--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and karmaCRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in karmaCRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-karmacrm" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and karmaCRM When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [karmaCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/karmacrm), or **New Company** in karmaCRM 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 karmaCRM **4** triggers karmaCRM **18** 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 karmaCRM 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buddy Punch and karmaCRM can do together ### From Buddy Punch to karmaCRM - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Contact** in karmaCRM - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create Deal** in karmaCRM ### From karmaCRM to Buddy Punch - When **New Company** in karmaCRM then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Contact** in karmaCRM 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 karmaCRM ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 33 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 Company** Triggers when a new company is created in karmaCRM. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in karmaCRM, optionally limited to an assigned user, status, stage or tags. - Trigger **New deal** Triggers when a new deal is created in karmaCRM. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated in karmaCRM. - Action **Add note** Adds a note (or logged call) to a karmaCRM contact, company or other record. - Action **Create Company** Creates a company in karmaCRM with its contact details, tags and custom field values. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in karmaCRM with names, company, emails, phones, addresses, tags and custom field values. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a deal in karmaCRM, optionally linked to a contact and company. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task (activity) in karmaCRM, optionally with a due date, reminders and linked contacts. - Action **Delete company** Deletes a company from karmaCRM. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from karmaCRM by its ID. - Action **Delete deal** Deletes a deal from karmaCRM. - Action **Find Company** Finds companies in karmaCRM whose name matches the name you supply, and returns the first match plus all matches. - Action **Find Contact** Finds karmaCRM contacts by email address or name, optionally narrowed by assigned user, status, stage or tags. - Action **Get company** Returns a single karmaCRM company by its ID, including contact details, tags and custom field values. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single karmaCRM contact by its ID, including emails, phone numbers, addresses, tags and custom field values. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single karmaCRM deal by its ID, including stage, price, contact and custom field values. - Action **Get note** Returns a single karmaCRM note (history entry), including its content, related record and participants. - Action **List deals** Returns the deals in your karmaCRM account, optionally only those after a given date. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing company in karmaCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in karmaCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in karmaCRM, such as its name, stage, price, contact, company or custom field values. ## 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) - [ **karmaCRM** KarmaCRM is a simple CRM that helps you nurture personalized relationships at scale by connecting your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/karmacrm) 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 karmaCRM - [ **Google Calendar to karmaCRM** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-karmacrm) - [ **HubSpot to karmaCRM** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-karmacrm) - [ **Google Sheets to karmaCRM** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-karmacrm) - [ **Gmail to karmaCRM** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-karmacrm) - [ **Google Drive to karmaCRM** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-karmacrm) - [ **ActiveCampaign to karmaCRM** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-karmacrm) Questions ## Buddy Punch and karmaCRM, 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 karmaCRM when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of karmaCRM's 18 actions, including Create Company, Create Contact, Create Deal and Create Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from karmaCRM to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in karmaCRM, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: karmaCRM's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or karmaCRM? 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 karmaCRM 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.