--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Geekbot - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Get current user\" in Geekbot." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-geekbot" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Geekbot When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Get current user** in [Geekbot](https://apiant.ai/connections/geekbot), or **New Report** in Geekbot 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 Geekbot **1** trigger Geekbot **17** 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 Geekbot 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 Geekbot can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Geekbot - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Get current user** in Geekbot - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add out-of-office period** in Geekbot ### From Geekbot to Buddy Punch - When **New Report** in Geekbot then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Report** in Geekbot 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 Geekbot ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 32 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 Report** Triggers when a new standup report is submitted in Geekbot. - Action **Add out-of-office period** Schedules an out-of-office period for you or, if you are an admin, for another team member, covering whole days from the start date to the end date. - Action **Add poll** Creates a one-shot Geekbot poll that posts a question with answer choices to a channel. - Action **Add standup** Creates a new Geekbot standup with its questions, schedule and broadcast channel. - Action **Delete report** Deletes a standup report you authored, removing its broadcast message if one was posted. - Action **Delete standup** Deletes a standup and returns the details of the standup that was removed. You must have permission to edit the standup. - Action **Get current user** Returns the user who owns the connected API key, along with the team they belong to. - Action **Get poll** Returns one poll you created, including its schedule, channel, members and optionally its questions. - Action **Get report** Returns one submitted standup report, including who posted it, when, and the answer to each question. - Action **Get standup** Returns one standup by id, including its schedule, members, broadcast settings and optionally its questions. - Action **List out-of-office periods** Returns out-of-office periods for the team members you can view, ordered by start date, optionally narrowed by users, standups or a date window. - Action **List polls** Returns the active and paused polls you created in Geekbot, optionally filtered by state, channel, anonymity or creation date. - Action **List poll votes** Returns the vote results for a poll, grouped by broadcast and question. Without a date range it covers only the latest broadcast. - Action **List reports** Returns submitted Geekbot standup reports within a time window, optionally filtered by standup or user. - Action **List standups** Returns the active and paused standups visible to the connected user, with optional filters for state, anonymity, channel and creation date. - Action **List teams** Returns the Geekbot team tied to the connected API key, including its users who take part in at least one standup visible to the connected user. - Action **Start Report** Starts a standup immediately so its report questions go out, either to all of its participants or only to the users or emails you name. Returns the vendor's confirmation that the standup was queued. - Action **Update standup** Updates a standup's name, schedule, questions, channel and participants. Returns the updated standup. ## 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) - [ **Geekbot** Geekbot runs asynchronous standups, retrospectives, and surveys — enabling easy, effective, and transparent...](https://apiant.ai/connections/geekbot) 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 is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](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 Geekbot - [ **ActiveCampaign to Geekbot** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-geekbot) - [ **Airtable to Geekbot** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-geekbot) - [ **Asana to Geekbot** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-geekbot) - [ **ClickUp to Geekbot** 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-geekbot) - [ **Discord to Geekbot** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-geekbot) - [ **Freshdesk to Geekbot** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-geekbot) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Geekbot, 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 Geekbot when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Geekbot's 17 actions, including Update standup, Add out-of-office period, Add poll and Add standup. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Geekbot to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Geekbot, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Geekbot's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Geekbot? 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 Geekbot 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.