Connectors · Accounting & finance
Paycor MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Paycor and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 249 Paycor actions (152 reads, 85 writes and 12 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Paycor credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Paycor's limits and records every call. Connecting Paycor needs your own Paycor OAuth app and one admin sign-in.
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/mcpdo { action: "paycor.legal_entities.list_activated", intent: "check which Paycor account is connected"}# List the legal entities and tenants this application is activated for · read · 1 upstream call- 249actionsin one signed file
- 152readlook, never change
- 85writecreate and update
- 12wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect Paycor in three steps.
- 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 - 02
Connect Paycor.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Paycor, 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, Paycor needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Paycor app to lend you.
access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth apprefresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from itclient_idApplication OAuth Client ID (Paycor Developer Portal > Applications > your app > Security Connections)client_secretApplication OAuth Client Secret, from the same Security ConnectionenvironmentYour Paycor environmentsubscription_keyYour Paycor subscription key
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "paycor" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "paycor.legal_entities.list_activated" }# list the legal entities and tenants this application is activated for · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "paycor.employees.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
Paycor at a glance
- Sign-in
- OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Paycor, 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_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret- Setup fields
environmentsubscription_key- Limits we pace to
- 1,000 calls a minute, per connection
- API covered
- Paycor Public API v1 and v2 (OpenAPI 3.0.0), at your Paycor instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting
- Built from
- Paycor's documentation, read 23 October 2026developers.paycor.comdevelopers.paycor.comdevelopers.paycor.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 150 of 152 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 3, so ask can line Paycor up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in Paycor.
249 actions in 112 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 152readlook, never change
- 85writecreate and update
- 12destructivewait for a confirmation
Employees
156 read · 9 write · 0 destructive
Get Employees by Legal Entity ID · Create Employee · Get Employee by EmployeeID · Update Employee Contact
General ledger
1010 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Get General Ledger by Legal Entity ID · Get General Ledger By Depth and Legal Entity ID · Get General Ledger Job Costing by Legal Entity ID · Get General Ledger Job Costing by Legal Entity ID
Departments
84 read · 4 write · 0 destructive
Get Legal Entity Departments by Legal Entity ID · Create Departments With Custom Fields by Legal Entity Id · Get Legal Entity Department by Legal Entity ID and Department ID · Update Legal Entity Department by Legal Entity ID
Work locations
84 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Get a list of Work Locations for a Legal Entity · Add Work Location By Legal Entity ID · Get a Work Location for a Legal Entity By Legal Entity ID and Work Location ID · Update Work Location By Legal Entity ID
Legal entities
66 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List the legal entities and tenants this application is activated for · Get subscribed services for Legal Entity · Get Legal Entity by Legal Entity ID · Get Legal Entity Basic Location Information by Legal Entity ID
Time off requests
63 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Post Time Off Requests By Legal Entity Id · Get Employee Time Off Requests by Legal Entity Id · Get Employee Timeoff Request by Legal Entity Id And Timeoff Request Id · Update Employee Time Off Requests by TimeOffRequestId
Employee punches
53 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Update Employee Punches by Punch Id · Delete Employee Punches by PunchID · Get Legal Entity Employees Time Card Punches by Employee ID · Get Employee Punches by EmployeeID
Employee time off plan assignments
