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When I Work MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to When I Work and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 120 When I Work actions (50 reads, 52 writes and 18 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the When I Work credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces When I Work's limits and records every call.

Connect When I Work free See 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

120actionsin one signed file
50readlook, never change
52writecreate and update
18wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect When I Work 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 When I Work.
Session login. actionlake opens the session and renews it when it expires. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- developer_keyWhen I Work developer key (request one from When I Work via the developer/API page; sent as the W-Key header on login)
- emailEmail address of the When I Work user the connection acts as (an account admin or manager for full access)
- passwordPassword of that When I Work user
- user_idYour When I Work user id
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "when_i_work" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

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: "when_i_work.users.list" }# list users · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "when_i_work.users.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

When I Work at a glance

Sign-in: Session login. actionlake opens the session and renews it when it expires.
You provide: developer_keyemailpassword
Setup fields: user_id
Limits we pace to: 300 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: When I Work API v2/v3 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) plus Login Serviceapi.wheniwork.com
Built from: When I Work's documentation, read 23 October 2026apidocs.wheniwork.com apidocs.wheniwork.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 49 of 50 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 3, so ask can line When I Work up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in When I Work.

120 actions in 23 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

50readlook, never change
52writecreate and update
18destructivewait for a confirmation

Shifts
17
6 read · 9 write · 2 destructive
List Shifts · Create Shift · Get Shift · Update Shift
Users
11
3 read · 7 write · 1 destructive
List Users · Create User · Get User · Update User
Times
7
2 read · 4 write · 1 destructive
List Times · Create Time · Update Time · Get Time
Availability events
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create Availability Event · List Availability Events · Get Availability Event · Update Availability Event
Positions
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
List Positions · Create Position · Get Position · Update Position
Account
5
2 read · 3 write · 0 destructive
Create Account · Get Account · Update Account · List Admins
Annotations
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create Annotation · List Annotations · Get Annotation · Update Annotation
Locations
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List Schedules (Locations) · Create Schedule (Location) · Get Schedule (Location) · Update Schedule (Location)

15 more areas · 58 actions

Openshift approval requests 5
Payrolls 5
Schedule templates 5
Shift breaks 5
Shift requests 5
Shift templates 5
Sites 5
Time off requests 5
Paid rest records 4
Time off request types 4
Imports 3
People 3
Timezones 2
Punch 1
Scheduled breaks 1

Top actions

The When I Work API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 43 of When I Work'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
`when_i_work.users.list`List Users	List Users.	read	`hr.employee.list`61 connectors
`when_i_work.locations.list`List Schedules (Locations)	List Schedules (Locations).	read	`hr.location.list`32 connectors
`when_i_work.users.create`Create User	Create User.	write	`hr.employee.create`51 connectors
`when_i_work.locations.create`Create Schedule (Location)	Create Schedule (Location).	write	`hr.location.create`23 connectors
`when_i_work.times.list`List Times	List Times.	read	`hr.time_clock_entry.list`15 connectors
`when_i_work.users.delete`Delete User	Delete User.	destructive	`hr.employee.delete`34 connectors
`when_i_work.time_off_requests.create`Create Time Off Request	Create Time Off Request.	write	`hr.leave_request.create`32 connectors
`when_i_work.time_off_requests.list`List Time Off Requests	List Time Off Requests.	read	`hr.leave_request.list`29 connectors
`when_i_work.time_off_request_types.list`List Of Time Off Request Types	List Of Time Off Request Types.	read	`hr.leave_type.list`23 connectors
`when_i_work.shifts.list`List Shifts	List Shifts.	read	`hr.shift.list`19 connectors
`when_i_work.shifts.create`Create Shift	Create Shift.	write	`hr.shift.create`18 connectors
`when_i_work.times.create`Create Time	Create Time.	write	`hr.time_clock_entry.create`17 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the When I Work actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List everyone in When I Work with their department and start date.
callswhen_i_work.users.list
Writewrite
Create User in When I Work. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callswhen_i_work.users.create

Governance for When I Work

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

18 When I Work actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete Userwhen_i_work.users.delete
Delete Schedule (Location)when_i_work.locations.delete
Delete Time Off Requestwhen_i_work.time_off_requests.delete
Delete Shiftwhen_i_work.shifts.delete
Delete Timewhen_i_work.times.delete
Delete Positionwhen_i_work.positions.delete
Delete Time Off Request Typewhen_i_work.time_off_request_types.delete
Delete the given shift request.when_i_work.shift_requests.delete
Delete an OpenShift Approval Request.when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.delete
Delete Sitewhen_i_work.sites.delete
Delete Annotationwhen_i_work.annotations.delete
Delete Shift Breakwhen_i_work.shift_breaks.delete
Delete Shift Template (Block)when_i_work.shift_templates.delete
Delete Shift Break Paid Restwhen_i_work.paid_rest_records.delete
Delete Schedule Templatewhen_i_work.schedule_templates.delete
Delete Availability Eventwhen_i_work.availability_events.delete
Bulk Delete Shiftswhen_i_work.shifts.bulk_delete
Cancel an individual's request for an OpenShiftwhen_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.user_request_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.

dowhen_i_work.users.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete User?

intent: the user asked me to delete User

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key when-i-work-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "when-i-work-agent",  allowed_actions: ["when_i_work.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "when_i_work.users.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "when_i_work.locations.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "when_i_work.time_off_requests.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to When I Work only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What When I Work costs on actionlake.

