--- title: "Merge HRIS MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 71 Merge HRIS actions through one MCP server: employees, field mappings. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/merge-hris updated: 2026-10-23 --- Connectors · Accounting & finance # Merge HRIS MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Merge HRIS and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 71 Merge HRIS actions (52 reads, 13 writes and 6 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Merge HRIS credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Merge HRIS's limits and records every call. [Connect Merge HRIS 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: "merge_hris.employees.list", intent: "check which Merge HRIS account is connected" } # Employees list · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 71 actions in one signed file - 52 read look, never change - 13 write create and update - 6 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Merge HRIS 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 Merge HRIS. Header credentials. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. - `api_key` Merge production API key - `account_token` X-Account-Token of the linked account this connection reads and writes - `host` Where your Merge HRIS lives: your host ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "merge_hris" } # 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: "merge_hris.employees.list" } # employees list · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "merge_hris.employees.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Merge HRIS at a glance **Sign-in** Header credentials. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. **You provide** `api_key` `account_token` **Setup fields** `host` **Limits we pace to** 100 calls a minute, per connection **API covered** Merge HRIS API v1 (OpenAPI 3.0.3, info.version 1.0)`api.merge.dev/api/hris/v1` **Built from** Merge HRIS's documentation, read 23 October 2026[api.merge.dev](https://api.merge.dev/api/hris/v1/schema) [docs.merge.dev](https://docs.merge.dev/hris/overview/) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 51 of 52 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects **Shared entities** 4, so ask can line Merge HRIS up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Merge HRIS. 71 actions in 35 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **52** read look, never change - **13** write create and update - **6** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Employees 5 3 read · 2 write · 0 destructive Employees list · Employees create · Employees get · Employees ignore 2. ### Field mappings 4 1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Field mappings create · Field mappings list · Field mappings delete · Field mappings update 3. ### Time off 4 3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive Time off create · Time off list · Time off get · Time off meta post 4. ### Timesheet entries 4 3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive Timesheet entries create · Timesheet entries list · Timesheet entries get · Timesheet entries meta post 5. ### Groups 3 3 read · 0 write · 0 destructive Groups list · Groups get · Get group types 6. ### Account token 2 1 read · 0 write · 1 destructive Account token get · Account token regenerate 7. ### Async passthrough 2 1 read · 0 write · 1 destructive Async passthrough get · Async passthrough create 8. ### Bank info 2 2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive Bank info list · Bank info get **27 more areas · 45 actions** - Benefits **2** - Companies **2** - Dependents **2** - Employee payroll runs **2** - Employer benefits **2** - Employments **2** - Issues **2** - Linked account scopes **2** - Linked accounts **2** - Locations **2** - Pay groups **2** - Payroll runs **2** - Remote keys **2** - Sync status **2** - Target fields **2** - Teams **2** - Time off balances **2** - Webhook receivers **2** - Account details **1** - Audit trail **1** - Available actions **1** - Default scopes **1** - Link token **1** - Linked account **1** - Passthrough **1** - Remote fields **1** - Selective sync conditions **1** Top actions ## The Merge HRIS API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 21 of Merge HRIS's 21 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `merge_hris.employees.list` Employees list | Returns a list of `Employee` objects. | read | `hr.employee.list` 61 connectors | | `merge_hris.locations.list` Locations list | Returns a list of `Location` objects. | read | `hr.location.list` 32 connectors | | `merge_hris.payroll_runs.list` Payroll runs list | Returns a list of `PayrollRun` objects. | read | `hr.pay_run.list` 14 connectors | | `merge_hris.employees.create` Employees create | Creates an `Employee` object with the given values. | write | `hr.employee.create` 51 connectors | | `merge_hris.locations.get` Locations get | Returns a `Location` object with the given `id`. | read | `hr.location.get` 24 connectors | | `merge_hris.payroll_runs.get` Payroll runs get | Returns a `PayrollRun` object with the given `id`. | read | `hr.pay_run.get` 10 connectors | | `merge_hris.time_off.create` Time off create | Creates a `TimeOff` object