How to integrate Toggl MCP with CrewAI

This guide walks you through connecting Toggl to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Toggl agent that can start a new time entry for coding, list all clients in your workspace, get details of your current running timer through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Toggl account through Composio's Toggl MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Toggl is a time tracking platform for managing work hours and productivity. It helps individuals and teams monitor tasks, analyze time usage, and optimize workflows.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Toggl to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Toggl agent that can start a new time entry for coding, list all clients in your workspace, get details of your current running timer through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Toggl account through Composio's Toggl MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get a Composio API key and configure your Toggl connection
  • Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
  • Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Toggl
  • Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Toggl operations

What is CrewAI?

CrewAI is a powerful framework for building multi-agent AI systems. It provides primitives for defining agents with specific roles, creating tasks, and orchestrating workflows through crews.

Key features include:

  • Agent Roles: Define specialized agents with specific goals and backstories
  • Task Management: Create tasks with clear descriptions and expected outputs
  • Crew Orchestration: Combine agents and tasks into collaborative workflows
  • MCP Integration: Connect to external tools through Model Context Protocol

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

The Toggl MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Toggl account. It provides structured and secure access to your time tracking data, so your agent can perform actions like logging time entries, managing clients and projects, handling tags, and retrieving detailed activity reports on your behalf.

  • Automated time entry management: Let your agent start, stop, and create new time entries with precise details, making it easy to track your work hours hands-free.
  • Client and project organization: Easily add new clients or projects, fetch client details, or remove outdated clients to keep your workspace up to date and well-structured.
  • Real-time activity tracking: Ask your agent to retrieve the currently running time entry or list recent activities, so you always know where your time is going.
  • Tag management and organization: Automatically create or delete tags to categorize your time entries, helping you analyze how your time is spent across different tasks.
  • Comprehensive workspace administration: Have your agent create organizations, set up workspaces, and ensure all your time tracking infrastructure is ready to go without manual setup.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step08 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • A Composio account and API key
  • A Toggl connection authorized in Composio
  • An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM
  • Basic familiarity with Python
2

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.
3

Install dependencies

bash
pip install composio crewai crewai-tools[mcp] python-dotenv
What's happening:
  • composio connects your agent to Toggl via MCP
  • crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives
  • crewai-tools[mcp] includes MCP helpers
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID scopes the session to your account
  • OPENAI_API_KEY lets CrewAI use your chosen OpenAI model
5

Import dependencies

python
import os
from composio import Composio
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
import dotenv

dotenv.load_dotenv()

COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set")
What's happening:
  • CrewAI classes define agents and tasks, and run the workflow
  • MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to an MCP endpoint
  • Composio will give you a short lived Toggl MCP URL
6

Create a Composio Tool Router session for Toggl

python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio_client.create(user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["toggl"])

url = session.mcp.url
What's happening:
  • You create a Toggl only session through Composio
  • Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Toggl tools
7

Initialize the MCP Server

python
server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users search the internet effectively",
        backstory="You are a helpful assistant with access to search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )
What's Happening:
  • Server Configuration: The code sets up connection parameters including the MCP server URL, streamable HTTP transport, and Composio API key authentication.
  • MCP Adapter Bridge: MCPServerAdapter acts as a context manager that converts Composio MCP tools into a CrewAI-compatible format.
  • Agent Setup: Creates a CrewAI Agent with a defined role (Search Assistant), goal (help with internet searches), and access to the MCP tools.
  • Configuration Options: The agent includes settings like verbose=False for clean output and max_iter=10 to prevent infinite loops.
  • Dynamic Tool Usage: Once created, the agent automatically accesses all Composio Search tools and decides when to use them based on user queries.
8

Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

conversation_context = ""

while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    task = Task(
        description=(
            f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
            f"Current request: {user_input}"
        ),
        expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
        agent=agent,
    )

    crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
    result = crew.kickoff()
    response = str(result)

    conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
    print(f"Agent: {response}\n")
What's Happening:
  • Interactive CLI Setup: The code creates an infinite loop that continuously prompts for user input and maintains the entire conversation history in a string variable.
  • Input Validation: Empty inputs are ignored to prevent processing blank messages and keep the conversation clean.
  • Context Building: Each user message is appended to the conversation context, which preserves the full dialogue history for better agent responses.
  • Dynamic Task Creation: For every user input, a new Task is created that includes both the full conversation history and the current request as context.
  • Crew Execution: A Crew is instantiated with the agent and task, then kicked off to process the request and generate a response.
  • Response Management: The agent's response is converted to a string, added to the conversation context, and displayed to the user, maintaining conversational continuity.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Toggl and CrewAI:

python
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv()

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")

# Initialize Composio and create a session
composio = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["toggl"],
)
url = session.mcp.url

# Configure LLM
llm = LLM(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
)

server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users with internet searches",
        backstory="You are an expert assistant with access to Composio Search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        llm=llm,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )

    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    conversation_context = ""

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()

        if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
            print("\nGoodbye!")
            break

        if not user_input:
            continue

        conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
        print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

        task = Task(
            description=(
                f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
                f"Current request: {user_input}"
            ),
            expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
            agent=agent,
        )

        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
        result = crew.kickoff()
        response = str(result)

        conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
        print(f"Agent: {response}\n")

Conclusion

You now have a CrewAI agent connected to Toggl through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Toggl operations through natural language commands.

