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Altera Payroll MCP connector

Connect Altera Payroll to Elaichi and Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot or any MCP client can look up and update employees, departments, jobs, earnings, deductions and direct deposits, with every action recorded against the person who asked.

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ChatGPT Elaichi connected

Show me every employee in the Engineering department.

Working in Altera Payroll with Elaichi

  • List all Altera Payroll validateauths
  • List all Altera Payroll companies
  • List all Altera Payroll employees
Ask anything…
Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
Altera Payroll List all Altera Payroll employees Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Altera Payroll List all Altera Payroll companies Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Altera Payroll List all Altera Payroll validateauths Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Altera Payroll Get single Altera Payroll employee by ID Megan Brooks · Claude · 9:38 AM Done
Altera Payroll Create a Altera Payroll employee Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

How to connect Altera Payroll to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

Step by step, for each AI app

Altera Payroll MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

    Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  4. 4

    Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Altera Payroll MCP connector for Claude Code

  1. 1

    In a terminal, run claude mcp add with the endpoint.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Start Claude Code and run /mcp.

  3. 3

    Pick elaichi, then sign in and approve in the browser.

Terminal

$ claude mcp add --transport http elaichi --scope user https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

Use --scope project instead to share it with the repository through .mcp.json.

Altera Payroll MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Altera Payroll MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Altera Payroll MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot

  1. 1

    In Copilot Studio, open your agent, then Tools, Add a tool, New tool and Model Context Protocol.

  2. 2

    Paste the endpoint into Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0, then Dynamic discovery, and press Create.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Create a new connection, sign in and approve, then press Add to agent.

  4. 4

    Under Channels, open Teams and Microsoft Copilot and make the agent available in Microsoft Copilot.

Server URL
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Type
Dynamic discovery

Microsoft Copilot was called Microsoft 365 Copilot. Keep the tool on end-user credentials, so each person signs in as themselves.

Connect Altera Payroll to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

What teams do with Altera Payroll through Elaichi

Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in Altera Payroll is logged.

  • HR

    Set up a new hire on day one

    Create the employee record in Altera Payroll, place the person in the right department and job, and add their direct deposit details from one conversation.

  • Payroll

    Check earnings and deductions before a run

    Pull the earnings and deductions for a person or a whole department and spot anything missing before payday, without clicking through each record.

  • Finance

    Reconcile headcount by department

    List every employee alongside their department and company to confirm the numbers match the budget and the forecast.

  • People Ops

    Keep dependents and contacts current

    When someone gets married or has a child, add the dependent and the new contact to their Altera Payroll record while you are still on the call.

  • Managers

    See who holds which job

    Ask which employees sit in a given job or department and get the answer from live Altera Payroll records rather than a stale spreadsheet.

  • Operations

    Update a record after an internal move

    When an employee changes department or job, update their Altera Payroll record in plain language and confirm the change landed.

Try asking

  • “Show me every employee in the Engineering department.”
  • “List deductions for Maria Lopez this pay period.”
  • “Add a new hire, Sam Ortiz, to the Sales department.”

See all 50 Altera Payroll tools →

What connecting Altera Payroll gets you

6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Altera Payroll account.

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Show me every employee in the Engineering department.

List deductions for Maria Lopez this pay period.

Add a new hire, Sam Ortiz, to the Sales department.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about employees and get live answers.

Ask who joined this month and see Altera Payroll employee records in plain language.

ElaichiAI apps
Claude ChatGPT Cursor Microsoft Copilot

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Client Connected by Status Last used
Claude
E

Emily Carter

• Connected 4 minutes ago
Cursor
M

Megan Brooks

• Connected 2 hours ago
ChatGPT
R

Ryan Hayes

• Connected Yesterday

AI apps

Use Altera Payroll from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot.

One governed endpoint, signed in over OAuth, with no SDK and no shared API key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Altera Payroll validateauths List Validate the JWT in Altera Payroll and return the encoded claims information, including authorized provider and actions for the consumer. Returns: type, value. Takes no caller parameters; the company is taken from the company_id credential.
List all Altera Payroll companies List List company records for a specific company in Altera Payroll by company_id. Returns: co, name, address1, address2, city, state, zip, county, country, dba, phone, fax and 161 more field(s). Takes no caller parameters; the company is taken from the company_id credential.
List all Altera Payroll employees List List employees in an Altera Payroll (ReadyPay Online) company, optionally filtered to active-only or recently terminated. Returns: co, id, clock, ssn, firstName, middleName, lastName, birthDate, gender, maritalStatus, payFrequency, cC1 and 70 more field(s). Required: active_only.
Get single Altera Payroll employee by ID Get Get a single employee from Altera Payroll (ReadyPay Online) by company code and employee id. Returns: co, id, clock, ssn, firstName, middleName, lastName, birthDate, gender, maritalStatus, payFrequency, cC1 and 70 more field(s). Required: the record id in the request path.
Create a Altera Payroll employee Create Add an employee to Altera Payroll (ReadyPay Online) through the PENDING employee flow: the record is staged for onboarding and is not written straight into Employee records. Use employees.create_direct to skip staging. Returns: newEmployeePayrollID. Takes no caller parameters; the company is taken from the company_id credential.

