--- title: "Deputy MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 1,660 Deputy actions through one MCP server: supervise employee, supervise task. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/deputy updated: 2026-10-22 --- Connectors · Accounting & finance # Deputy MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Deputy and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 1,660 Deputy actions (912 reads, 587 writes and 161 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Deputy credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Deputy's limits and records every call. Connecting Deputy needs your own Deputy OAuth app and one admin sign-in. [Connect Deputy free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "deputy.employee.list", intent: "check which Deputy account is connected" } # List Employee records · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 1,660 actions in one signed file - 912 read look, never change - 587 write create and update - 161 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Deputy in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect Deputy. OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Deputy, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. Before the first sign-in, Deputy needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Deputy app to lend you. - `access_token` Access token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app - `refresh_token` Refresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it - `client_id` Deputy OAuth client id (once.deputy.com/my/oauth_clients) - `client_secret` Deputy OAuth client secret - `tenant_host` Where your Deputy lives: your tenant host ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "deputy" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "deputy.employee.list" } # list employee records · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "deputy.employee.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Deputy at a glance **Sign-in** OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Deputy, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. **You provide** `access_token` `refresh_token` `client_id` `client_secret` **Setup fields** `tenant_host` **Limits we pace to** 600 calls a minute, per connection **API covered** Deputy API: V1 Resource, Supervise and My APIs; V2 Management and Scoped APIs, at your Deputy instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting (path /api) **Built from** Deputy's documentation, read 22 October 2026[developer.deputy.com](https://developer.deputy.com/llms.txt) [developer.deputy.com](https://developer.deputy.com/reference) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 894 of 912 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects **Shared entities** 5, so ask can line Deputy up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Deputy. 1,660 actions in 271 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **912** read look, never change - **587** write create and update - **161** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Supervise employee 50 18 read · 27 write · 5 destructive POST Employee / checkLicense · POST Employee / contractedhours · POST Employee / :templateId · POST Employee / template 2. ### Supervise task 42 14 read · 23 write · 5 destructive Create or update Task · Create Task · POST Task / apply · POST Task / apply 3. ### Tsa 41 9 read · 29 write · 3 destructive Create a Timesheet comment · Add Timesheet · Dispute particular timesheet · Get Employees for Status Grouping 4. ### Schedule shift 38 18 read · 16 write · 4 destructive Auto-fill shifts (Asynchronous) · Check consents for shifts · Get potential costs for a shift given a list of employee ids · Create a new shift 5. ### Supervise roster 33 17 read · 14 write · 2 destructive POST Roster / autobuild · POST Roster / autobuildfromagreedhours · POST Roster / autobuildfromgfe · POST Roster / autofill 6. ### Compliance 24 10 read · 11 write · 3 destructive Create contract · List awards · Associate leave rules · Batch save contract configs 7. ### My roster 20 13 read · 7 write · 0 destructive POST Roster / request · POST Roster / withdraw · When Am I Next Working · POST Roster / offer 8. ### Agreed hour service 18 11 read · 6 write · 1 destructive Audit for an Employee's Agreed Hours for a time period · Set an Employee's Agreed Hours · Search for Employees' Agreed Hours in particular status · Check if an Employee's Agreed Hours needs approval **112 more areas · 1,394 actions** - Employee agreement **18** - My memo **18** - Embedded reports **16** - Leave accrual **15** - Timesheet export **15** - Address **13** - Contact **13** - Custom field **13** - Custom field data **13** - Employee **13** - Employee appraisal **13** - Employee availability **13** - Employee contracted hours **13** - Employee contracted hours shift **13** - Employee paycycle return **13** - Employee salary opunit costing **13** - Employee workplace **13** - Employment contract **13** - Employment contract leave rules **13** - Event **13** - Journal **13** - Leave **13** - Leave pay line **13** - Leave rules **13** - Operational unit **13** - Pay rules **13** - Public holiday **13** - Roster **13** - Roster template **13** - Sales data **13** - Schedule **13** - Shift template **13** - Stress profile **13** - Supervise company **13** - Supervise metric **13** - Task **13** - Task group **13** - Task group setup **13** - Task setup **13** - Team **13** - Timesheet **13** - Timesheet pay forecast **13** - Timesheet pay return **13** - Training module **13** - Training record **13** - Webhook **13** - My setup **12** - My task **11** - Supervise memo **10** - Supervise timesheet **10** - Timesheets **10** - Employment condition **9** - My location **9** - My timesheet **9** - Pay calendar **9** - Access management **8** - Labor model **8** - Leave request **8** - Area profile **7** - Business setting **7** - Category **7** - Comment **7** - Company **7** - Company period **7** - Country **7** - Custom app data **7** - Employee agreement area rate **7** - Employee agreement history **7** - Employee history **7** - Employee paycycle **7** - Employee role **7** - Employee sentiment **7** - Employees **7** - Employment contract config **7** - Geo **7** - Kiosk **7** - Leave entitlements **7** - Leave migration **7** - Memo **7** - My contactaddress **7** - Pay comparison **7** - Pay period **7** - Roster open **7** - Roster swap **7** - Session **7** - SMS log **7** - State **7** - Supervise department **7** - System usage balance **7** - System usage tracking **7** - Task opunit config **7** - Timesheet pay return detail **7** - Metrics **6** - Supervise getrecommendation **6** - Employment contract level **5** - Employment contracts **5** - Location profile **5** - My pref **5** - My unavail **5** - Onboarding dashboard **5** - Payroll export templates **5** - Shift swap **5** - Employee data fix **4** - Flag record **4** - Leave feature set **4** - My leave **4** - My NPS **4** - Report **4** - Supervise config **4** - Supervise leave **4** - Supervise unavail **4** - 152 smaller areas **340** Top actions ## The Deputy API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 43 of Deputy's 43 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `deputy.employee.list` List Employee records | List Employee records. | read | `hr.employee.list` 61 connectors | | `deputy.operational_unit.list` List OperationalUnit records | List OperationalUnit records. | read | `hr.department.list` 40 connectors | | `deputy.company.list` List Company records | List Company records. | read | `hr.location.list` 32 connectors | | `deputy.employee.create` Create an Employee | Create a Employee. | write | `hr.employee.create` 51 connectors | | `deputy.operational_unit.create` Create an OperationalUnit | Create a OperationalUnit. | write | `hr.department.create` 32 connectors | | `deputy.timesheet.list` List Timesheet records | List Timesheet records. | read | `work.timesheet.list` 20 connectors | | `deputy.company.get` Get a Company by id | Get a Company by id. | read | `hr.location.get` 24 connectors | | `deputy.employee.delete` Delete an Employee | Delete a Employee. | destructive | `hr.employee.delete` 34 connectors | | `deputy.scoped_user_info.get` Retrieve user info | Retrieve user info. | read | `identity.current_user.get` 307 connectors | | `deputy.leave.create` Create a Leave | Create a Leave. | write | `hr.leave_request.create` 32 connectors | | `deputy.task.create` Create a Task | Create a Task. | write | `work.task.create` 127 connectors | | `deputy.timesheet.create` Create a Timesheet | Create a Timesheet. | write | `work.timesheet.create` 12 connectors | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Deputy actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read List everyone in Deputy with their department and start date. calls `deputy.employee.list` 2. Write write Create an Employee in Deputy. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `deputy.employee.create` Governance for Deputy ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 161 Deputy actions are destructive. The first 10: - Delete an Employee `deputy.employee.delete` - Delete an OperationalUnit `deputy.operational_unit.delete` - Delete a Task `deputy.task.delete` - Delete a Leave `deputy.leave.delete` - Delete a Timesheet `deputy.timesheet.delete` - Delete a Roster `deputy.roster.delete` - Delete a Schedule `deputy.schedule.delete` - Delete a Team `deputy.team.delete` - Delete an Event `deputy.event.delete` - Delete an Address `deputy.address.delete` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do deputy.employee.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete an Employee? **intent:** the user asked me to delete an Employee run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _deputy-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "deputy-agent", allowed_actions: ["deputy.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "deputy.employee.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "deputy.operational_unit.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "deputy.task.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Deputy only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Deputy costs on actionlake. Every Deputy action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Deputy refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 1,660 Deputy actions - 1,660 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 894 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Deputy action. 