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StackOne's 7shifts MCP server gives AI agents 59 ready-to-use actions for 7shifts — with built-in authentication, security, governance, token efficiency, and high tool-calling accuracy.
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59 Agent Actions
Create, read, update, and delete across 7shifts — and extend your agent's capabilities with custom actions.
Authentication
Agent Tool Authentication
Per-user OAuth in one call. Your 7shifts MCP server gets session-scoped tokens with zero credentials stored on your infra.
Agent Auth →
Security
Agent Protection
Every 7shifts tool response scanned for prompt injection in milliseconds — 88.7% accuracy, all running on CPU.
Prompt Injection Defense →
Performance
Max Agent Context. Min Cost.
Free up to 96% of your agent's context window to enhance reasoning and reduce cost, on every 7shifts call.
Tools Discovery →What is the 7shifts MCP Server?
A 7shifts MCP server lets AI agents read and write 7shifts data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's 7shifts MCP server ships with 59 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, and optimized agent context. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Goose, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.
All 7shifts MCP Tools and Actions
Every action from 7shifts's API, ready for your agent. Create, read, update, and delete — scoped to exactly what you need.
Companys
- Get Company
Retrieve details for a specific company
- Update Company
Update a company's details
Locations
- Create Location
Create a new location for a company
- List Locations
List all locations for a company
- Get Location
Retrieve a specific location by ID
- Update Location
Update an existing location
- Delete Location
Delete a location from a company
Departments
- Create Department
Create a new department
- List Departments
List all departments for a company
- Get Department
Retrieve a specific department by ID
- Update Department
Update an existing department
- Delete Department
Delete a department
Roles
- Create Role
Create a new role
- List Roles
List all roles for a company
- Get Role
Retrieve a specific role by ID
- Update Role
Update an existing role
- Delete Role
Delete a role
Users
- Create User
Create a new user in a company
- List Users
List all users for a company
- Get User
Retrieve a user's full profile by ID
- Update User
Update an existing user
- Delete User
Deactivate a user from a company
User Contacts
- List User Contacts
List user contacts for a company
- Get User Contact
Retrieve a user's phone and email contact info
Shifts
- Create Shift
Create a new shift
- List Shifts
List all shifts for a company
- Get Shift
Retrieve a specific shift by ID
- Update Shift
Update an existing shift
- Delete Shift
Delete a shift
Time Punchs
- Create Time Punch
Create a new time punch
- Get Time Punch
Retrieve a specific time punch by ID
- Update Time Punch
Update an existing time punch
- Delete Time Punch
Delete a time punch
Time Offs
- Create Time Off
Create a new time off request
- List Time Off
List time off requests
- Get Time Off
Retrieve a specific time off request by ID
- Update Time Off
Update a time off request
- Delete Time Off
Delete a time off request
Time Off Settings
- Create Time Off Settings
Create or update time off settings for a company
- Get Time Off Settings
Retrieve time off settings for a company
Events
- Create Event
Create a new event
- List Events
List events for a company
- Get Event
Retrieve a specific event by ID
- Update Event
Update an existing event
- Delete Event
Delete an event
Other (14)
- Create User Wage
Create a wage record for a user
- List Companies
List all companies accessible to the authenticated user
- Get Labor Settings
Retrieve labor settings for a company
- List Inactive Reasons
List inactive reasons for a company
- Get User Assignments
Get location, department, and role assignments for a user
- List User Authorized Locations
List authorized locations for a user
- List Time Punches
List all time punches for a company
- Get Time Off Total Hours
Retrieve total time off hours for employees
- Get Hours And Wages Report
Retrieve worked hours and wages report
- Get Daily Sales And Labor Report
Retrieve daily sales and labor report
- Get Daily Stats
Retrieve daily stats for a location
- Get Current User
Retrieve the identity of the authenticated user
- Approve Time Off
Approve a time off request
- Decline Time Off
Decline a time off request
7shifts AI Agent Use Cases
Connect your AI agent to 7shifts and help your team scale the HR operations they run by hand today.
Employee Onboarding
Use StackOne to connect your AI agent to your HRIS, identity management, and LMS to automate employee onboarding.
View HR Policy Q&A Chatbot
Use StackOne to connect your AI agent to your HRIS, knowledge base, and messaging tools to automate HR policy Q&A.
View Employee Offboarding
Use StackOne to connect your AI agent to your HRIS, identity management, and ITSM to automate employee offboarding and deprovisioning.
ViewSet Up Your 7shifts MCP Server in Minutes
One endpoint. Any framework. Your agent is talking to 7shifts in under 10 lines of code.
MCP Clients
Agent Frameworks
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"https://api.stackone.com/mcp?x-account-id=<account_id>",
"--header",
"Authorization: Basic <YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN>"
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}
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7shifts MCP Server Resources
MCP Code Mode: Keeping Tool Responses Out of Agent Context
Anthropic's code_execution processes data already in context. Custom MCP code mode keeps raw tool responses in a sandbox. 14K tokens vs 500.
11 min
Comparing BM25, TF-IDF, and Hybrid Search for MCP Tool Discovery
Benchmarking BM25, TF-IDF, and hybrid search for MCP tool discovery across 916 tools. The 80/20 TF-IDF/BM25 hybrid hits 21% Top-1 accuracy in under 1ms.
10 min
Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for MCP Tools: A Technical Guide
MCP tools that read emails, CRM records, and tickets are indirect prompt injection vectors. Here's how we built a two-tier defense that scans tool results in ~11ms.
12 min
7shifts MCP Server FAQ
7shifts MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?
A 7shifts MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling 7shifts. A 7shifts MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling 7shifts at runtime. StackOne provides both.
How does 7shifts authentication work for AI agents?
7shifts authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own 7shifts account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via
origin_owner_id.Are 7shifts MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?
Yes — 7shifts MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.
What is the context bloat of a 7shifts agent and how do I avoid it?
Context bloat happens when 7shifts tool schemas and API responses eat your 7shifts agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single 7shifts query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.
Can I limit which actions my 7shifts agent can access?
Yes — you can limit which actions your 7shifts agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.
Can I create custom agent actions for my 7shifts MCP server?
Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your 7shifts MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research 7shifts's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.
When should I NOT use a 7shifts MCP server?
Skip a 7shifts MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct 7shifts API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call 7shifts actions at runtime.
What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne 7shifts MCP server support?
The StackOne 7shifts MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.
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