Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and ikas
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add Order in ikas, or New Order in ikas 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 ikas to do together?
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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.
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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.
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What Buddy Punch and ikas can do together
From Buddy Punch to ikas
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add Order in ikas
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Update order in ikas
From ikas to Buddy Punch
When New Order in ikas
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When New Product in ikas
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 ikas
Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 25 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
New OrderTriggers when a new order is created on ikas.com.
Trigger
New ProductTriggers when a new product is created on ikas.com.
Trigger
Updated OrderTriggers when an order is updated on ikas.com.
Action
Add OrderCreates a new order (with transactions) in the ikas store; returns Order.
Action
Add productCreate a product via GraphQL mutation saveProduct (no id)
Action
List customersList customers via GraphQL query listCustomer.
Action
List inventory levelsList product stock/inventory levels via GraphQL query listProductStockLocation.
Action
List ordersList orders via GraphQL query listOrder.
Action
List productsList products via GraphQL query listProduct.
Action
List Sales ChannelsLists the store's sales channels (read-only); supplies the salesChannelIds that saveProduct requires for new products.
Action
Update inventory levelUpdate stock quantity via GraphQL mutation saveProductStockLocations.
Action
Update orderUpdate an order / order status via GraphQL order mutations (e.g. updateOrderLine, saveOrder)
Action
Update productUpdate a product via GraphQL mutation saveProduct (with id)
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 ikas, 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 ikas when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of ikas's 10 actions, including Update inventory level, Update order, Update product and Add Order. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from ikas to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in ikas, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: ikas's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or ikas?
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 ikas 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.