--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Mailsoftly - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add contact list\" in Mailsoftly." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-mailsoftly" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Mailsoftly When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add contact list** in [Mailsoftly](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailsoftly). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Mailsoftly **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 Mailsoftly 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 can start in Mailsoftly - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add contact list** in Mailsoftly - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add contact note** in Mailsoftly 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 Mailsoftly ## Triggers and actions 4 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. - Action **Add contact list** Creates a new, empty contact list in Mailsoftly with the name you give it and returns the new list's id. - Action **Add contact note** Writes a plain-text note on a Mailsoftly contact, visible to the whole team on the contact record. Optionally backdates the note to when the conversation happened. - Action **Add Global Unsubscribe** Globally unsubscribes an email address from all email campaigns and newsletters in the account, creating the contact if it does not exist yet. - Action **Add or update contact** Creates a new contact in Mailsoftly, or updates the existing contact with the same email address (or the given contact ID). - Action **Add to Contact List** Adds an existing contact to an existing contact list. If the contact is already on the list, it returns an informational message instead of an error. - Action **Add to Suppression List** Adds an email address to your Mailsoftly suppression list so no further mail from the account goes to it, creating a contact for the address if none exists. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in your Mailsoftly account and returns the saved contact, including its new ID. - Action **Create Tag** Creates a contact tag in Mailsoftly, or returns the existing tag when one with the same name already exists. - Action **Delete contact** Permanently deletes a contact from Mailsoftly, along with its list memberships, tags and activity. - Action **Find contacts** Returns the contacts that exactly match the email address, first name and/or last name you supply. - Action **Get contact** Returns one contact by its id, with all of its details including address, company, subscription dates and custom fields. - Action **Get Contact Activity** Returns one contact's activity timeline, newest first: list and subscription events, campaign emails with their opens and clicks, and teammate notes. - Action **Get Contact Subscriptions** Returns one contact's email subscription state: whether the address is suppressed or globally unsubscribed, and which email types the contact receives. - Action **List contact lists** Returns all contact lists in your Mailsoftly account with their ids, names and contact counts. - Action **List Contacts in Contact List** Returns the contacts that belong to one contact list, with when each was added to the list. - Action **List Tags** Returns every contact tag in the account with its id, name and color. - Action **Remove contact from contact list** Removes a contact from one of your Mailsoftly contact lists. The contact record and its other list memberships are left untouched. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing Mailsoftly contact. Only the fields you fill in are changed; everything else on the contact keeps its current value. ## 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) - [ **Mailsoftly** Mailsoftly is a free email marketing tool designed to send personalized emails and newsletters.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailsoftly) 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 Mailsoftly - [ **HubSpot to Mailsoftly** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mailsoftly) - [ **Salesforce to Mailsoftly** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-mailsoftly) - [ **Slack to Mailsoftly** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-mailsoftly) - [ **Google Sheets to Mailsoftly** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mailsoftly) - [ **Gmail to Mailsoftly** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-mailsoftly) - [ **Google Calendar to Mailsoftly** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-mailsoftly) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Mailsoftly, 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 Mailsoftly when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Mailsoftly's 18 actions, including Create Contact, Create Tag, Update Contact and Add contact list. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Mailsoftly to Buddy Punch? Mailsoftly has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Mailsoftly's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Mailsoftly? 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 Mailsoftly 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.