We're working on a Calamari integration built on MCP (Model Context Protocol). Once live, you'll be able to manage time off and log attendance directly from your AI assistant - no need to open the app.

The first version of the integration will let you:

• submit leave requests in plain language, e.g. "Book annual leave for March 10–14, delegate to Anna Kowalska"
• clock in and out with a single command
• check who on your team will be away on a given date

The integration will work with popular AI assistants, including Claude, Cursor, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Admins will be in full control of who gets access.

This is just the start. Future versions will bring more for managers -faster reporting and direct access to employee and attendance data, without the extra steps in between.

Want to be among the first to try it? Join the waitlist →

The "Overlapping shifts" irregularity now works across all time entries - the system monitors them continuously and surfaces any conflicts directly in the attendance records and the irregularities report. It means you can catch discrepancies in registered working time before they reach payroll.

You can switch it on in the Configuration -> Time & Attendance -> Abnormalities.

Turn on the new abnormality now.

Admins and managers can now update employee records directly in a table - same experience as Google Sheets or Excel, but inside Calamari.

Turn on edit mode in the People view, click any cell, make your change, and confirm. You can update multiple records at once, and the table catches errors as you type - no bad dates or invalid values slipping through.

Unlike emailing a spreadsheet around, everyone works within their own access level. No risk of accidentally sharing too much. And managers can update their own team's records directly, without waiting on HR to run an export.

A few things this makes easier:

• Updating medical exam dates or health and safety certificates for an entire department
• Changing roles and team assignments after a reorganization
• Filling in training dates for a group of employees
• Correcting additional fields without opening each profile individually
• Quick edits after filtering the view - for selected people only

Check out table edit mode in the People view →

Each employee in Calamari has a holiday calendar tied to where they work. The new filter lets you use that directly - pick a calendar from the list and you're filtering by country.

Available in three places:

• People view: quick overview and editing of a selected group
• Configuration: managing settings per branch
• People Reports: exporting data for a selected country or branch

Try the holiday calendar filter →

Two additions to give you more control over how feedback looks and who can access it.

• Reviewers can now format their responses - bold text, lists, headings - making feedback easier to read. You can also use variables in question templates (first name, full name, position), so instead of "How do you rate your collaboration with this person?" you write "How do you rate your collaboration with {first name}?" and the system fills it in automatically.

• The new Performance Reviews Administrator role lets an HR specialist or process coordinator read all collected feedback without needing full system admin access. System administrators won't see feedback unless they're also assigned this role.

More access control improvements are on the way.

Configure new role in Configuration/Roles ->

Running company-wide reviews but want your marketing team evaluated on analytics and developers on code review? You can now do that within a single session.

In the Performance Reviews module, you can now differentiate questions based on who is being reviewed and who is giving the review. Questions can vary depending on:

• the reviewed person's position,
• their team,
• the specific individual being reviewed,
• the relationship between reviewer and reviewee.

In practice: Ana from marketing gets a question about how she performs at industry conferences when her manager reviews her. A developer doing a peer review won't see that question - only questions relevant to their shared work.

One process, multiple perspectives, more relevant questions. No need to create separate sessions per department.

Learn how to configure questions in Performance Reviews →

If your organisation doesn't require daily time logging, the system was still marking every day without a timesheet entry in red — including for freelancers and employees on flexible contracts.

You can now turn off the "Absence" abnormality in system settings. Once disabled, the timesheet stays empty without red markings for days with no entries. Calamari stops treating it as an issue when it isn't one.

Coming next: assigning abnormalities to specific employee groups for even more granular control.

Configure abnormalities and adapt the system to your team's work model.

We've updated the Calamari mobile app to give managers more control in the field and better support international teams.

What's new:

• Support for multicultural teams. The app now supports 7 new languages: Italian, Serbian, Portuguese, Croatian, Ukrainian, Turkish, and Dutch. This helps avoid misunderstandings and reduces unnecessary questions from employees. You can change the language directly in the app settings.
• Full approval history always at hand. Managers can check previous decisions without opening their laptop. We've added two new tabs to the approval screen: Leave history and Timesheet changes history. Perfect for quick checks in the field or between meetings.
• Avoid timesheet conflicts. The app will warn you when you try to add work time that overlaps with an existing entry. This helps catch errors before they become a problem.

Whether you manage an office team or field workers - everything you need is now in your phone.

Update the Calamari mobile app to start using the new features.

When you receive a reminder about important dates (email, Slack, or Teams), you can react immediately – we've added direct links to a filtered view of employees who require your attention.

How it works:

• Click the link in the notification, and you'll land in a filtered People view that shows only the relevant employees.
• The view includes key columns: First Name, Last Name, Position, and the specific Custom field with the date (e.g., Medical examination expiry date).
• Next to each date, you'll see how many days remain until the action (e.g., in 14 days) – you immediately know how urgent the matter is.

No more searching through profiles. You go straight to where you do the work – check the list, update the dates, and you're done.

Configure reminders and see how much faster you can manage employee data.

We've updated the Calamari mobile app to give you faster access to timesheets, leave request management, and team schedule viewing.

What's new:

• Work Day History on your phone. Your entire workday as a timeline: clock-ins, breaks, projects, and manual edits in one view.
• Redesigned leave request list. Two clear tabs: "My" and "Company". We've added filters at the top (dates, people, status, leave type) and status icons for faster scanning.
• Time & Attendance change requests. A dedicated section for editing timesheets (add forgotten time, edit hours, remove errors).
• Clearer request details. Old values crossed out and grayed out, new changes highlighted in color. Full action history available in request details.

Less time searching, more time getting things done.

Update the Calamari mobile app (iOS/Android) and check out the new features.