Harvest MCP connector

Harvest is a web-based time-tracking, expense-management, and invoicing tool designed to help businesses and freelancers track billable hours, manage project budgets, and generate professional invoices from tracked time. The Harvest MCP connector allows AI agents to create and manage clients, track time entries across projects, and control active timers. It also supports managing accounts, handling external references, and organizing time data for billing and reporting workflows.

Authentication type

• OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code - Requires a one-time user login to authorize the agent to access the service on their behalf.

Uses

Use the Harvest MCP connector to perform the following actions:

• Track billable hours and generate accurate invoices from time entries
• Monitor project budgets and allocate resources across multiple clients
• Automate expense logging and reimbursement workflows
• Create and manage client contacts with project assignments
• Record time entries for team members across different projects
• Reconcile tracked hours with invoiced amounts for revenue verification
• Maintain accurate user roles and permissions across your organization

Example prompts

Use the following example prompts to invoke Harvest MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:

• Show me all time entries logged in Harvest for the past week.
• Create a new client in Harvest named Acme Corporation.
• List all active projects in Harvest and their current budgets.
• Log a 4-hour time entry for project development work today.
• Get all users in Harvest and their assigned roles.
• Update the budget for the marketing project in Harvest.
• Create a contact for the new client in Harvest.
• Delete the time entry I accidentally created yesterday.
• Show me all clients in Harvest with invoices pending.
• Start a timer in Harvest for the current task.

Harvest MCP connector tools

The Harvest MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.

Tool	Description
harvest_harvestcreateclient_invoke	Initializes a new Harvest client connection for API operations.
getAccounts	Retrieves a list of all accounts associated with the authenticated user.
listTimeEntries	Retrieves a list of time entries based on specified filters and criteria.
createTimeEntry	Creates a new time entry with the provided task and duration information.
getTimeEntry	Retrieves details for a specific time entry.
updateTimeEntry	Modifies an existing time entry with updated information.
deleteTimeEntry	Removes a time entry from the system.
restartTimeEntry	Resumes tracking time on a previously stopped time entry.
stopTimeEntry	Halts the timer on an active time entry.
deleteTimeEntryExternalReference	Removes an external reference link from a time entry.
listClients	Retrieves a list of all clients in the account.
createClient	Creates a new client record with the specified details.
getClient	Retrieves information for a specific client.
updateClient	Modifies an existing client record.
deleteClient	Removes a client from the account.
listProjects	Retrieves a list of all projects in the account.
createProject	Creates a new project with the provided settings.
getProject	Retrieves details for a specific project.
updateProject	Modifies an existing project record.
deleteProject	Removes a project from the account.
listUsers	Retrieves a list of all users in the account.
createUser	Creates a new user account with specified credentials and permissions.
getCurrentUser	Retrieves profile information for the authenticated user.
getUser	Retrieves information for a specific user.
updateUser	Modifies an existing user record.
deleteUser	Removes a user from the account.
listContacts	Retrieves a list of all contacts in the account.
createContact	Creates a new contact record with the provided information.
getContact	Retrieves details for a specific contact.
updateContact	Modifies an existing contact record.
deleteContact	Delete a contact.
listTasks	List tasks.
createTask	Create a task.
getTask	Get a task.
updateTask	Update a task.
deleteTask	Delete a task.
listInvoices	List invoices.
createInvoice	Create an invoice.
getInvoice	Get an invoice.
updateInvoice	Update an invoice.
deleteInvoice	Delete an invoice.
listExpenses	List expenses.
createExpense	Create an expense.
getExpense	Get an expense.
updateExpense	Update an expense.
deleteExpense	Delete an expense.
listEstimates	List estimates.
createEstimate	Create an estimate.
getEstimate	Get an estimate.
updateEstimate	Update an estimate.
deleteEstimate	Delete an estimate.
getCompany	Get company information.