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Begin connected to an external AI client Begin connected to an external AI client Connect Claude or ChatGPT to ask about your shifts and time entries, or change your own availability and time-off requests where your role allows it. Begin MCP connects the client to your Begin account through the Model Context Protocol. Your account’s permissions still apply. Access to a colleague’s schedule does not grant access to their timesheets or private time-off details.

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Connect your client

Use https://api.begin.eu/mcp as the remote MCP server URL. Sign in with your Begin account when the client opens the authorisation page, then approve the connection. Your AI client must support remote MCP connections. Follow its current setup guide for the account or organisation you use: An organisation administrator may need to make the connection available before you can authorise it. This is separate from your employer granting permissions inside Begin.

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Check the workspace and ask

The connection is pinned to whichever Begin workspace is active on its first use. Switching workspace later in the web app does not move an existing connection. Ask the client which workspace it is connected to before asking it to make changes.

What shifts do I have next week?

Show my time entries waiting for approval this month.

Spell people and place names as Begin spells them. For calculated hour totals, use the timesheet in Begin. MCP can read time entries, but adding their durations does not reproduce Begin’s calculated timesheet summary.
Begin applies a permitted write when the client sends the tool request. It does not show Begin AI’s confirmation card. Your external client may ask for confirmation before sending the request.

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Revoke or change the connection

Open Settings → Security → Connected MCP clients. On a phone, choose More → Profile & settings → Personal profile, then use the top-left settings navigation button and choose Security. Use Connected MCP clients to check a connection’s workspace and last activity, revoke one client, or revoke all clients. Security settings listing connected MCP clients and their revoke controls Security settings listing connected MCP clients and their revoke controls To use another workspace, switch to it in Begin, revoke the existing connection, and reconnect from your client. Its first use pins it to the new workspace. An administrator switching off Begin AI for the workspace also stops MCP access. Permission changes apply to subsequent requests.

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Next

Connect your calendar

Read your schedule in a calendar app.

Begin AI for your work

Ask about your work inside Begin.

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Still need help?

Contact support

Email the Begin team and we’ll get back to you.

Ask Begin AI

Open the AI assistant and get instant answers based on these docs.