--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Everhour - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add invoice\" in Everhour." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-everhour" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Everhour When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add invoice** in [Everhour](https://apiant.ai/connections/everhour), or **New Client** in Everhour 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 Everhour **5** triggers Everhour **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 Everhour 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 Everhour can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Everhour - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add invoice** in Everhour - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create Client** in Everhour ### From Everhour to Buddy Punch - When **New Client** in Everhour then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Task** in Everhour 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 Everhour ## Triggers and actions 9 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 Client** Triggers when a new client is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task created. - Trigger **Project updated** Webhook event api:project:updated. - Trigger **Task updated** Webhook event api:task:updated. - Trigger **Timer Stopped** Triggers when a running timer is stopped. Timer should be with a task. - Action **Add assignment** /resource-planner/assignments. Schedule a user on a project/task. - Action **Add expense** /expenses. Create an expense. - Action **Add invoice** /invoices. Create an invoice for a project/client. - Action **Add Time** Adds your time to a task. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Delete project** /projects/{id}. - Action **Delete time record** /tasks/{id}/time. Delete time record for a date/user. - Action **Find Internal Project** Finds a project for creating task/section by name - Action **Find Member** Finds a member by name. - Action **Find Project** Finds a project by name - Action **Find Section** Finds a section by name. - Action **Find Task** Finds a task by name. - Action **Get running timer** Returns the currently running timer for the connected user. - Action **List Assignments** Lists resource-planner assignments, optionally filtered by project, user and date range. - Action **List clients** /clients. Returns all clients. - Action **List Expenses** Lists the team's expenses, each with id, date, amount, category, project, billable and details. - Action **List invoices** /invoices. Returns all invoices. - Action **Update client** /clients/{id}. Update a client's name, business details, etc. - Action **Update project** /projects/{id}. Update project name, users, billing etc. - Action **Update task estimate** /tasks/{id}/estimate. Set a task's time estimate. - Action **Update time record** /tasks/{id}/time. Update time on a task for a date/user. ## 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) - [ **Everhour** Everhour is a time tracking software equipped with budgeting, forward resource planning, expenses tracking...](https://apiant.ai/connections/everhour) 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 Everhour - [ **ActiveCampaign to Everhour** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-everhour) - [ **Airtable to Everhour** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-everhour) - [ **Asana to Everhour** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-everhour) - [ **ClickUp to Everhour** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-everhour) - [ **Discord to Everhour** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-everhour) - [ **Brevo to Everhour** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-everhour) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Everhour, 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 Everhour when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Everhour's 22 actions, including Create Client, Create Project, Update client and Update project. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Everhour to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Everhour, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Everhour's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Everhour? 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 Everhour 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.