create draft employment

    Create a draft employment record for a new hire. This is an async operation that handles the initial setup.

Capability set04 / 04

13—15

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 15 available through Oyster.

  1. 13 Capability

    Create expense

    Submit a new expense request with receipt metadata. This capability returns an operation key for tracking.

  2. 14 Capability

    Create time off request

    Submit a new vacation or sick leave request for a team member. It handles the request creation in one go.

  3. 15 Capability

    Get company

    Pull high-level company details. It's the quickest way to see your core organization info.

Set up in minutes

One URL. Then ask Oyster to work.

Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Oyster from the conversation.

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  1. Step 01

    Open Connectors

    In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.

  2. Step 02

    Add the URL

    Choose Add custom connector, name it Oyster, and paste the URL above.

  3. Step 03

    Turn it on in chat

    Select +, open Connectors, and enable Oyster for the conversation.

Where the request belongs

Work Oyster can move forward.

Built around the request

This is for HR managers and finance leads who are tired of clicking through complex dashboards to find basic team data. It solves the pain of manual data entry and the friction of switching between multiple HR capabilities.

01

HR Manager

Checks time-off balances and engagement details for a distributed team without leaving the chat.

02

Finance Specialist

Audits company expenses and pulls invoice statuses during month-end reporting.

03

Operations Lead

Checks hiring availability in different countries before starting new recruitment cycles.

Build the capability set

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Each Connector adds new actions and data without changing how you work.

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01 8 capabilities

SmartHR

Empower your AI to manage employee records, organizational structures, and payrolls directly from your SmartHR workspace.

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02 10 capabilities

Deel

Manage global contracts, team members, invoices, payments, time-off, and expenses. global HR for AI agents.

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03 10 capabilities

Gusto

Manage employees, run payroll, view benefits and time-off policies. HR automation for AI agents.

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04 9 capabilities

BambooHR

Human Resources management platform. organize employee data, track time off, and audit HR workflows via AI.

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05 6 capabilities

Talexio

Manage HR and payroll for Mediterranean businesses with employee onboarding, leave tracking, and local compliance built in.

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06 10 capabilities

BrioHR

Orchestrate BrioHR management. retrieve employee profiles, monitor leave, and integrate claim reports directly from any AI agent.

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Before you connect

Questions about Oyster.

The practical details behind the request, access and result.

Can I use Oyster MCP to manage my global team?

Yes, it connects your Oyster account to your AI client. This lets you manage your global workforce through a simple chat interface.

How do I check employee time-off with Oyster MCP?

You can ask your agent to list all time-off requests or check a specific one. It pulls the dates and status directly from Oyster.

Can Oyster MCP help with my company's hiring plan?

Yes, it can list all supported hiring countries and subdivisions. This helps you see where you can expand before you start recruiting.

Is Oyster MCP good for auditing expenses?

It lets you list all expenses and pull specific details for every one. You can quickly see what's pending or already approved.

Can I create new hires using Oyster MCP?

You can create draft employment records as an async operation. This starts the hiring process for a new team member via your agent.

How does Oyster MCP handle invoices?

It can list all company invoices. This allows you to track payments and check statuses across different payroll periods.

Can I submit a new expense for a team member through the AI?

Yes! Use the create_expense capability. You will need to provide the engagement ID, expense details (name, description, category, date), and the receipt information including the amount and currency.

How do I check which countries Oyster supports for hiring?

Simply ask the agent to run the list_hiring_countries capability. It will return a list of all countries where Oyster currently facilitates global employment.

Is it possible to track the status of a request I just created?

Yes. For asynchronous operations like creating expenses, you can use the get_operation_status capability with the operation key provided during creation to check its progress.

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