with the given values. | write | `hr.leave_request.create` 32 connectors | | `merge_hris.time_off.list` Time off list | Returns a list of `TimeOff` objects. | read | `hr.leave_request.list` 29 connectors | | `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.create` Timesheet entries create | Creates a `TimesheetEntry` object with the given values. | write | `hr.time_clock_entry.create` 17 connectors | | `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.list` Timesheet entries list | Returns a list of `TimesheetEntry` objects. | read | `hr.time_clock_entry.list` 15 connectors | | `merge_hris.time_off_balances.list` Time off balances list | Returns a list of `TimeOffBalance` objects. | read | `hr.leave_balance.list` 12 connectors | | `merge_hris.passthrough.create` Passthrough create | Pull data from an endpoint not currently supported by Merge. | destructive | this connector | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Merge HRIS actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read List everyone in Merge HRIS with their department and start date. calls `merge_hris.employees.list` 2. Write write Employees create in Merge HRIS. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `merge_hris.employees.create` Governance for Merge HRIS ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 6 Merge HRIS actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Passthrough create `merge_hris.passthrough.create` - Field mappings delete `merge_hris.field_mappings.delete` - Linked account delete `merge_hris.linked_account.delete` - Remote keys regenerate `merge_hris.remote_keys.regenerate` - Account token regenerate `merge_hris.account_token.regenerate` - Async passthrough create `merge_hris.async_passthrough.create` 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 merge_hris.field_mappings.delete confirm_policy: **human** Field mappings delete? **intent:** the user asked me to field mappings delete run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _merge-hris-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "merge-hris-agent", allowed_actions: ["merge_hris.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "merge_hris.passthrough.create", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "merge_hris.field_mappings.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "merge_hris.linked_account.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Merge HRIS only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Merge HRIS costs on actionlake. Every Merge HRIS action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Merge HRIS 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 71 Merge HRIS actions - 20 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 51 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 Merge HRIS action. 71 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Employees 5** - `merge_hris.employees.create` Employees create write - `merge_hris.employees.get` Employees get read - `merge_hris.employees.ignore` Employees ignore write - `merge_hris.employees.list` Employees list read - `merge_hris.employees.meta_post` Employees meta post read **Field mappings 4** - `merge_hris.field_mappings.create` Field mappings create write - `merge_hris.field_mappings.delete` Field mappings delete destructive - `merge_hris.field_mappings.list` Field mappings list read - `merge_hris.field_mappings.update` Field mappings update write **Time off 4** - `merge_hris.time_off.create` Time off create write - `merge_hris.time_off.get` Time off get read - `merge_hris.time_off.list` Time off list read - `merge_hris.time_off.meta_post` Time off meta post read **Timesheet entries 4** - `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.create` Timesheet entries create write - `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.get` Timesheet entries get read - `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.list` Timesheet entries list read - `merge_hris.timesheet_entries.meta_post` Timesheet entries meta post read **Groups 3** - `merge_hris.groups.get` Groups get read - `merge_hris.groups.list` Groups list read - `merge_hris.groups.types` Get group types read **Account token 2** - `merge_hris.account_token.get` Account token get read - `merge_hris.account_token.regenerate` Account token regenerate destructive **Async passthrough 2** - `merge_hris.async_passthrough.create` Async passthrough create destructive - `merge_hris.async_passthrough.get` Async passthrough get read **Bank info 2** - `merge_hris.bank_info.get` Bank info get read - `merge_hris.bank_info.list` Bank info list read **Benefits 2** - `merge_hris.benefits.get` Benefits get read - `merge_hris.benefits.list` Benefits list read **Companies 2** - `merge_hris.companies.get` Companies get read - `merge_hris.companies.list` Companies list read **Dependents 2** - `merge_hris.dependents.get` Dependents get read - `merge_hris.dependents.list` Dependents list read **Employee payroll runs 2** - `merge_hris.employee_payroll_runs.get` Employee payroll runs get read - `merge_hris.employee_payroll_runs.list` Employee payroll runs list read **Employer benefits 2** - `merge_hris.employer_benefits.get` Employer benefits get read - `merge_hris.employer_benefits.list` Employer benefits