1,660 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Supervise employee 50** - `deputy.supervise_employee.check_license` POST Employee / checkLicense read - `deputy.supervise_employee.contractedhours_post` POST Employee / contractedhours write - and 48 more in this area **Supervise task 42** - `deputy.supervise_task.create` Create or update Task write - `deputy.supervise_task.create_put` Create Task write - and 40 more in this area **Tsa 41** - `deputy.tsa.create_comment` Create a Timesheet comment write - `deputy.tsa.create_timesheet` Add Timesheet write - and 39 more in this area **Schedule shift 38** - `deputy.schedule_shift.autofill` Auto-fill shifts (Asynchronous) write - `deputy.schedule_shift.check_consent` Check consents for shifts read - and 36 more in this area **Supervise roster 33** - `deputy.supervise_roster.autobuild` POST Roster / autobuild write - `deputy.supervise_roster.autobuildfromagreedhours` POST Roster / autobuildfromagreedhours write - and 31 more in this area **Compliance 24** - `deputy.compliance.associate_leave_rules` Associate leave rules write - `deputy.compliance.batch_save_contract_configs` Batch save contract configs write - and 22 more in this area **My roster 20** - `deputy.my_roster.bids_request` POST Roster / request write - `deputy.my_roster.bids_withdraw` POST Roster / withdraw write - and 18 more in this area **Agreed hour service 18** - `deputy.agreed_hour_service.audit_agreed_hours` Audit for an Employee's Agreed Hours for a time period read - `deputy.agreed_hour_service.create_agreed_hour` Set an Employee's Agreed Hours write - and 16 more in this area **Employee agreement 18** - `deputy.employee_agreement.create` Create an EmployeeAgreement write - `deputy.employee_agreement.list` List EmployeeAgreement records read - and 16 more in this area **My memo 18** - `deputy.my_memo.comment` POST Memo / comment write - `deputy.my_memo.company_post` POST Memo / :id write - and 16 more in this area **Embedded reports 16** - `deputy.embedded_reports.create_workbook` Create a new workbook write - `deputy.embedded_reports.downgrade_sigma_member_license_bulk` Downgrade all Sigma team member licenses associated with a Deputy tenant write - and 14 more in this area **Leave accrual 15** - `deputy.leave_accrual.create` Create a LeaveAccrual write - `deputy.leave_accrual.list` List LeaveAccrual records read - and 13 more in this area **Timesheet export 15** - `deputy.timesheet_export.get` Get a TimesheetExport by id read - `deputy.timesheet_export.list` List TimesheetExport records read - and 13 more in this area **Address 13** - `deputy.address.create` Create an Address write - `deputy.address.list` List Address records read - and 11 more in this area **Contact 13** - `deputy.contact.create` Create a Contact write - `deputy.contact.list` List Contact records read - and 11 more in this area **Custom field 13** - `deputy.custom_field.create` Create a CustomField write - `deputy.custom_field.list` List CustomField records read - and 11 more in this area **Custom field data 13** - `deputy.custom_field_data.create` Create a CustomFieldData write - `deputy.custom_field_data.list` List CustomFieldData records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee 13** - `deputy.employee.create` Create an Employee write - `deputy.employee.get` Get an Employee by id read - and 11 more in this area **Employee appraisal 13** - `deputy.employee_appraisal.create` Create an EmployeeAppraisal write - `deputy.employee_appraisal.list` List EmployeeAppraisal records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee availability 13** - `deputy.employee_availability.create` Create an EmployeeAvailability write - `deputy.employee_availability.list` List EmployeeAvailability records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee contracted hours 13** - `deputy.employee_contracted_hours.create` Create an EmployeeContractedHours write - `deputy.employee_contracted_hours.list` List EmployeeContractedHours records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee contracted hours shift 13** - `deputy.employee_contracted_hours_shift.create` Create an EmployeeContractedHoursShift write - `deputy.employee_contracted_hours_shift.list` List EmployeeContractedHoursShift records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee paycycle return 13** - `deputy.employee_paycycle_return.create` Create an EmployeePaycycleReturn write - `deputy.employee_paycycle_return.list` List EmployeePaycycleReturn records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee salary opunit costing 13** - `deputy.employee_salary_opunit_costing.create` Create an EmployeeSalaryOpunitCosting write - `deputy.employee_salary_opunit_costing.list` List EmployeeSalaryOpunitCosting records read - and 11 more in this area **Employee workplace 13** - `deputy.employee_workplace.create` Create an EmployeeWorkplace write - `deputy.employee_workplace.list` List EmployeeWorkplace records read - and 11 more in this area **Employment contract 13** - `deputy.employment_contract.create` Create an EmploymentContract write - `deputy.employment_contract.list` List EmploymentContract records read - and 11 more in this area **Employment contract leave rules 13** - `deputy.employment_contract_leave_rules.create` Create an EmploymentContractLeaveRules write - `deputy.employment_contract_leave_rules.list` List EmploymentContractLeaveRules records read - and 11 more in this area **Event 13** - `deputy.event.create` Create an Event write - `deputy.event.list` List Event records read - and 11 more in this area **Journal 13** - `deputy.journal.create` Create a Journal write - `deputy.journal.list` List