51 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Post Employee Time Off Plan Assignment · Get Employee Time Off Plan Assignment · Put Employee Time Off Plan Assignment · Put Employee Plan Starting Balance
104 more areas · 186 actions
- Punches 5
- Reports 5
- Scheduling shifts 5
- Employee deductions 4
- Employee direct deposits 4
- Employee earnings 4
- Employee hours 4
- Employee pay rates 4
- Employee taxes 4
- Labor codes 4
- Perk deductions 4
- Time cards 4
- ATS candidates 3
- Employee certifications 3
- Employee hsa accounts 3
- Employee perk deductions 3
- Employee schedules 3
- Missed punch requests 3
- Onboarding employees 3
- Partner accrual hours 3
- Pay items 3
- Payroll custom field values 3
- Payroll hours 3
- Tenant persons 3
- ATS jobs 2
- Calculated demand forecasting 2
- Calculated forecasting 2
- Custom fields 2
- Employee custom fields 2
- Employee i9 verification 2
- Employee identifying data 2
- Employee on demand pay advances 2
- Employee pay items 2
- Employee payroll hours 2
- Employee time off accruals 2
- Forecasting 2
- Hours 2
- Import details 2
- Labor codes with rates 2
- Labor profiles 2
- On demand pay status 2
- Tenant employees 2
- Time off accruals 2
- Accrual shortfall configuration 1
- Activity types 1
- App activation 1
- ATS accounts 1
- Certification organizations 1
- Certifications 1
- Deals 1
- Deductions 1
- Earnings 1
- Employee benefit classifications 1
- Employee benefit plans 1
- Employee dependent benefit plans 1
- Employee emergency contacts 1
- Employee flock deductions 1
- Employee pay periods 1
- Employee pay schedule 1
- Employee paystub documents 1
- Employee paystubs 1
- Employee paystubs ytd 1
- Employee policy group 1
- Employee preprocessed check data 1
- Employee punch profile 1
- Employee tax documents 1
- Employee time cards 1
- Employee time off requests 1
- Employee unpaid pay rates 1
- Events 1
- File imports 1
- I9 delegate users 1
- Job titles 1
- Labor categories 1
- Manager profiles 1
- On demand pay deductions 1
- Onboarding notification users 1
- Partner mappings 1
- Pay data 1
- Pay groups 1
- Pay rates 1
- Pay schedule 1
- Paycard accounts 1
- Payroll processing 1
- Paystubs 1
- Paystubs ytd 1
- Persons 1
- Reason codes 1
- Reporting users 1
- Retirement data 1
- Schedule groups 1
- Schedules 1
- Scheduling jobs 1
- Status reasons 1
- Tax fields 1
- Tax filing statuses 1
- Taxes 1
- Tenant company plans 1
- Tenant job titles 1
- Tenant work locations 1
- Tenants 1
- Time off plans 1
- Time off types 1
- Worksites 1
Top actions
The Paycor API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 50 of Paycor's 50 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
paycor.employees.listGet Employees by Legal Entity ID | Get Employees by Legal Entity ID. | read | hr.employee.list61 connectors |
paycor.departments.listGet Legal Entity Departments by Legal Entity ID | Get Legal Entity Departments by Legal Entity ID. | read | hr.department.list40 connectors |
paycor.work_locations.listGet a list of Work Locations for a Legal Entity | Get a list of Work Locations for a Legal Entity. | read | hr.location.list32 connectors |
paycor.employees.createCreate Employee | Create Employee. | write | hr.employee.create51 connectors |
paycor.departments.createCreate Departments With Custom Fields by Legal Entity Id | Create Departments With Custom Fields by Legal Entity Id. | write | hr.department.create32 connectors |
paycor.work_locations.createAdd Work Location By Legal Entity ID | Add Work Location By Legal Entity ID. | write | hr.location.create23 connectors |
paycor.work_locations.deleteDelete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID | Delete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID. | destructive | hr.location.delete20 connectors |
paycor.time_off_requests.createPost Time Off Requests By Legal Entity Id | Post Time Off Requests By Legal Entity Id. | write | hr.leave_request.create32 connectors |
paycor.time_off_requests.listGet Employee Time Off Requests by Legal Entity Id | Get Employee Time Off Requests by Legal Entity Id. | read | hr.leave_request.list29 connectors |
paycor.ats_jobs.listGet a list of ATS Account jobs for ATS Account Id | Get a list of ATS Account jobs for ATS Account Id. | read | hr.job_opening.list24 connectors |
paycor.time_off_types.listGet Legal Entity Time Off Types | Get Legal Entity Time Off Types. | read | hr.leave_type.list23 connectors |
paycor.ats_candidates.createAn ATS Candidate by Legal Entity ID | An ATS Candidate by Legal Entity ID. | write | hr.candidate.create20 connectors |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the Paycor actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
List everyone in Paycor with their department and start date.
