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# Add task lists to an employee

> Import onboarding or offboarding task lists to an employee, as Add Task List(s) and Save Tasks do. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr/add_task_lists

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Import onboarding or offboarding task lists to an employee, as Add Task List(s) and Save Tasks do.

BambooHR MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr.md

MCP tool: `bamboohr_write → add_task_lists`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Imports the chosen lists to the employee's Onboarding or Offboarding tab. By default only tasks whose filters include the employee are imported, the same as BambooHR's preselection, and the response says how many were filtered out. Assignees can be notified, on the timing set for each task. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `employee_id` | string | yes | Employee ID from find_employee. |
| `kind` | string | yes | Which checklist: 'onboarding' or 'offboarding'. |
| `list_ids` | string[] | yes | Task list IDs from list_task_lists. |
| `include_unmatched` | boolean | no | true also imports tasks whose filters do not include the employee. Default: false. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "bamboohr_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "add_task_lists",
      "arguments": {
        "employee_id": "412",
        "kind": "onboarding",
        "list_ids": [
          "tl_it_setup",
          "tl_manager"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "employee_id": "412",
    "kind": "onboarding",
    "lists_added": [
      {
        "list_id": "tl_it_setup",
        "name": "IT setup",
        "tasks_added": 4
      },
      {
        "list_id": "tl_manager",
        "name": "Manager tasks",
        "tasks_added": 3
      }
    ],
    "tasks_added_total": 7,
    "tasks_filtered_out": 0
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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