Integration · Payroll & HR

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to TalentDesk

Ask your AI what your freelancers submitted this week, what a project has cost so far, or who in your talent pool fits a new job. It reads projects, tasks, worksheets, expenses, invoices and time entries in TalentDesk, creates and updates projects and tasks, and can send a worksheet back to the provider for changes.

Connect TalentDesk free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Which worksheets were submitted for the website project this week?”
The AI lists worksheets filtered by project and date range, with provider, hours and amount.
“Send worksheet 812 back and ask for the hours to be split per task.”
It returns the worksheet to the provider with your message. The provider is notified.
“Create a project for the brand refresh with a deadline of 30 June.”
It creates the project with a title, brief and deadline. A budget, if you set one, comes from the owner's budget.

What your AI can do

Projects and tasks

List, create and update projects and tasks, see a project's team, and read time tracker entries.

Worksheets, expenses and invoices

Filter worksheets, expense claims, invoices and pro-forma invoices by status, project, date or amount, and send worksheets back for changes.

People and opportunities

Search managers and providers by role, country, language, rate or rating, see provider rates, and read opportunities.

“Add a task for the logo drafts to that project.”
It creates the task in the project with a description, deadline and checklist if you give them.
“Which expense claims on the brand refresh are over 500?”
It lists expense claims filtered by project and amount, with their status.
“Find a designer in Portugal who speaks Portuguese.”
It searches people in your organization by role, country and language, and can show a provider's rates.

27 tools for TalentDesk

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

create_projectChanges dataCreate a project with `title`, `brief`, optional `budget` (taken from the owner's budget), `deadline` (YYYY-MM-DD), `owner_id`, clients and tags.
create_taskChanges dataAdd a task to a project: `project_id`, `title`, optional description, deadline, start date, checklist, tags and owner.
get_current_userGet the signed-in TalentDesk user.
get_expenseGet one expense claim by `expense_id`.
get_invoiceGet one invoice by `invoice_id`.
get_opportunityGet one opportunity by `deal_id`.
get_organizationGet the current organization's details.
get_proforma_invoiceGet one pro-forma invoice by `invoice_id`.
get_projectGet one project by `project_id`.
get_taskGet one task by `task_id`.
get_userGet one user's profile by `user_id`.
get_worksheetGet one worksheet by `worksheet_id`.
list_expensesList expense claims, filtered by status, project, task, date range or amount.
list_invoicesList invoices, filtered by status, project, date range, amount or who raised them.
list_opportunitiesList opportunities (open roles providers can apply for), filtered by keyword or status.
list_proforma_invoicesList pro-forma invoices from providers, filtered by status, project, task, date range or amount.
list_project_tasksList the tasks in a project by `project_id`, filtered by keyword or `status`.
list_project_teamList the team members of a project by `project_id`.
list_projectsList projects, filtered by keyword `kw`, `status`, `currency` or `ids`, with paging.
list_tasksList tasks across projects, filtered by keyword `kw`, `status` or `ids`.
list_time_entriesList time tracker entries between `min_date` and `max_date`.
list_user_ratesList a provider's rates by `user_id`.
list_usersList people in the organization (managers and providers), filtered by keyword, role, status, country, language, rate or rating.
list_worksheetsList worksheets (submitted work and hours), filtered by status, project, task, user, date range or amount.
request_worksheet_amendmentVisible to othersSend a worksheet back to the provider for changes by `worksheet_id`, with an explanatory `message`. The provider is notified.
update_projectChanges dataUpdate a project's title, brief, deadline, clients or tags by `project_id`. Only the fields you pass change.
update_taskChanges dataUpdate a task's title, description, deadline, start date, checklist or tags by `task_id`.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose TalentDesk from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your TalentDesk API key. TalentDesk issues keys on request: fill in the API key request form linked on the Authentication page of the TalentDesk API docs. When you receive the key, paste it here.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in TalentDesk?

It can read projects, tasks, project teams, worksheets, expense claims, invoices, pro-forma invoices, time entries, opportunities, users, provider rates and your organization. It can create and update projects and tasks, and send a worksheet back to the provider for changes.

Does the AI see my TalentDesk API key?

No. Your TalentDesk API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start read-only. Sending a worksheet back notifies the provider, and that can require your approval before it runs. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own TalentDesk account.

How do I get a TalentDesk API key?

TalentDesk does not show API keys in the app. You request one through the form linked on the Authentication page of the TalentDesk API docs. When TalentDesk sends you the key, paste it into PipMCP.