Timebook

Name: Timebook
Author: squidcode

by squidcodeversion 0.6.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.squidcode/timebook

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Track time on usetimebook.com - start/stop timers, log entries, list projects/clients.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: TIMEBOOK_API_URL, TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://usetimebook.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timebook": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@squidcode/timebook"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIMEBOOK_API_URL": "your-value",
        "TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http timebook https://usetimebook.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add timebook --env TIMEBOOK_API_URL=your-value --env TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL=your-value -- npx -y @squidcode/timebook

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timebook": {
      "url": "https://usetimebook.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timebook": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@squidcode/timebook"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIMEBOOK_API_URL": "your-value",
        "TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "timebook": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usetimebook.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "timebook": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@squidcode/timebook"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIMEBOOK_API_URL": "your-value",
        "TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://usetimebook.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

TIMEBOOK_API_URL env
Override the Timebook API base URL. Defaults to https://usetimebook.com.
TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL env
Override the Timebook web URL used during `timebook login`. Defaults to https://usetimebook.com.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account squidcode, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32589 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 12% of the other 32589 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32589 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Timebook safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.6.0) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Detailing Manager

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Timebook CLI

Command-line client and MCP server for Timebook — track time, manage timers, and expose your Timebook account to AI agents (Claude, Codex, Cursor, …) over the Model Context Protocol.

Install

# one-off

npx @squidcode/timebook login

globally

npm install -g @squidcode/timebook timebook --help

Requires Node.js 18.17+.

Authenticate

timebook login opens your browser, you log into Timebook (or use an existing session) and pick a scope (which clients/projects this token can touch). The browser delivers the token back to a short-lived loopback HTTP listener, which the CLI then writes to a config file with 0600 permissions.

timebook login

The token is stored at:

macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/timebook/config.json
Linux: ~/.config/timebook/config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\timebook\Config\config.json

The token never leaves your machine after login. To revoke it server-side, visit https://usetimebook.com/settings/api-tokens.

Use it as a CLI

timebook whoami

timebook projects # list projects timebook clients # list clients

timebook start -p "Acme website" -d "Wireframes" timebook status # show running timer timebook stop

manual entries

timebook log -p "Acme website" -t 1h30m -d "Code review" timebook log -p PROJ_ID --start 2026-05-04T09:00 --end 2026-05-04T10:30

timebook entries --project "Acme website" -n 10

edit / delete (any combination of fields; unset ones stay as-is)

timebook entries edit ENTRY_ID -t 2h -d "code review + tests" timebook entries edit ENTRY_ID --start 2026-05-04T09:00 --end 2026-05-04T11:00 timebook entries edit ENTRY_ID -d "" # clear description timebook entries delete ENTRY_ID

Duration formats accepted: 1h, 45m, 1h30m, 1.5h, 1:30, or a bare number (interpreted as minutes — e.g. 90 → 1h 30m).

Edit / delete authorization: an API token can only modify entries it created itself. JWT sessions (the web UI) and admin tokens bypass this rule. Invoiced entries are locked for everyone via the API. A 403 with a friendly message is returned on a denied attempt — fix the entry from the web UI or with the token that created it.

Use it as an MCP server

The same binary speaks MCP over stdio when invoked with timebook mcp. Drop it into any MCP-aware host (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, …):

Claude Code / Claude Desktop

"mcpServers": { "timebook": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@squidcode/timebook", "mcp"] } } }

Or, if installed globally:

"mcpServers": { "timebook": { "command": "timebook", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

The MCP server reuses the token saved by timebook login — run timebook login once in a terminal before starting the agent.

Use it as a remote MCP (Claude.ai web)

Timebook also runs as a hosted Streamable-HTTP MCP server at `https://usetimebook.com/mcp` with full OAuth 2.0 (Dynamic Client Registration + PKCE + refresh-token rotation). No CLI install required — Claude.ai discovers it via the standard well-known endpoints:

Auth-server metadata: https://usetimebook.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
Resource metadata: https://usetimebook.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp

Connect from Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add → paste https://usetimebook.com/mcp. You'll be redirected to Timebook's consent page once, then Claude can use all the same tools listed below. Same OAuth-style permissions you'd see for any first-class connector.