Every When I Work action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call When I Work 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 120 When I Work actions
120actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
49reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every When I Work action.

120 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Shifts17

when_i_work.shifts.assignAssign multiple users to an OpenShiftwrite
when_i_work.shifts.auto_assign_listList Auto Scheduled shiftsread
when_i_work.shifts.bulk_deleteBulk Delete Shiftsdestructive
when_i_work.shifts.bulk_updateBulk Update Shiftswrite
when_i_work.shifts.createCreate Shiftwrite
when_i_work.shifts.deleteDelete Shiftdestructive
when_i_work.shifts.eligible_users_listList eligible users for OpenShiftread
when_i_work.shifts.getGet Shiftread
when_i_work.shifts.history_getFetch shift historyread
when_i_work.shifts.listList Shiftsread
when_i_work.shifts.notifyNotify shiftswrite
when_i_work.shifts.notify_oneNotify single shiftwrite
when_i_work.shifts.publishPublish Shiftswrite
when_i_work.shifts.swap_users_listList swap usersread
when_i_work.shifts.unassignUnassign/Release Shiftswrite
when_i_work.shifts.unpublishUnpublish Shiftswrite
when_i_work.shifts.updateUpdate Shiftwrite

Users11

when_i_work.users.alerts_updateUpdate User Alert Settingswrite
when_i_work.users.bulk_createCreate A Batch of Userswrite
when_i_work.users.createCreate Userwrite
when_i_work.users.deleteDelete Userdestructive
when_i_work.users.getGet Userread
when_i_work.users.inviteInvite userswrite
when_i_work.users.invite_oneInvite single userwrite
when_i_work.users.listList Usersread
when_i_work.users.profile_getGet User Profileread
when_i_work.users.profile_updateUpdate User Profilewrite
when_i_work.users.updateUpdate Userwrite

Times7

when_i_work.times.clock_inClock Inwrite
when_i_work.times.clock_outClock Outwrite
when_i_work.times.createCreate Timewrite
when_i_work.times.deleteDelete Timedestructive
when_i_work.times.getGet Timeread
when_i_work.times.listList Timesread
when_i_work.times.updateUpdate Timewrite

Availability events6

when_i_work.availability_events.createCreate Availability Eventwrite
when_i_work.availability_events.deleteDelete Availability Eventdestructive
when_i_work.availability_events.exception_createCreate Availability Event Exceptionwrite
when_i_work.availability_events.getGet Availability Eventread
when_i_work.availability_events.listList Availability Eventsread
when_i_work.availability_events.updateUpdate Availability Eventwrite

Positions6

when_i_work.positions.bulk_updateUpdate Multiple Positionswrite
when_i_work.positions.createCreate Positionwrite
when_i_work.positions.deleteDelete Positiondestructive
when_i_work.positions.getGet Positionread
when_i_work.positions.listList Positionsread
when_i_work.positions.updateUpdate Positionwrite

Account5

when_i_work.account.admins_listList Adminsread
when_i_work.account.createCreate Accountwrite
when_i_work.account.getGet Accountread
when_i_work.account.settings_updateUpdate Account Settingswrite
when_i_work.account.updateUpdate Accountwrite

Annotations5

when_i_work.annotations.createCreate Annotationwrite
when_i_work.annotations.deleteDelete Annotationdestructive
when_i_work.annotations.getGet Annotationread
when_i_work.annotations.listList Annotationsread
when_i_work.annotations.updateUpdate Annotationwrite

Locations5

when_i_work.locations.createCreate Schedule (Location)write
when_i_work.locations.deleteDelete Schedule (Location)destructive
when_i_work.locations.getGet Schedule (Location)read
when_i_work.locations.listList Schedules (Locations)read
when_i_work.locations.updateUpdate Schedule (Location)write

Openshift approval requests5

when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.deleteDelete an OpenShift Approval Request.destructive
when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.getGet specific OpenShift Approval Requestread
when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.listList OpenShift Approval Requestsread
when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.updateUpdate an OpenShift Approval Request.write
when_i_work.openshift_approval_requests.user_request_cancelCancel an individual's request for an OpenShiftdestructive

