# Attendance Sheet Generator — MCP tool `findutils:attendance_sheet_generator`

Generate a blank attendance sheet for a list of students over consecutive days and return the date columns, a CSV, a Markdown table, and a plain-text grid. Dates are consecutive calendar days from start_date (UTC), labelled like "Mon, Mar 2".

- Category: education
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/attendance-sheet-generator/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/mcp/attendance-sheet-generator/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/api/attendance-sheet-generator/

## Connect

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

## Call the tool (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "attendance_sheet_generator",
      "arguments": {
        "students": [
          "Alice",
          "Bob"
        ],
        "start_date": "2026-03-02",
        "days": 5,
        "class_name": "Math 101"
      }
    }
  }'
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `students` | array | yes | Student names, one per row. Empty names are skipped. |
| `start_date` | string | yes | First date of the sheet (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| `days` | integer | no | Number of consecutive days (columns). Default 5. Default: `5`. |
| `class_name` | string | no | Class or group name printed as the sheet title. Default "Class". |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "students": [
    "Alice",
    "Bob"
  ],
  "start_date": "2026-03-02",
  "days": 5,
  "class_name": "Math 101"
}
```

## Also a REST endpoint

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/attendance-sheet-generator/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "students": [
      "Alice",
      "Bob"
    ],
    "start_date": "2026-03-02",
    "days": 5,
    "class_name": "Math 101"
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/attendance-sheet-generator
```

Full REST reference: https://findutils.com/api/attendance-sheet-generator/ · OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json

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