Connect TimeWriter to ChatGPT or Claude

TimeWriter supports integration with AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude.
With this integration, you can ask questions in plain language about the data in your TimeWriter database.

 

For example, you can ask:

‘How many hours did Piet spend on project A last week?’

The AI assistant retrieves the required data from TimeWriter and presents the answer in clear language.

 

Set up the MCP connection

Follow the steps below to connect ChatGPT or Claude to TimeWriter.

Step 1 – Add the TimeWriter MCP server

Open ChatGPT or Claude and go to the section for adding an MCP server or connector. Add a new connection with the following settings:

- Server address:** `https://secure.xso.nl/mcp`
- Authentication:** No authentication

Step 2 – Generate a connection code in TimeWriter

1. Open TimeWriter.
2. Go to Settings ? API integrations.
3. Find the AI assistant (MCP) section.
4. Click the **Connection code** button.
5. Copy the generated connection code to the clipboard.

Step 3 – Connect to TimeWriter

You have five minutes after generating the connection code to establish the connection.

Go back to ChatGPT or Claude and enter the following command, followed by the generated connection code:

`Connect to TimeWriter [connection code]`

Replace `[connection code]` with the code that was actually generated.

Step 4 – Use the connection

After successfully connecting, you can ask questions about the data in TimeWriter for one hour. You can simply phrase your questions in natural language.

After this hour, you must generate a new connection code to reconnect.