Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Communi App
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add message in Communi App, or New Announcement in Communi App to Create Department Code in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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Claude Code
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What Buddy Punch and Communi App can do together
From Buddy Punch to Communi App
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add message in Communi App
From Communi App to 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 Communi App
Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 42 actions
- Employee Created
Triggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account.
- 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.
- Employee Updated
Triggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change.
- Punch in Changed
Triggers when an employee's punch-in in the current pay period is recorded or changed (time, approval status or notes).
- Assign Employee to Department Code
Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code.
- Assign Employee to Location
Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location.
- Create Department Code
Creates a new department code in Buddy Punch.
- Create Employee
Creates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account.
- Create Location
Creates a new location in your Buddy Punch account.
- Create Position
Creates a new position in your Buddy Punch account.
- Find Employee
Finds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for.
- Get Department Code
Returns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account.
- Get Location
Returns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location.
- Get Position
Returns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID.
- List Department Code Employees
Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code.
- List Location Employees
Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location.
- Punch In
Punches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee.
- Punch Out
Punches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given.
- Update Employee
Updates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status.
- New Announcement
Triggered when a new announcement is created in a group.
- New Event
Triggered when a new event is created in the selected group.
- New Job Ad
Triggered when a new job ad is created in a group.
- New message
Triggers when a new message is posted in a Communi App conversation, such as a group chat, event chat or direct message.
- New Offer
Triggered when a new offer is created.
- New poll
Triggers when a new poll is created in Communi App.
- New Quest
Triggered when a new quest is created.
- New Recommendation
Triggers when a new recommendation is created in a group, including derived kinds such as videos, prayers and parishes unless narrowed by type.
- New user
Triggers when a new user appears in your CommuniApp.
- New Video
Triggers when a new video is posted in a Communi App group.
- Add article
Creates a new article (such as a book or product recommendation) in your Communi App. Returns the created article.
- Add group
Creates a new group in your CommuniApp, such as a subgroup or badge group, and returns the created group.
- Add message
Sends a new message to a CommuniApp conversation, such as a group, event or direct user chat, and returns the created message.
- Add poll
Creates a poll with 2 to 12 answer options. To show it to members, embed the new poll in a chat message afterwards.
- Add tag
Creates a new tag in your CommuniApp and returns the created tag.
- Add user
Creates a new user in the CommuniApp community and returns the created user record.
- Create Announcement
Creates a new announcement in your Communi app and returns the created announcement.
- Create Event
Creates a new event in your CommuniApp community and returns the created event.
- Create Offer
Creates a new offer in your Communi app, such as an item or service offered to the community, and returns the created offer.
- Create Quest
Creates a new quest, a post where a community member asks for something, and returns the created quest.
- Create Recommendation
Creates a recommendation in the community app, such as a link or resource shared with members, and returns the new record.
- Delete event
Deletes an event by its ID.
- Delete offer
Deletes an offer by its ID.
- Delete user
Permanently deletes a user from the Communi App. This cannot be undone.
- Get event
Returns a single event by its ID, including its title, description, location, dates and publishing status. An error occurs if the event is not found.
- Get offer
Returns a single offer from your community by its ID, including its text, picture, status and publishing dates.
- Get poll
Returns a single poll by its ID, including its title, description, answer options and publishing status. An error occurs if the poll is not found.
- Get user
Returns a single user's profile by ID. The fields included depend on the chosen detail level and your role.
- List articles
Returns the articles on your CommuniApp book table, optionally narrowed to recommended or official articles, a group, a status or a search term.
- List events
Returns the events of a group, including announcements, job ads, workshops and info posts, with optional filters for status, type, text search, date and location.
- List groups
Returns the groups you can access in Communi App, including communities, subgroups, admin groups and badge groups.
- List messages
Returns the chat messages you have access to, optionally limited to one conversation such as a direct message, group chat or event chat.
- List offers
Returns the offers in your Communi App, optionally narrowed to one group, a status or a search text.
- List polls
Returns the polls you can access, optionally narrowed by group, status or search text.
- List users
Returns the users visible to the connected account, optionally narrowed by a text search and group.
- Update event
Updates an existing event's details, such as its title, description, time, location and publication status, and returns the updated event.
- Update offer
Updates an existing offer in your Communi App community and returns the updated offer.
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 Communi App, 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 Communi App when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Communi App's 27 actions, including Create Announcement, Create Event, Create Offer and Create Quest. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Communi App to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Communi App, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Communi App's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Communi App?
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 Communi App 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.