Harvest Automation

Automate your Harvest time tracking operations directly from Claude Code. Log time entries, manage projects and clients, create tasks, and pull reporting data -- all without leaving your terminal.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/harvest

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Setup

1. Add the Rube MCP server to your Claude Code config with URL: https://rube.app/mcp
2. When prompted, authenticate your Harvest account through the connection link provided
3. Start automating your time tracking workflows with natural language

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Core Workflows

1. Log and Manage Time Entries

Create, list, update, and retrieve time entries for accurate billing and reporting.

Tools: HARVEST_CREATE_TIME_ENTRY, HARVEST_LIST_TIME_ENTRIES, HARVEST_GET_TIME_ENTRY, HARVEST_UPDATE_TIME_ENTRY

Log 3.5 hours of development work on project 12345, task 67890 for today

Key parameters for HARVEST_CREATE_TIME_ENTRY:

• project_id (required) -- the project to log against
• task_id (required) -- the task must be assigned to the project
• spent_date (required) -- date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• hours -- total hours (for duration-based accounts)
• started_time / ended_time -- for timestamp-based accounts
• notes -- description of work performed

Key parameters for HARVEST_LIST_TIME_ENTRIES:

• from_date / to -- date range filters (YYYY-MM-DD)
• project_id, , , -- entity filters