Next steps:

  • Add role-specific instructions to customize agent behavior
  • Plug in more toolkits for multi-app workflows
  • Chain tasks for complex multi-step operations
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Create Client

Tool to create a new client in a workspace.

Create Group

Tool to create a new group in a Toggl organization.

Create Invitation

Tool to send invitations to join a Toggl organization.

Create Organization

Tool to create a new organization with a default workspace in Toggl Track.

Create Project

Creates a new project in a Toggl workspace.

Create Tag

Tool to create a new tag in a workspace.

Create Time Entry

Tool to create a new time entry in the specified workspace.

Add User to Workspace Project

Tool to add a user to workspace project users.

Delete Toggl Client

Tool to delete a client in Toggl.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a group from a Toggl organization.

Delete Project Group

Tool to delete a project group from a Toggl workspace.

Delete Subscription

Tool to delete a webhook subscription in Toggl.

Delete Tag

Deletes a tag from a Toggl workspace.

Disable Weekly Report

Tool to disable weekly report email notifications.

Bulk Edit Time Entries

Tool to bulk edit multiple time entries in a workspace using JSON Patch operations.

Get All Plans

Tool to retrieve all available Toggl subscription plans and their features.

Get Client Details

Retrieves detailed information about a specific client in Toggl Track by its client ID and workspace ID.

Get Countries

Tool to retrieve all countries supported by Toggl.

Get Country Subdivisions

Tool to retrieve all subdivisions (states, provinces, regions) for a specific country in Toggl Track.

Get Currencies

Tool to retrieve the list of all currencies supported by Toggl Track.

Get Current Time Entry

Retrieves the currently running time entry for the authenticated user.

Get Event Filters

Retrieve the list of supported event filters for Toggl webhooks.

Get JWKS Keys

Retrieves the current JWKS (JSON Web Key Set) keyset used to sign JWT tokens.

List Clients

Retrieve a list of clients from a Toggl Track workspace with optional filtering by status and name.

Get My Location

Retrieves the authenticated user's last known location information including city, state, country, and coordinates.

Get My Quota

Tool to retrieve API rate limit quota for the authenticated user.

Get Organization Details

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Toggl organization including subscription plan, trial status, user count, and workspace settings.

Get Organization Groups

Retrieves all groups within a Toggl organization, including group members and workspace assignments.

Get Organization Users

Retrieves a list of users belonging to a Toggl organization.

Get Project Details

Tool to retrieve details of a specific project.

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve a list of projects from a Toggl workspace.

Get Public Subscription Plans

Tool to retrieve all publicly available subscription plans from Toggl.

Get Webhooks Status

Tool to retrieve the Toggl Webhooks server status.

Get Tags

Retrieve all tags in a Toggl workspace.

List Tasks

Tool to list tasks in a workspace or within a specific project.

Get Time Entries

Retrieve time entries for the authenticated user with flexible filtering options.

Get Time Entry

Tool to retrieve a specific time entry by its ID.

Get Timezone Offsets

Tool to retrieve all available timezone offsets from Toggl.

Get Timezones

Tool to retrieve all available timezones supported by Toggl Track.

Get User Clients

Retrieves all clients accessible to the authenticated user across all their workspaces.

Get User Preferences

Retrieves the authenticated user's preferences including timezone, date/time formats, notification settings, and enabled alpha/experimental features.

Get User Projects

Tool to retrieve all projects for the authenticated user.

Get User Tags

Tool to retrieve tags associated with the current user.

Get User Tasks

Retrieve all tasks across all workspaces accessible to the authenticated user.

Get User Workspaces

Tool to retrieve all workspaces the authenticated user belongs to.

Get Workspace Details

Retrieves comprehensive details and settings for a specific Toggl workspace by ID.

Get Workspace Logo

Tool to get workspace logo.

Get Workspace Preferences

Retrieves workspace preferences including the initial pricing plan and whether start/end times are hidden.

Get Workspace Users

Retrieves all users who belong to a specific Toggl workspace.

Stop Time Entry

Tool to stop a running time entry in a workspace.

Disable Product Emails

Tool to disable product emails for the authenticated user using a disable code.

Update Tag

Tool to update an existing tag in a specified workspace.

Send Demo Email

Tool to send a demo request email through Toggl's system.

Send Email to Contact

Tool to send an email to a contact via Toggl's smail service.

Send Smail Meet

Tool to send an email for meet.

Update Client

Updates an existing client in a Toggl workspace.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. CrewAI 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 Toggl tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Toggl 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 Toggl data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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