Tool catalog

50 Altera Payroll tools, ready without code.

Employees, departments, jobs, earnings, deductions and direct deposits, covered without writing any code.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

HR toolbox

Altera Payroll · employees and departments

Altera Payroll starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Payroll toolbox

Altera Payroll · earnings and deductions

— 9 Mar 2, 2026

Finance toolbox

Altera Payroll · headcount and companies

— 24 Feb 27, 2026

People Ops toolbox

Altera Payroll · contacts and dependents

Altera Payroll starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Benefits toolbox

Altera Payroll · dependents and deductions

— 31 Jan 30, 2026

Operations toolbox

Altera Payroll · jobs and direct deposits

— 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Give each team its own Altera Payroll toolbox.

HR, payroll and finance each work from a toolbox scoped to their job.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
AL

Altera Payroll (HR)

Connected by Emily Carter

Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
AL

Altera Payroll (Payroll)

Connected by Jake Morgan

Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
AL

Altera Payroll (Finance)

Connected by Megan Brooks

Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
AL

Altera Payroll (People Ops)

Connected by Tyler Reed

Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
AL

Altera Payroll (Benefits)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

Personal • Active Not shared
AL

Altera Payroll (US Entity)

Connected by Ashley Parker

Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Teammates work through one connection, never the key.

One person connects Altera Payroll, shares it with teams, and nobody else handles the API key.

ElaichiAudit log
When Who What happened Type

2 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM

E

Emily Carter

[email protected]

Restriction Created Access

8 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM

J

Jake Morgan

[email protected]

Restriction Updated Access

14 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM

M

Megan Brooks

[email protected]

Role Assigned Access

20 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM

T

Tyler Reed

[email protected]

Altera Payroll Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM

R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

Altera Payroll Employees Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM

A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

Altera Payroll Employees List Toolbox

Audit log

Every Altera Payroll call is logged and named.

See who created an employee, when, and which record changed, in an append-only log.

From answering questions to doing the work

A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Workflows, collections and live dashboards come with the Black plan.

Altera Payroll digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch employees

    Altera Payroll

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s
  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Jake Morgan

    Approve
  6. Post the digest

    Altera Payroll

    Queued

Workflows

A schedule starts the work, a person approves.

New Altera Payroll employees are fetched, grouped by department, drafted into a digest, approved, then posted.

Altera Payroll health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the employees collection

Live

Employees

1,284 ↓ 12%

Departments

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Employees created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

HR 34%

Payroll 27%

Finance 21%

People Ops 18%

Collections and dashboards

Altera Payroll headcount numbers, computed without a model.

Four metrics, 14 days of employees created and a breakdown by team, refreshed on schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Altera Payroll

All three can connect Altera Payroll to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Altera Payroll, by what to check
What to check Elaichi Zapier MCP Composio
Where the AI connects One address for the whole organization. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp A server per member, created at sign-in. An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Altera Payroll tools Allow or restrict single Altera Payroll tools, per role or user. App and action restrictions on the account. Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls One audit entry per Altera Payroll call. A History tab of tool calls. A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. SAML on Enterprise. SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price Free for one person; $15 per user per month on Gold. 2 tasks per successful call. Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

Altera Payroll tools for your AI agents

50 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Altera Payroll, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

Questions, answered

How do I connect Altera Payroll to Claude?

In Elaichi, choose Altera Payroll and paste in your Altera Payroll API key, then in Claude go to Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Once both steps are done, Claude can work with your Altera Payroll employees, departments, jobs and pay records.

Does Altera Payroll work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Altera Payroll is connected once in Elaichi, and the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. Each person signs in as themselves in whichever client they use.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Altera Payroll data?

It can list and look up employees, departments, jobs, companies, earnings, deductions, contacts, dependents and direct deposits in Altera Payroll, and it can create employees, departments, jobs, contacts, dependents and direct deposits or update an existing employee. In practice that means asking who is in a department, checking a person's deductions, or setting up a new hire in one conversation. Short, concrete asks such as "list employees in Finance" work better than long paragraphs.

Does connecting Altera Payroll give the AI access to everyone's pay details?

No. Every request to Altera Payroll runs inside the access of the person who signed in, so the AI sees exactly what that person could see in Altera Payroll and nothing more. Elaichi can narrow that access further with restrictions, but it can never widen it.

Can my team share one Altera Payroll connection?

Yes. One person connects Altera Payroll in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever handles the API key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the actual person behind every employee lookup or change.

Can I stop an agent from changing things in Altera Payroll?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow reading Altera Payroll earnings and deductions while restricting the creation of employees or direct deposits. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.

What happens to an Altera Payroll connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding a person in Elaichi ends their access to Altera Payroll through every client at once. If they connected a shared Altera Payroll account, it keeps working for everyone else on the team. Disconnecting Altera Payroll once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client together.

Does the Altera Payroll MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Altera Payroll is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Altera Payroll?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Altera Payroll. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Altera Payroll call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Altera Payroll?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Altera Payroll: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

Put Altera Payroll in front of your team

14 days of Black, no credit card. Connect it once and pick what each team can call.

When the trial ends, nothing is deleted. You move to the free Personal plan, and connections, roles and the audit log stay where they are.

Add one link to your AI app

The same link for everyone on your team.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Microsoft Copilot