Payrolls5

when_i_work.payrolls.getGet Payrollread
when_i_work.payrolls.listList Payrollsread
when_i_work.payrolls.notices_listList Noticesread
when_i_work.payrolls.stats_getGet Payroll Statistics for current hoursread
when_i_work.payrolls.updateUpdate Payrollwrite

Schedule templates5

when_i_work.schedule_templates.createCreate Schedule Templatewrite
when_i_work.schedule_templates.deleteDelete Schedule Templatedestructive
when_i_work.schedule_templates.getGet Schedule Templateread
when_i_work.schedule_templates.listList Schedule Templatesread
when_i_work.schedule_templates.updateUpdate Schedule Templatewrite

Shift breaks5

when_i_work.shift_breaks.createCreate Shift Breakwrite
when_i_work.shift_breaks.deleteDelete Shift Breakdestructive
when_i_work.shift_breaks.getGet Shift Breakread
when_i_work.shift_breaks.listList Shift Breaksread
when_i_work.shift_breaks.updateUpdate Shift Breakwrite

Shift requests5

when_i_work.shift_requests.createCreate a new shift request.write
when_i_work.shift_requests.deleteDelete the given shift request.destructive
when_i_work.shift_requests.getGet the details of a specific shift request.read
when_i_work.shift_requests.listGets a collection of all shift requests.read
when_i_work.shift_requests.updateUpdate a shift request.write

Shift templates5

when_i_work.shift_templates.createCreate Shift Template (Block)write
when_i_work.shift_templates.deleteDelete Shift Template (Block)destructive
when_i_work.shift_templates.getGet Shift Template (Block)read
when_i_work.shift_templates.listList Shift Templates (Blocks)read
when_i_work.shift_templates.updateUpdate Shift Template (block)write

Sites5

when_i_work.sites.createCreate Sitewrite
when_i_work.sites.deleteDelete Sitedestructive
when_i_work.sites.getGet Siteread
when_i_work.sites.listList Sitesread
when_i_work.sites.updateUpdate Sitewrite

Time off requests5

when_i_work.time_off_requests.createCreate Time Off Requestwrite
when_i_work.time_off_requests.deleteDelete Time Off Requestdestructive
when_i_work.time_off_requests.getGet Time Off Requestread
when_i_work.time_off_requests.listList Time Off Requestsread
when_i_work.time_off_requests.updateUpdate Time Off Requestwrite

Paid rest records4

when_i_work.paid_rest_records.createCreate Shift Break Paid Record Entrywrite
when_i_work.paid_rest_records.deleteDelete Shift Break Paid Restdestructive
when_i_work.paid_rest_records.getGet Shift Break - Paid Rest Recordread
when_i_work.paid_rest_records.listList Shift Break - Paid Rest recordsread

Time off request types4

when_i_work.time_off_request_types.deleteDelete Time Off Request Typedestructive
when_i_work.time_off_request_types.getGet Time Off Request Typeread
when_i_work.time_off_request_types.listList Of Time Off Request Typesread
when_i_work.time_off_request_types.upsertCreate or update a Collection of request typeswrite

Imports3

when_i_work.imports.finalizeFinalize Importwrite
when_i_work.imports.getGet Importread
when_i_work.imports.previewPreview Importread

People3

when_i_work.people.me_getGet Personread
when_i_work.people.password_updateUpdate Passwordwrite
when_i_work.people.updateUpdate Personwrite

Timezones2

when_i_work.timezones.getGet Timezoneread
when_i_work.timezones.listList Timezonesread

Punch1

when_i_work.punch.state_getPunch Stateread

Scheduled breaks1

when_i_work.scheduled_breaks.listList Scheduled Shift Breaksread

Questions

The When I Work MCP server, answered.

Is there a When I Work MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 120 When I Work actions across shifts, users, times and availability events, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by When I Work.

What do I need to connect When I Work?

When I Work developer key (request one from When I Work via the developer/API page; sent as the W-Key header on login), Email address of the When I Work user the connection acts as (an account admin or manager for full access) and Password of that When I Work user. Plus your user id. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "when_i_work" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in When I Work?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 18 When I Work actions are destructive, including delete User, delete Schedule (Location) and delete Time Off Request. 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 When I Work API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the When I Work service file: 300 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (49 When I Work actions can be), which never reaches When I Work.

What does a When I Work action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (120 When I Work actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls When I Work 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 When I Work API does it cover?

The When I Work API v2/v3 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) plus Login Service at api.wheniwork.com. It is built from When I Work's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 120 actions in 23 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my When I Work 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 When I Work 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 When I Work today.

Connect When I Work free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

When I Work MCP server for AI agents.

Connect When I Work in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect When I Work.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in When I Work.

Shifts

Users

Times

Availability events

Positions

Account

Annotations

Locations