Integration · Productivity

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to timeBuzzer

Ask your AI how many hours went to a project last week, or have it log time for you in timeBuzzer. It can search and list time activities, create and update them, and mark them as billed. It also reads your tiles (customers, projects and tasks), layers, teams and account.

Connect timeBuzzer free

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

Try asking

“Log 2 hours on the Acme website project this morning, note: design review.”
The AI looks up your user ID and the Acme tile, then creates the activity with start and end time and the note.
“What did I work on last week?”
It searches your activities in that date range and lists them with tiles and notes.
“Which hours for customer Nordlys are not billed yet?”
It finds the customer's tile and searches the activities on it that are not marked as billed.

What your AI can do

Time activities

Create, update, search and delete time activities, with notes, start and end times and a billed flag.

Customers, projects and tasks

Search and read tiles and the layers they belong to, and rename, archive or favorite tiles.

Teams and account

List user groups with their members and tiles, the users on a tile, your own profile and the account details.

“Mark those activities as billed.”
It updates each activity with the billed flag set and keeps the rest of the activity as it was.
“Who is assigned to the Intranet project?”
It finds the tile and lists the users assigned to it.
“Archive the Summer campaign project.”
It updates the tile and sets it as archived.

16 tools for timeBuzzer

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

create_activityChanges dataLog a time activity. Requires `user_id`, `tiles` (tile IDs for project/customer/task), `note`, `start_date` and `end_date` in UTC, and their UTC offsets (e.g. +02:00).
delete_activityDeletesPermanently delete one time activity by `task_id`.
get_accountGet the timeBuzzer account (company) details.
get_activityGet one time activity by `task_id`.
get_current_userGet your own timeBuzzer user profile, including your user ID (needed when logging time).
get_layerGet one layer by `layer_id`.
get_tileGet one tile (customer, project or task) by `tile_id`.
list_activitiesList recorded time activities, with paging (`limit`, `offset`). Set `embed` to tile to include project/customer names.
list_groupsList user groups (teams) with their members and tiles.
list_layersList the layers (levels such as customer, project, task) that tiles belong to.
list_tile_usersList the users assigned to a tile by `tile_id`.
list_tilesList tiles (customers, projects and tasks you track time on). `archived` can be true, false or all.
search_activitiesChanges dataSearch time activities by date range (`start_date`, `end_date`), users, note text, billed flag or tiles. `count` (max results) is required.
search_tilesChanges dataSearch tiles by `name`, layer IDs (`layers`) or archived flag.
update_activityChanges dataUpdate a time activity by `task_id` (also pass it as `id`). Send the full activity: `user_id`, `tiles`, `note`, start/end dates and UTC offsets; `billed` marks it as billed.
update_tileChanges dataUpdate a tile by `tile_id`: name, description, color, parent/child tiles, archived or favorite. `name` and `layer` are required.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose timeBuzzer from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your personal timeBuzzer API key. Log in to timeBuzzer and open Settings > API (my.timebuzzer.com/settings/api) to create or copy it.
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 timeBuzzer?

The AI can list, search and read time activities, tiles, layers, user groups, the users on a tile, your profile and the account. It can create and update activities, mark them as billed and update tiles. It can delete an activity if you switch that tool on.

Does the AI see my timeBuzzer credentials?

No. Your timeBuzzer credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are 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. Deleting an activity is permanent and 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 timeBuzzer account.

What are tiles and layers?

In timeBuzzer, tiles are the things you track time on, such as customers, projects and tasks. Layers are the levels those tiles sit on, for example customer, project and task. When you log time, the AI picks the tiles that fit the activity.