The HTTP endpoint also accepts Authorization: Bearer tbk_* (your existing API token) for any client that prefers token-paste over OAuth — including server-to-server use.

Tools exposed to the model

Tool	What it does
`whoami`	Current authenticated user (read-only)
`list_projects`	All projects in scope (read-only)
`list_clients`	All clients in scope (read-only)
`get_active_timer`	The running timer, or `null` (read-only)
`start_timer`	Start a timer on a project
`stop_timer`	Stop the running timer
`log_time`	Log a manual entry (`duration` OR `startTime`+`endTime`)
`list_entries`	Recent entries (default 50, max 500), project + date filters
`update_entry`	Edit one or more fields on an entry (description, duration, startTime, endTime, project, rate). Token must own the entry.
`delete_entry`	Delete an entry. Token must own it. Invoiced entries are locked.

Try it with prompts

Once the MCP server is connected, ask the model in plain English:

_"Start a timer on my Acme website project for landing-page wireframes."_
_"How much time did I log on the Recycler project last week?"_
_"Log 1 hour 30 minutes against ChatNexus from 9am this morning at the Software Development rate, with description 'code review of the auth refactor'."_
_"What am I currently working on?"_ — invokes get_active_timer.
_"Stop my timer."_
_"My last entry on Recycler should be 2 hours, not 1h45m. Fix it."_ — invokes list_entries then update_entry.
_"Delete the entry I just made by mistake."_ — invokes delete_entry. Will 403 if the entry was created by a different token (web UI, another agent) — say so to the model so it doesn't keep retrying.

The model picks the right tool, asks list_projects first if it needs to disambiguate a name, and writes through start_timer / log_time / stop_timer.

Privacy

Timebook CLI runs on your machine and only talks to your Timebook account.

Authentication: timebook login mints a personal API token via Timebook's OAuth-style consent screen. The token is stored locally with 0600 permissions (~/Library/Preferences/timebook/config.json on macOS, ~/.config/timebook/config.json on Linux, %APPDATA%\timebook\Config\config.json on Windows). It is never transmitted anywhere except https://usetimebook.com (or your override) on outgoing API calls.
Telemetry: none. Neither the CLI nor the MCP server reports usage, errors, or analytics anywhere.
MCP host data: when you use timebook mcp from inside Claude / Cursor / etc., the MCP host (not Timebook) controls what the model sees. Tool inputs and outputs flow through the host's normal model-context pipeline.
Revoking access: visit https://usetimebook.com/settings/api-tokens to revoke the token at any time.

For Timebook's product-level privacy policy, see https://usetimebook.com/privacy.

Configuration

Override the API/web hosts (useful for self-hosted Timebook or local dev):

TIMEBOOK_API_URL=https://api.example.com \

TIMEBOOK_WEB_URL=https://example.com \ timebook login

You can also pass --api-url and --web-url to timebook login once; subsequent commands re-use the saved values.

If timebook login errors with State mismatch or you want to see exactly which requests reach the loopback callback, run with --debug:

timebook login --debug

Develop

git clone https://github.com/squidcode/timebook-cli

cd timebook-cli npm install npm run dev -- --help # tsx-powered hot-loop npm run build # emits dist/ npm run lint && npm run typecheck && npm run test

Pre-commit hooks (ESLint + Prettier via lint-staged) are wired up by husky on npm install.

Release

prepublishOnly runs lint + typecheck + tests + build, then:

npm publish --access public

Timebook

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Detailing Manager

README from the maker

Timebook CLI

Install

globally

Authenticate

Use it as a CLI

manual entries

edit / delete (any combination of fields; unset ones stay as-is)

Use it as an MCP server

Claude Code / Claude Desktop

Use it as a remote MCP (Claude.ai web)

Tools exposed to the model

Try it with prompts

Privacy

Configuration

Develop

Release

License