# Tempo — Full Documentation for LLMs

> AI-powered task management for cross-functional teams

Website: https://shifttempo.com
Created by: Glauser Creative AB

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## Product Overview

Tempo is a minimalist task management tool designed for small, cross-functional teams (design, marketing, product, engineering). It prioritizes simplicity with just 4 views and zero configuration required. AI features, a team Knowledge Base, and an MCP Server make it uniquely suited for modern AI-assisted workflows.

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## Core Views

### 1. Inbox
- Central capture point for all new tasks
- Quick-add with title, assign to any team member
- AI-powered idea generation: get task suggestions based on your team's goals

### 2. Todo
- Personal view of tasks assigned to you
- Focused, distraction-free work queue

### 3. Board
- Kanban board with 4 columns: Backlog, Todo, Doing, Done
- Drag-and-drop to change task status
- Full team visibility

### 4. History
- Completed tasks organized by week
- Perfect for standups and retrospectives

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## AI Features

### Task Description Generation
- Enter a task title, click "Generate description"
- AI writes a complete description aligned with your team's goals and Knowledge Base context

### Smart Suggestions
- Generate task ideas based on your team's current work and goals
- Available from the Inbox view

### Subtask Breakdown
- Break any task into clear, actionable subtasks
- Powered by AI with Knowledge Base context

### Smart Auto-Assignment
- Tasks are automatically assigned based on team members' history and roles

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## Knowledge Base (RAG)

The Knowledge Base provides per-team document storage with semantic search, used to enrich AI context.

### How It Works
1. Upload documents (PDF, TXT, MD)
2. Documents are chunked and embedded using OpenAI text-embedding-3-small
3. When AI features are used, relevant chunks are retrieved via vector similarity search
4. AI responses are grounded in your team's own documentation

### Plan Limits
- Free: 5 documents, 10MB total storage
- Pro: Unlimited documents, 1GB total storage

### Database
- `kb_documents` table: stores document metadata
- `kb_chunks` table: stores embeddings via pgvector

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## MCP Server

The MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server allows AI agents to interact with your Tempo workspace programmatically.

### Transport
- stdio transport (runs as a local Node.js process)

### Authentication
- API keys with `tmpo_` prefix
- Keys are SHA-256 hashed and stored in the `api_keys` table
- Generate keys from the Team Settings page

### Available Tools

#### search_knowledge_base
Search your team's Knowledge Base using semantic similarity.
- Parameters: `query` (string), `limit` (number, optional)
- Returns: Matching document chunks with relevance scores

#### list_documents
List all documents in your team's Knowledge Base.
- Parameters: none
- Returns: Array of documents with title, type, size, created date

#### read_document
Read the full content of a specific document.
- Parameters: `document_id` (string)
- Returns: Document content and metadata

#### list_tasks
List tasks with optional filters.
- Parameters: `status` (string, optional: backlog/todo/doing/done), `assigned_to` (string, optional)
- Returns: Array of tasks with title, description, status, assignee

#### create_task
Create a new task in the team's Inbox.
- Parameters: `title` (string), `description` (string, optional), `assigned_to` (string, optional)
- Returns: Created task object

#### update_task
Update an existing task's status, title, description, or assignee.
- Parameters: `task_id` (string), `title` (string, optional), `description` (string, optional), `status` (string, optional), `assigned_to` (string, optional)
- Returns: Updated task object

#### get_team_context
Get an overview of the team's current state.
- Parameters: none
- Returns: Team name, member count, task counts by status, recent activity

### Compatible Clients
- Claude Code (Anthropic)
- Cursor
- Any MCP-compatible AI agent or IDE

### Setup
```bash
cd mcp-server && npm install && npm run build
```

Configure your MCP client to run the server with your API key.

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## Pricing

### Free Plan — $0
- Unlimited team members
- 50 tasks
- 30 days of history
- 10MB image storage
- 5 Knowledge Base documents (10MB)
- Limited AI features (task descriptions, suggestions)
- MCP Server access

### Pro Plan — $9 per seat per month
- Unlimited team members
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited history
- Unlimited image storage
- Unlimited Knowledge Base documents (1GB)
- Unlimited AI features
- MCP Server access

### Billing
- Stripe-powered checkout and customer portal
- No credit card required to start
- Cancel anytime

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## Technical Stack

- Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite
- Styling: Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Radix UI
- Backend: Supabase (Auth, PostgreSQL, Edge Functions, Realtime)
- Drag & Drop: @dnd-kit
- AI Embeddings: OpenAI text-embedding-3-small
- Payments: Stripe

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## Getting Started

1. Go to https://shifttempo.com
2. Sign up with your email (magic link, no password)
3. Create your team
4. Start adding tasks

No setup, no configuration, no training required. Takes about 30 seconds.