calls
paycor.employees.list - Writewrite
Create Employee in Paycor. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
paycor.employees.create
Governance for Paycor
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
12 Paycor actions are destructive. These are all of them:
- Delete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID
paycor.work_locations.delete - Delete Employee Time Off Requests by TimeOffRequestId
paycor.time_off_requests.delete - Delete Scheduling Shift by ShiftId and LegalEntityId
paycor.scheduling_shifts.delete - Delete Employee Punches by PunchID
paycor.employee_punches.delete - Delete Employee Payrate by EmployeeID
paycor.employee_pay_rates.delete - Delete Employee PayItems by PayItemId
paycor.employee_pay_items.delete - Delete Employee Hours by HourID
paycor.employee_hours.delete - Delete Employee Schedule
paycor.employee_schedules.delete - Rollback Partner Accrual Balance by LEID and PlannerID
paycor.partner_accrual_hours.rollback - Delete Calculated Demand Forecasting Data by Legal Entity ID
paycor.calculated_demand_forecasting.delete - Delete Employee Time Off Plan Assignment
paycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.delete - Cancel Employee On Demand Pay Advances by EmployeeID
paycor.employee_on_demand_pay_advances.cancel
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.
Delete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID?
intent: the user asked me to delete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID
account { op: "keys.create", name: "paycor-agent", allowed_actions: ["paycor.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "paycor.work_locations.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "paycor.time_off_requests.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "paycor.scheduling_shifts.delete", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What Paycor costs on actionlake.
Every Paycor action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Paycor 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.
- 1upstream call per actionall 249 Paycor actions
- 249actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 150reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every Paycor action.
249 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
Employees15
paycor.employees.createCreate Employeewritepaycor.employees.create_v1Create Employeewritepaycor.employees.getGet Employee by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employees.get_v1Get Employee by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employees.listGet Employees by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.employees.list_v1Get Employees by Legal Entity IDread- and 9 more in this area
General ledger10
paycor.general_ledger.listGet General Ledger by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.general_ledger.list_by_depthGet General Ledger By Depth and Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.general_ledger.list_job_costingGet General Ledger Job Costing by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.general_ledger.list_job_costing_reportGet General Ledger Job Costing by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.general_ledger.list_reportGet General Ledger by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.general_ledger.list_job_costing_with_employeeGet General Ledger Job Costing with Employee Data by Legal Entity IDread- and 4 more in this area
Departments8
paycor.departments.createCreate Departments With Custom Fields by Legal Entity Idwritepaycor.departments.getGet Legal Entity Department by Legal Entity ID and Department IDreadpaycor.departments.get_v1Get Legal Entity Department by Legal Entity ID and Department IDreadpaycor.departments.listGet Legal Entity Departments by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.departments.list_v1Get Legal Entity Departments by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.departments.updateUpdate Legal Entity Department by Legal Entity IDwrite- and 2 more in this area
Work locations8
paycor.work_locations.createAdd Work Location By Legal Entity IDwritepaycor.work_locations.getGet a Work Location for a Legal Entity By Legal Entity ID and Work Location IDreadpaycor.work_locations.get_v1Get a Work Location for a Legal Entity By Legal Entity ID and Work Location IDreadpaycor.work_locations.listGet a list of Work Locations for a Legal Entityreadpaycor.work_locations.list_v1Get a list of Work Locations for a Legal Entityreadpaycor.work_locations.updateUpdate Work Location By Legal Entity IDwrite- and 2 more in this area