list read **Employments 2** - `merge_hris.employments.get` Employments get read - `merge_hris.employments.list` Employments list read **Issues 2** - `merge_hris.issues.get` Issues get read - `merge_hris.issues.list` Issues list read **Linked account scopes 2** - `merge_hris.linked_account_scopes.get` Linked account scopes get read - `merge_hris.linked_account_scopes.update` Linked account scopes update write **Linked accounts 2** - `merge_hris.linked_accounts.list` Linked accounts list read - `merge_hris.linked_accounts.update` Linked accounts update write **Locations 2** - `merge_hris.locations.get` Locations get read - `merge_hris.locations.list` Locations list read **Pay groups 2** - `merge_hris.pay_groups.get` Pay groups get read - `merge_hris.pay_groups.list` Pay groups list read **Payroll runs 2** - `merge_hris.payroll_runs.get` Payroll runs get read - `merge_hris.payroll_runs.list` Payroll runs list read **Remote keys 2** - `merge_hris.remote_keys.generate` Remote keys generate write - `merge_hris.remote_keys.regenerate` Remote keys regenerate destructive **Sync status 2** - `merge_hris.sync_status.list` Sync status list read - `merge_hris.sync_status.resync` Sync status resync write **Target fields 2** - `merge_hris.target_fields.create` Target fields create write - `merge_hris.target_fields.get` Target fields get read **Teams 2** - `merge_hris.teams.get` Teams get read - `merge_hris.teams.list` Teams list read **Time off balances 2** - `merge_hris.time_off_balances.get` Time off balances get read - `merge_hris.time_off_balances.list` Time off balances list read **Webhook receivers 2** - `merge_hris.webhook_receivers.create` Webhook receivers create write - `merge_hris.webhook_receivers.list` Webhook receivers list read **Account details 1** - `merge_hris.account_details.get` Account details get read **Audit trail 1** - `merge_hris.audit_trail.list` Audit trail list read **Available actions 1** - `merge_hris.available_actions.get` Available actions get read **Default scopes 1** - `merge_hris.default_scopes.get` Default scopes get read **Link token 1** - `merge_hris.link_token.create` Link token create write **Linked account 1** - `merge_hris.linked_account.delete` Linked account delete destructive **Passthrough 1** - `merge_hris.passthrough.create` Passthrough create destructive **Remote fields 1** - `merge_hris.remote_fields.get` Remote fields get read **Selective sync conditions 1** - `merge_hris.selective_sync_conditions.list` Selective sync conditions list read Questions ## The Merge HRIS MCP server, answered. **Is there a Merge HRIS MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 71 Merge HRIS actions across employees, field mappings, time off and timesheet entries, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Merge HRIS. **What do I need to connect Merge HRIS?** Merge production API key and X-Account-Token of the linked account this connection reads and writes. Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "merge_hris" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Merge HRIS?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 6 Merge HRIS actions are destructive, including passthrough create, field mappings delete and linked account delete. 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 Merge HRIS API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Merge HRIS service file: 100 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (51 Merge HRIS actions can be), which never reaches Merge HRIS. **What does a Merge HRIS action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (20 Merge HRIS actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Merge HRIS 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 Merge HRIS API does it cover?** The Merge HRIS API v1 (OpenAPI 3.0.3, info.version 1.0) at api.merge.dev/api/hris/v1 by default, or the base URL set when you connect. It is built from Merge HRIS's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 71 actions in 35 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my Merge HRIS 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 Merge HRIS 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 Merge HRIS Shares the most action names with - [Tanda (Workforce.com) 15](https://actionlake.com/connectors/tanda-workforce-com) - [7shifts 14](https://actionlake.com/connectors/7shifts) - [Paycor 14](https://actionlake.com/connectors/paycor) - [When I Work 13](https://actionlake.com/connectors/when-i-work) - [Rippling 12](https://actionlake.com/connectors/rippling) - [Employment Hero Payroll 7](https://actionlake.com/connectors/employment-hero-payroll) 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) - [Remote 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/remote) - [Employment Hero 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/employment-hero) - [Ashby 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/ashby) 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 Merge HRIS; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Merge HRIS service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Merge HRIS today. [Connect Merge HRIS 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/merge-hris More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt