How to integrate Bamboohr MCP with OpenClaw

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Bamboohr with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Bamboohr via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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BambooHR is a cloud-based HR management platform for small and mid-sized businesses. It streamlines employee data, HR workflows, and reporting in one easy interface.

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Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Bamboohr with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Bamboohr via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Bamboohr with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate Bamboohr from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

bash
openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

bash
{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the Bamboohr MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The BambooHR MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your BambooHR account. It provides structured and secure access to your HR data, so your agent can perform actions like managing employee benefits, updating payroll records, tracking time, and assisting with applicant management on your behalf.

  • Employee benefits administration: Automatically enroll employees in benefit groups, create or update benefit records, and manage company-wide benefit offerings with ease.
  • Payroll and direct deposit management: Enable your agent to create paystubs, add unpaid pay periods, and update employee direct deposit information for seamless payroll processing.
  • Dependent and tax record updates: Empower your agent to add employee dependents and modify withholding details, keeping employee records accurate and compliant.
  • Time tracking automation: Let your agent log new time tracking records for employees, ensuring precise attendance and overtime data for reporting and payroll.
  • Applicant and recruitment collaboration: Allow your agent to post comments on applicant records, streamlining feedback and communication during the hiring process.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Bamboohr with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with Bamboohr directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for Bamboohr operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various Bamboohr operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Bamboohr action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Candidate Application

Tool to create a candidate application.

Create Job Opening

Tool to create a new job opening in BambooHR ATS.

List Job Applications

Tool to list job applications with optional filters.

Get Benefit Coverages

Tool to retrieve standard benefit coverage options.

Get Member Benefit Events

Tool to list member benefit events.

Get Company EINs

Tool to retrieve company Employer Identification Numbers (EINs).

Get Company Information

Tool to retrieve company information.

Create File Category

Tool to create new company file categories.

Create Time Off Request

Tool to submit a new time off request.

List Datasets

Tool to list available datasets via the Datasets API.

Create Employee Dependent

Tool to add a dependent to an employee.

Get All Employee Dependents

Tool to retrieve all employee dependents.

Create Employee

Tool to create a new employee record.

Create Employee File Category

Tool to create new employee file categories.

Get Changed Employees

Tool to get employees inserted, updated, or deleted since a given timestamp.

List Company Files

Tool to list company file categories and their files.

Upload Company File

Tool to upload a new company file.

Get All Employees

Retrieves all employees from the BambooHR employee directory including their basic information and status.

Get Applicant Statuses

Tool to retrieve applicant statuses.

Get Custom Employee Fields

Tool to fetch custom employee field values.

Run Custom Report

Tool to run a custom report by ID or ad-hoc fields.

Get Employee

Tool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee.

Get Employee Photo

Tool to retrieve an employee's profile photo by size.

Get Hiring Leads

Tool to retrieve potential hiring leads (employees who can manage job openings) for use in creating a new job opening.

Get Job Summaries

Tool to retrieve a list of ATS job summaries.

Get Departments Metadata

Tool to list department metadata.

Get Meta Divisions

Tool to list all division metadata.

List Employment Status Metadata

Tool to list all employment status metadata.

Get Meta Job Titles

Tool to retrieve job title metadata.

Get Meta Locations

Tool to list location metadata.

Get Time-Off Types Metadata

Tool to list time-off type metadata.

Get Report

Tool to fetch a built-in or published report in JSON or other formats.

Get Time-Off Balances

Tool to retrieve time-off balances for employees.

Get Time-Off Requests

Tool to list time-off requests within a date range.

List Company Reports

Tool to list all available company and custom reports.

Get Country Options

Tool to retrieve all available country options.

Get List Field Details

Tool to get details for all list fields.

Get Tabular Fields Metadata

Tool to list tabular table fields metadata.

Get Users

Tool to list active users with basic info.

Update Employee

Tool to update fields on a specified employee record.

Update Time Off Request

Tool to update the status of an existing time-off request.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Bamboohr MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Bamboohr tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Bamboohr and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Bamboohr tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Bamboohr scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Bamboohr data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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