Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Circle
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Create Contact in Circle, or New Access Group in Circle to Create Department Code in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Buddy Punch and Circle to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Buddy Punch and Circle can do together
From Buddy Punch to Circle
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Create Contact in Circle
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Send Direct Message in Circle
From Circle to Buddy Punch
When New Access Group in Circle
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When New Comment Posted in Circle
then Create Employee in Buddy Punch
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 Buddy Punch and Circle
Triggers and actions 20 triggers · 36 actions
Trigger
Employee CreatedTriggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account.
Trigger
Employee Punched InTriggers 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 UpdatedTriggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change.
Trigger
Punch in ChangedTriggers 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 CodeAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
Assign Employee to LocationAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location.
Action
Create Department CodeCreates a new department code in Buddy Punch.
Action
Create EmployeeCreates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create LocationCreates a new location in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create PositionCreates a new position in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Find EmployeeFinds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for.
Action
Get Department CodeReturns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Get LocationReturns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location.
Action
Get PositionReturns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID.
Action
List Department Code EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
List Location EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location.
Action
Punch InPunches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee.
Action
Punch OutPunches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given.
Action
Update EmployeeUpdates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status.
Trigger
Content ApprovedTriggers when a moderator approves reported (flagged) content in your Circle community.
Trigger
Content FlaggedTriggers when a piece of community content (a post, comment or message) is reported for moderation.
Trigger
Content RejectedTriggers when a moderator rejects reported content (a post or comment) in your Circle community.
Trigger
New Access GroupTriggers when a new access group is created in your Circle community.
Trigger
New Comment PostedTriggers when a new comment is posted in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or post.
Trigger
New Event CreatedTriggers when a new event is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one event space.
Trigger
New Event RSVPTriggers when a member RSVPs yes to the selected Circle event.
Trigger
New Member Active SubscriptionTriggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes active in Circle.
Trigger
New Member AddedTriggers when a new member joins the Circle community. Optionally includes invited members who have not finished setting up their profile, or only members with chosen tags.
Trigger
New Member Canceled SubscriptionTriggers when a community member's paid subscription is canceled in Circle, returning the canceled subscription with its member and paywall details.
Trigger
New Member Paid ChargeTriggers when a community member is charged successfully (a new paid charge appears in Circle).
Trigger
New Member Past Due SubscriptionTriggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes past due.
Trigger
New Member Refunded ChargeTriggers when a member's charge is refunded, fully or partially, in your Circle community.
Trigger
New PostTriggers when a new basic post is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or space group.
Trigger
New Space CreatedTriggers when a new space is created in your Circle community.
Trigger
New Tagged MemberTriggers when a member tag is applied to a community member or contact in your Circle community.
Action
Add Member to Space GroupAdds an existing community member, by email, to a space group and to every space in that group. Does nothing if they are already in the group.
Action
Create CommentCreates a comment on a Circle post, or a reply to an existing comment, optionally authored as another community member.
Action
Create ContactCreates a non-member contact (lead) in your Circle community from an email address. The contact appears in your audience for email marketing but has no login or community access.
Action
Create Course SectionCreates a new section at the end of a course space. The section starts with no lessons.
Action
Find MemberFinds a community member by their exact email address, including invited members who have not finished setting up their profile.
Action
Has Member TagChecks whether the community member with a given email address has a given member tag, and returns true or false along with the member's id and tags.
Action
Invite MemberInvites a person to your Circle community by email, creating their Circle account if needed, and optionally adds them to spaces, space groups and member tags. Returns the new community member.
Action
Is Member of SpaceChecks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a chosen space and returns their space membership details.
Action
Is Member of Space GroupChecks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a space group, and returns their membership details when they do.
Action
Mark Course Lesson as CompletedMarks a course lesson as completed for a member of the course space, identified by their email address.
Action
Remove MemberRemoves a member from your Circle community by deactivating their membership and canceling their running paid subscriptions. Their posts and comments are kept, and inviting the same email again restores the membership.
Action
Remove Member From Access GroupRemoves a community member, identified by member ID or email, from an access group.
Action
Remove Member From EventRemoves a member's RSVP from a Circle event, identified by the member's email. The attendee record is kept with its RSVP set to no.
Action
Remove Member From SpaceRemoves a community member, identified by email, from a space. The person stays a member of the community.
Action
Remove Member From Space GroupRemoves a member from a space group and from every space in that group. They stay a member of the community.
Action
RSVP Member to EventAdds a community member, identified by email, to an event. The member is RSVPed directly when the event auto-RSVPs invited attendees; otherwise they are invited.
Action
Send Direct MessageSends a direct chat message to a Circle community member, identified by email, optionally as a reply in a thread.
Action
Start a Group ChatSends a message to a group of community members in a group chat, starting the group chat if it does not exist yet. The message is sent as the community member the connection authenticates as.
Action
Tag MemberApplies a member tag to the community member with the given email. If the member already has the tag, it is kept.
Action
Untag MemberRemoves a member tag from the community member with the given email. The tag itself stays in the community; only its assignment to that member is removed.
Action
Update EventUpdates an existing event in a Circle event space. Only the fields you fill in are changed; everything else on the event stays as it is.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Buddy Punch and Circle, answered
What can start an automation from Buddy Punch?
Any of Buddy Punch's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Employee Created, Employee Updated, Punch in Changed and Employee Punched In. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Circle when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Circle's 21 actions, including Create Comment, Create Contact, Create Course Section and Mark Course Lesson as Completed. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Circle to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Circle, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Circle's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Circle?
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 Buddy Punch and Circle 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.