Legal entities6
paycor.legal_entities.getGet Legal Entity by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.legal_entities.get_basic_location_informationGet Legal Entity Basic Location Information by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.legal_entities.list_activatedList the legal entities and tenants this application is activated forreadpaycor.legal_entities.list_servicesGet subscribed services for Legal Entityreadpaycor.legal_entities.get_lock_detailsGet Lock Details By Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.legal_entities.get_settingsGet Legal Entity settingsread
Time off requests6
paycor.time_off_requests.createPost Time Off Requests By Legal Entity Idwritepaycor.time_off_requests.getGet Employee Timeoff Request by Legal Entity Id And Timeoff Request Idreadpaycor.time_off_requests.listGet Employee Time Off Requests by Legal Entity Idreadpaycor.time_off_requests.updateUpdate Employee Time Off Requests by TimeOffRequestIdwritepaycor.time_off_requests.deleteDelete Employee Time Off Requests by TimeOffRequestIddestructivepaycor.time_off_requests.get_error_logGet Employee Timeoff Request error logs by Legal Entity Id And Tracking Idread
Employee punches5
paycor.employee_punches.deleteDelete Employee Punches by PunchIDdestructivepaycor.employee_punches.listGet Legal Entity Employees Time Card Punches by Employee IDreadpaycor.employee_punches.list_detailedGet Employee Punches by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_punches.list_v1Get Legal Entity Employees Time Card Punches by Employee IDreadpaycor.employee_punches.updateUpdate Employee Punches by Punch Idwrite
Employee time off plan assignments5
paycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.createPost Employee Time Off Plan Assignmentwritepaycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.listGet Employee Time Off Plan Assignmentreadpaycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.updatePut Employee Time Off Plan Assignmentwritepaycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.update_starting_balancePut Employee Plan Starting Balancewritepaycor.employee_time_off_plan_assignments.deleteDelete Employee Time Off Plan Assignmentdestructive
Punches5
paycor.punches.createCreate Punches for Employee(s) under Legal Entitywritepaycor.punches.get_error_logGet Punch error logs by Legal Entity Id And Tracking Idreadpaycor.punches.listGet Legal Entity Employees Time Card Punches by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.punches.list_unassignedUnassigned Punches by Legal Entity Idreadpaycor.punches.list_v1Get Legal Entity Employees Time Card Punches by Legal Entity IDread
Reports5
paycor.reports.get_custom_parametersGet Report Builder Custom Parameter Valuesreadpaycor.reports.get_template_dataGet a single Report Template of a Userreadpaycor.reports.list_identifiersGet Report Identifiers To Download Reportsreadpaycor.reports.queue_exportQueue Report for Exportwritepaycor.reports.update_custom_parametersUpdate Report Custom Parameterswrite
Scheduling shifts5
paycor.scheduling_shifts.createPost Paycor Scheduling Shifts by Legal Entity Idwritepaycor.scheduling_shifts.getGet Scheduling Shift by Shift Id and Legal Entity Idreadpaycor.scheduling_shifts.listGet Scheduling by Legal Entity Idreadpaycor.scheduling_shifts.updateUpdate existing Shift by Shift Id and Legal Entity Idwritepaycor.scheduling_shifts.deleteDelete Scheduling Shift by ShiftId and LegalEntityIddestructive
Employee deductions4
paycor.employee_deductions.createAdd Deduction to Employeewritepaycor.employee_deductions.getGet Employee Deduction by EmployeeID and EmployeeDeductionIDreadpaycor.employee_deductions.listGet Employee Deductions by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_deductions.updateUpdate Employee Deduction by EmployeeIDwrite
Employee direct deposits4
paycor.employee_direct_deposits.createAdd Employee Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDwritepaycor.employee_direct_deposits.getGet Employee Direct Deposit by EmployeeID and DirectDepositIDreadpaycor.employee_direct_deposits.listGet Employee Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_direct_deposits.updateUpdate Employee Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDwrite
Employee earnings4
paycor.employee_earnings.createAdd Earning to Employeewritepaycor.employee_earnings.getGet Employee Earning by EmployeeID and EmployeeEarningIDreadpaycor.employee_earnings.listGet Employee Earnings by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_earnings.updateUpdate Employee Earningwrite
Employee hours4
paycor.employee_hours.deleteDelete Employee Hours by HourIDdestructivepaycor.employee_hours.listGet Employee Hours by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_hours.list_scheduledGet Employee Hours by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_hours.updateUpdate Employee Hours by Hour Idwrite
Employee pay rates4
paycor.employee_pay_rates.createAdd Payrate to Employeewritepaycor.employee_pay_rates.deleteDelete Employee Payrate by EmployeeIDdestructivepaycor.employee_pay_rates.listGet Employee Payrates by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_pay_rates.updateUpdate Employee Payrate by EmployeeIDwrite
Employee taxes4
paycor.employee_taxes.createAdd Tax by EmployeeIDwritepaycor.employee_taxes.listGet Employee Taxes by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_taxes.updateUpdate Tax by EmployeeIDwritepaycor.employee_taxes.update_federal_withholdingUpdate Employee Federal Tax Withholding by Employee IDwrite
Labor codes4
paycor.labor_codes.createAdd Labor Code to Legal Entitywritepaycor.labor_codes.create_v1Add Labor Code to Legal Entitywritepaycor.labor_codes.listGet Labor Code By Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.labor_codes.updateUpdate Labor Codewrite
Perk deductions4
paycor.perk_deductions.createPost Perk Deduction By Legal Entity IDwritepaycor.perk_deductions.getGet Perk Deductions By Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.perk_deductions.list_paystub_deductionsGet Perks Paystub Deductions By Partnerreadpaycor.perk_deductions.updatePut Perk Deduction By Legal Entity IDwrite
Time cards4
paycor.time_cards.approveApprove Time Cards for Employee(s) under Legal Entitywritepaycor.time_cards.get_approval_error_logGet TimeCard Approval Error log by Legal Entity ID And Tracking IDreadpaycor.time_cards.listGet Legal Entity Employees Time Card Hours by Legal Entity IDreadpaycor.time_cards.unapproveUnapprove Time Cards for Employee(s) under Legal Entitywrite
ATS candidates3
paycor.ats_candidates.createAn ATS Candidate by Legal Entity IDwritepaycor.ats_candidates.getAn ATS Candidate by Legal Entity ID, Ats Account ID, ATS Job ID and ATS Candidate IDreadpaycor.ats_candidates.listGet a list of ATS Candidates for Jobread
Employee certifications3
paycor.employee_certifications.createAdd Employee Certificationwritepaycor.employee_certifications.listGet a list of Employee Certifications for an employeereadpaycor.employee_certifications.updateUpdate Employee Certificationwrite
Employee hsa accounts3
paycor.employee_hsa_accounts.createAdd Employee HSA Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDwritepaycor.employee_hsa_accounts.listGet Employee HSA Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDreadpaycor.employee_hsa_accounts.updateUpdate Employee HSA Direct Deposits by EmployeeIDwrite
Employee perk deductions3
paycor.employee_perk_deductions.createPost Perk Deduction By Employee IDwritepaycor.employee_perk_deductions.getGet Perk Deductions By Employee IDreadpaycor.employee_perk_deductions.updatePut Perk Deduction By Employee IDwrite
Employee schedules3
paycor.employee_schedules.createAdd Schedule to Employeewritepaycor.employee_schedules.deleteDelete Employee Scheduledestructivepaycor.employee_schedules.listGet Employee Schedules by EmployeeIDread
Missed punch requests3
paycor.missed_punch_requests.approve_or_denyApprove or Deny Missed Punch Requests by Legal Entity Idwritepaycor.missed_punch_requests.createCreate Missed Punch Requests for Employee(s) under Legal Entitywritepaycor.missed_punch_requests.listGet Missed Punch Requests by Legal Entity IDread
Onboarding employees3
paycor.onboarding_employees.createCreate Employee Onboardingwritepaycor.onboarding_employees.listGet employees in the onboarding statereadpaycor.onboarding_employees.list_v1Get employees in the onboarding stateread
Partner accrual hours3
