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# Add worked hours

> Add a timesheet entry for an employee. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/shiftbase/add_worked_hours

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Add a timesheet entry for an employee.

Shiftbase MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/shiftbase.md

MCP tool: `shiftbase_write → add_worked_hours`

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

Creates one entry in the Timesheet tab with status pending and returns its id and hours. It uses the department and shift of the employee for that day. With notify_employee set, the employee gets a message. 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 list_employees. |
| `date` | string | yes | Day of the shift, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `start` | string | yes | Start time, HH:MM. |
| `end` | string | yes | End time, HH:MM. |
| `unpaid_break_min` | number | no | Unpaid break in minutes. It is not counted as worked time. |
| `note` | string | no | Note on the shift. |
| `notify_employee` | boolean | no | Send the employee a notification about the entry. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "shiftbase_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "add_worked_hours",
      "arguments": {
        "employee_id": "employee_8c41d2",
        "date": "date",
        "start": "start",
        "end": "end"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "entry_id": "40130",
    "employee": "Lena Ortiz",
    "date": "2026-10-21",
    "start": "09:00",
    "end": "17:00",
    "hours": 7.5,
    "status": "pending"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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