--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Discord - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Send Channel Message\" in Discord." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-discord" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Discord When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Send Channel Message** in [Discord](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord), or **New Forum Message** in Discord to **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Discord **7** triggers Discord **22** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buddy Punch and Discord 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 Buddy Punch and Discord can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Discord - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Send Channel Message** in Discord - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Send Direct Message** in Discord ### From Discord to Buddy Punch - When **New Forum Message** in Discord then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Forum Post** in Discord 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 Discord ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 37 actions - 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. - Trigger **New Forum Message** Triggers when a new Message is created on a Forum Post. - Trigger **New Forum Post** Triggers when a new Post is created on a Forum. - Trigger **New Mention** Triggers when a User or Role is mentioned. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific text channel. - Trigger **New Reaction on Message** Triggers when a new Reaction is added to a Message. - Trigger **New User Added** Triggers when a new user joins the Discord Server. - Trigger **Role Assigned to User** Triggers when a role is assigned to a user. - Action **Add Reaction to Message** React to a message in a channel with an emoji. Writer sibling for the New Reaction on Message trigger. - Action **Add Role** assign a role to a user - Action **Create Channel** Create a new channel in a server. - Action **Create new Forum Post** Create a new Post on a Forum Channel. - Action **Create Role** Create a new role in a server. - Action **Delete Channel** Delete or close a channel. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel. - Action **Find Channel** Find an existing channel by name. - Action **Find User** Find an existing user by name. - Action **Get Message** Retrieve a specific message from a channel by id. - Action **Get Server Member** Get one member of a Discord server, including the roles they currently hold. - Action **List Active Threads** List the threads and forum posts currently active in a Discord server. - Action **List Messages** List the most recent messages in a Discord channel, newest first. - Action **List Reactions** List the people who reacted to a message with a given emoji. - Action **List Roles** List every role defined in a Discord server, so you can pick the Role ID an operation needs. - Action **List Servers** List the Discord servers (guilds) the APIANT bot has been added to. Use it to get the Server ID every other Discord operation asks for. - Action **Remove User Role** Remove a chosen role from the specified user. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel to a specific name you choose. - Action **Send Channel Message** Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. - Action **Send Direct Message** Send a direct message to a specific user. - Action **Send message in Forum Post** Send a new message in a specific Forum Post. - Action **Update Message** Edit the content of a previously sent message. ## Each app on its own - [ **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) - [ **Discord** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buddy Punch - [ **Buddy Punch to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-hubspot) - [ **Buddy Punch to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-salesforce) - [ **Buddy Punch to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-slack) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-sheets) - [ **Buddy Punch to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-gmail) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-calendar) ## More into Discord - [ **Asana to Discord** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-discord) - [ **Archive.org to Discord** Archive.org is the Internet Archive, a public library of archived web pages, books, audio recordings, films...](https://apiant.ai/connect/archive-org-to-discord) - [ **CNBC to Discord** Get the latest business news, stock market, financial and earnings stories from CNBC's public RSS feeds.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cnbc-to-discord) - [ **Deel to Discord** Deel helps thousands of companies expand globally with unmatched speed and flexibility.](https://apiant.ai/connect/deel-to-discord) - [ **Diagrams.so to Discord** Generate editable draw.io architecture diagrams from text or infrastructure code](https://apiant.ai/connect/diagrams-so-to-discord) - [ **Slack to Discord** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-discord) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Discord, 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 Discord when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Discord's 22 actions, including Create Channel, Create new Forum Post, Create Role and Send Channel Message. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Discord to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Discord, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Discord's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Discord? 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 Discord 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.