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MCP server · Code & DevOps

Breathe HR MCP by usefulapi

Read Breathe HR employees, absences, sickness and leave; create and review leave requests.

Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
120 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
25

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 120 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name breathe-hr-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 25 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 120 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 120 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    72 of 72 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-10T23:33:51.020874Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Breathe HR MCP by usefulapi

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http breathe-hr-mcp-by-usefulapi https://breathe-hr.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 25

breathehr_approve_leave_request

WRITE: approve a pending leave request; it becomes an absence and is deducted from the allowance. Recorded as done by the "API Employee". POST /leave_requests/{id}/approve.

Discovered
breathehr_create_leave_request

WRITE: request leave for an employee (holiday by default, or other leave). It is created as a request, then follows the account's approval rules; the employee's approver is notified. Each call creates a new request. POST /employees/{id}/leave_requests.

Discovered
breathehr_get_account

The Breathe HR account (company) this API key belongs to: id, name, domain and enabled modules. GET /account.

Discovered
breathehr_get_employee

One employee's record by id (personal and job details, contacts, manager, working pattern). Bank details and NI number are never returned. GET /employees/{id}.

Discovered
breathehr_get_holiday_years

An employee's holiday years: start/end, allowance, days or hours taken, booked and remaining. Pass for_date to get only the year that contains that date. GET /employees/{id}/employee_holiday_years.

Discovered
breathehr_get_leave_request

One leave request by id, with its status. GET /leave_requests/{id}.

Discovered
breathehr_list_absences

List approved absences (holiday and other leave) with employee, dates, half days, days deducted and cancelled flag. Filter by employee, department, type, other-leave reason and dates. GET /absences.

Discovered
breathehr_list_benefits

List employee benefits (type, value, start/end) for the whole company, one employee or one department. GET /benefits, /employees/{id}/benefits or /departments/{id}/benefits.

Discovered
breathehr_list_bonuses

List bonus records (amount, date, description) for the whole company, one employee or one department. GET /bonuses, /employees/{id}/bonuses or /departments/{id}/bonuses.

Discovered
breathehr_list_change_requests

List employee self-service change requests (field, requested value, approval state) for all employees or one employee. Requested values of bank and NI fields are redacted. GET /change_requests or /employees/{id}/change_requests.

Discovered
breathehr_list_departments

List the company's departments (id, name). Use the ids to filter absences, leave, sickness and pay. GET /departments.

Discovered
breathehr_list_divisions

List the company's divisions (id, name). All of them are returned in one reply. GET /divisions.

Discovered
breathehr_list_employee_jobs

List job history records (job title, start/end dates, department, location) for all employees or one employee. GET /employee_jobs.

Discovered
breathehr_list_employees

List employees with job title, department, division, location, line manager, holiday approver, working pattern, join/leaving dates and status. Bank details and National Insurance numbers are never returned. GET /employees.

Discovered
breathehr_list_expense_claims

List expense claims (employee, total, state, approver) filtered by employee and state. GET /employee_expense_claims.

Discovered
breathehr_list_expenses

List individual expense items (date, description, type, amount, VAT, project). By default only unclaimed items; set include_claimed to see all. GET /employee_expenses.

Discovered
breathehr_list_holiday_allowances

List the holiday allowance schemes (id, default flag, year_1 to year_10 = the allowance for each year of service, created_at, updated_at). All of them are returned in one reply. GET /holiday_allowances.

Discovered
breathehr_list_leave_requests

List leave requests (pending, approved, rejected and cancelling requests) with employee, dates, half days, type, status and notes. Filter by employee, department and start-date range. GET /leave_requests.

Discovered
breathehr_list_locations

List the company's work locations (id, name). All of them are returned in one reply. GET /locations.

Discovered
breathehr_list_other_leave_reasons

List the reasons for non-holiday leave (e.g. compassionate, jury service). Use the ids to filter absences. All of them are returned in one reply. GET /other_leave_reasons.

Discovered
breathehr_list_salaries

List salary records (amount, basis, payment schedule, start date) for the whole company, one employee or one department. GET /salaries, /employees/{id}/salaries or /departments/{id}/salaries.

Discovered
breathehr_list_sicknesses

List sickness absence records (health data): employee, sickness type, dates, half days, days deducted, status (open, returned, closed…) and reason. Filter by employee, department and start-date range. GET /sicknesses.

Discovered
breathehr_list_training_courses

List employee training records (course name, type, status, dates, cost) for all employees or one employee. GET /employee_training_courses.

Discovered
breathehr_list_working_patterns

List the working patterns (hours per weekday, total weekly hours, default flag). All of them are returned in one reply. GET /working_patterns.

Discovered
breathehr_reject_leave_request

WRITE: reject a pending leave request with a reason the employee will see. Recorded as done by the "API Employee". POST /leave_requests/{id}/reject.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected120 ms25