paycor.partner_accrual_hours.getGet Legal Entity Partner Accrual Payroll Hoursreadpaycor.partner_accrual_hours.rollbackRollback Partner Accrual Balance by LEID and PlannerIDdestructivepaycor.partner_accrual_hours.update_balanceLegal Entity Update Partner Accrual Balance datawrite
Pay items3
paycor.pay_items.createCreate Pay Item(s) for Employee under Legal Entitywritepaycor.pay_items.get_error_logGet Employee PayItem Request error logs by Legal Entity Id And Tracking Idreadpaycor.pay_items.listGet Employee Pay Items by Legal Entity IDread
Payroll custom field values3
paycor.payroll_custom_field_values.getGet Payroll Business Entity Custom Field Values By Entity Type Idreadpaycor.payroll_custom_field_values.listGet Payroll Business Entity Custom Field Values By Legal Entityreadpaycor.payroll_custom_field_values.upsertUpsert Payroll Business Entity Custom Field Valueswrite
Payroll hours 3Tenant persons 3ATS jobs 2Calculated demand forecasting 2Calculated forecasting 2Custom fields 2Employee custom fields 2Employee i9 verification 2Employee identifying data 2Employee on demand pay advances 2Employee pay items 2Employee payroll hours 2Employee time off accruals 2Forecasting 2Hours 2Import details 2Labor codes with rates 2Labor profiles 2On demand pay status 2Tenant employees 2Time off accruals 2Accrual shortfall configuration 1Activity types 1App activation 1ATS accounts 1Certification organizations 1Certifications 1Deals 1Deductions 1Earnings 1Employee benefit classifications 1Employee benefit plans 1Employee dependent benefit plans 1Employee emergency contacts 1Employee flock deductions 1Employee pay periods 1Employee pay schedule 1Employee paystub documents 1Employee paystubs 1Employee paystubs ytd 1Employee policy group 1Employee preprocessed check data 1Employee punch profile 1Employee tax documents 1Employee time cards 1Employee time off requests 1Employee unpaid pay rates 1Events 1File imports 1I9 delegate users 1Job titles 1Labor categories 1Manager profiles 1On demand pay deductions 1Onboarding notification users 1Partner mappings 1Pay data 1Pay groups 1Pay rates 1Pay schedule 1Paycard accounts 1Payroll processing 1Paystubs 1Paystubs ytd 1Persons 1Reason codes 1Reporting users 1Retirement data 1Schedule groups 1Schedules 1Scheduling jobs 1Status reasons 1Tax fields 1Tax filing statuses 1Taxes 1Tenant company plans 1Tenant job titles 1Tenant work locations 1Tenants 1Time off plans 1Time off types 1Worksites 1
This index shows a sample of each area. All 249 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the catalogue, which a free sandbox key can search.
Questions
The Paycor MCP server, answered.
Is there a Paycor MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 249 Paycor actions across employees, general ledger, departments and work locations, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Paycor.
What do I need to connect Paycor?
Your own Paycor OAuth app, registered with Paycor (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Paycor app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. Plus your environment and your subscription key. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "paycor" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in Paycor?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 12 Paycor actions are destructive, including delete Work Location By Work Location ID And Legal Entity ID, delete Employee Time Off Requests by TimeOffRequestId and delete Scheduling Shift by ShiftId and LegalEntityId. 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 Paycor API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Paycor service file: 1,000 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (150 Paycor actions can be), which never reaches Paycor.
What does a Paycor action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (249 Paycor actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Paycor 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 Paycor API does it cover?
The Paycor Public API v1 and v2 (OpenAPI 3.0.0) at your Paycor instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting. It is built from Paycor's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 249 actions in 112 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my Paycor 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 Paycor 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.
Give your agent Paycor today.
Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.
