--- title: "Connect Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New event\" fires in Aviation Safety Data, your agent runs \"Create Department Code\" in Buddy Punch." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-buddy-punch" --- # Connect Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch When **New event** fires in [Aviation Safety Data](https://apiant.ai/connections/aviation-safety-data), your agent runs **Create Department Code** in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), or **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch to **Get event** in Aviation Safety Data. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Aviation Safety Data **1** trigger Aviation Safety Data **13** actions Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch can do together ### From Aviation Safety Data to Buddy Punch - When **New event** in Aviation Safety Data then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New event** in Aviation Safety Data then **Create Employee** in Buddy Punch ### From Buddy Punch to Aviation Safety Data - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Get event** in Aviation Safety Data - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Find drone sightings by state** in Aviation Safety Data Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **New event** Poll for newly published aviation safety occurrences. - Action **Find drone sightings by state** Get FAA drone sighting reports for one US state. - Action **Find laser strikes by airport** Get FAA laser incidents reported near one airport. - Action **Find laser strikes by state** Get FAA laser incidents reported for one US state. - Action **Find wildlife strikes by airport** Get FAA wildlife strikes reported for one airport. - Action **Find wildlife strikes by species** Get FAA wildlife strikes reported for one species. - Action **Get aircraft family safety stats** Get merged safety statistics for an aircraft family. - Action **Get airport** Look up airport reference data by ICAO ident or IATA code. - Action **Get event** Get one aviation safety occurrence with its sources and narrative references. - Action **Get narrative** Get a narrative by its source and the authority's own case id. - Action **List drone sightings** List global FAA UAS (drone) sighting reports. - Action **List events** List aviation safety occurrences with cursor pagination. - Action **List laser strikes** List global FAA reported laser incident aggregates. - Action **List wildlife strikes** List global FAA wildlife strike aggregates. - Trigger **Employee Created** Triggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account. - Trigger **Employee Punched In** Triggers when an employee punches in, returning the punch with the employee, punch-in time, approval status and hours. Watches the current pay period's time cards. - Trigger **Employee Updated** Triggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change. - Trigger **Punch in Changed** Triggers when an employee's punch-in in the current pay period is recorded or changed (time, approval status or notes). - Action **Assign Employee to Department Code** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **Assign Employee to Location** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location. - Action **Create Department Code** Creates a new department code in Buddy Punch. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Location** Creates a new location in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Position** Creates a new position in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Find Employee** Finds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for. - Action **Get Department Code** Returns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Get Location** Returns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location. - Action **Get Position** Returns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID. - Action **List Department Code Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **List Location Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location. - Action **Punch In** Punches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee. - Action **Punch Out** Punches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given. - Action **Update Employee** Updates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status. ## Each app on its own - [ **Aviation Safety Data** Aviation Safety Data provides access to a corpus of over 164,000 aircraft accident and incident narratives...](https://apiant.ai/connections/aviation-safety-data) - [ **Buddy Punch** Buddy Punch is an employee time tracking and scheduling app that lets your employees track their hours and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Aviation Safety Data - [ **Aviation Safety Data to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-hubspot) - [ **Aviation Safety Data to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-salesforce) - [ **Aviation Safety Data to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-slack) - [ **Aviation Safety Data to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-google-sheets) - [ **Aviation Safety Data to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-gmail) - [ **Aviation Safety Data to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/aviation-safety-data-to-google-calendar) ## More into Buddy Punch - [ **ActiveCampaign to Buddy Punch** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Airtable to Buddy Punch** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Asana to Buddy Punch** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Brevo to Buddy Punch** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-buddy-punch) - [ **2Chat to Buddy Punch** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-buddy-punch) - [ **3Scribe to Buddy Punch** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-buddy-punch) Questions ## Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Aviation Safety Data? Any of Aviation Safety Data's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Buddy Punch when something happens in Aviation Safety Data? Any of Buddy Punch's 15 actions, including Create Department Code, Create Employee, Create Location and Create Position. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Buddy Punch to Aviation Safety Data? Yes. When something happens in Buddy Punch, your agent can act in Aviation Safety Data too. This page covers both directions: Buddy Punch's triggers and Aviation Safety Data's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Aviation Safety Data or Buddy Punch? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Aviation Safety Data and Buddy Punch without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.