Journal records read - and 11 more in this area **Leave 13** - `deputy.leave.create` Create a Leave write - `deputy.leave.get` Get a Leave by id read - and 11 more in this area Leave pay line **13** Leave rules **13** Operational unit **13** Pay rules **13** Public holiday **13** Roster **13** Roster template **13** Sales data **13** Schedule **13** Shift template **13** Stress profile **13** Supervise company **13** Supervise metric **13** Task **13** Task group **13** Task group setup **13** Task setup **13** Team **13** Timesheet **13** Timesheet pay forecast **13** Timesheet pay return **13** Training module **13** Training record **13** Webhook **13** My setup **12** My task **11** Supervise memo **10** Supervise timesheet **10** Timesheets **10** Employment condition **9** My location **9** My timesheet **9** Pay calendar **9** Access management **8** Labor model **8** Leave request **8** Area profile **7** Business setting **7** Category **7** Comment **7** Company **7** Company period **7** Country **7** Custom app data **7** Employee agreement area rate **7** Employee agreement history **7** Employee history **7** Employee paycycle **7** Employee role **7** Employee sentiment **7** Employees **7** Employment contract config **7** Geo **7** Kiosk **7** Leave entitlements **7** Leave migration **7** Memo **7** My contactaddress **7** Pay comparison **7** Pay period **7** Roster open **7** Roster swap **7** Session **7** SMS log **7** State **7** Supervise department **7** System usage balance **7** System usage tracking **7** Task opunit config **7** Timesheet pay return detail **7** Metrics **6** Supervise getrecommendation **6** Employment contract level **5** Employment contracts **5** Location profile **5** My pref **5** My unavail **5** Onboarding dashboard **5** Payroll export templates **5** Shift swap **5** Employee data fix **4** Flag record **4** Leave feature set **4** My leave **4** My NPS **4** Report **4** Supervise config **4** Supervise leave **4** Supervise unavail **4** 152 smaller areas **340** This index shows a sample of each area. All 1,660 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the [catalogue](https://actionlake.com/console/catalogue), which a free sandbox key can search. Questions ## The Deputy MCP server, answered. **Is there a Deputy MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 1,660 Deputy actions across supervise employee, supervise task, tsa and schedule shift, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Deputy. **What do I need to connect Deputy?** Your own Deputy OAuth app, registered with Deputy (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Deputy app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. Plus your tenant host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "deputy" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Deputy?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 161 Deputy actions are destructive, including delete an Employee, delete an OperationalUnit and delete a Task. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my Deputy API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Deputy service file: 600 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (894 Deputy actions can be), which never reaches Deputy. **What does a Deputy action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (1,660 Deputy actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Deputy refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which Deputy API does it cover?** The Deputy API: V1 Resource, Supervise and My APIs; V2 Management and Scoped APIs at your Deputy instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting (path /api). It is built from Deputy's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 1,660 actions in 271 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my Deputy data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Deputy credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names. ## More connectors like Deputy Shares the most action names with - [Tanda (Workforce.com) 28](https://actionlake.com/connectors/tanda-workforce-com) - [7shifts 27](https://actionlake.com/connectors/7shifts) - [Paycor 22](https://actionlake.com/connectors/paycor) - [When I Work 19](https://actionlake.com/connectors/when-i-work) - [IRIS Staffology Payroll 17](https://actionlake.com/connectors/iris-staffology-payroll) - [Planday 16](https://actionlake.com/connectors/planday) Joins with, on shared entities - [Deel 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/deel) - [Recruitee 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/recruitee) - [Cornerstone OnDemand 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/cornerstone-ondemand) - [Sling 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/sling) - [Remote 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/remote) - [Employment Hero 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/employment-hero) Browse - [All Accounting & finance connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/accounting-and-finance) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Deputy; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Deputy service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Deputy today. [Connect Deputy free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/deputy More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt