--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Ninety - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Create Issue\" in Ninety." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-ninety" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Ninety When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Create Issue** in [Ninety](https://apiant.ai/connections/ninety), or **New Issue Created** in Ninety 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 Ninety **4** triggers Ninety **21** 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 Ninety 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 Ninety can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Ninety - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Issue** in Ninety - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Update Issue** in Ninety ### From Ninety to Buddy Punch - When **New Issue Created** in Ninety then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Measurable** in Ninety 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 Ninety ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 36 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 Issue Created** Triggered when a new issue is created in Ninety, optionally only on one team or only short-term vs long-term issues. - Trigger **New Measurable** Triggered when a new measurable (KPI) is added to your Ninety scorecard, optionally only those tracked over a given period like weekly or monthly. - Trigger **New Team** Triggered when a new team is created in your Ninety company. - Trigger **To-Do Created, Updated, or Deleted** Triggered when a to-do is created or changed in Ninety — including being completed or archived — optionally only on one team or only personal to-dos. Ninety's API does not report hard deletions, so a removed to-do simply stops appearing rather than firing this trigger. - Action **Create Issue** Creates an issue on a Ninety team's issues list. - Action **Create Milestone** Creates a milestone on a Ninety rock, with a title and due date. - Action **Create Rock** Creates a rock (a quarterly goal) for a Ninety team, with a due date, status and level. - Action **Create To-Do** Creates a to-do on a Ninety team, with a due date and optional description. - Action **Delete Issue** Deletes an existing Issue in Ninety by its ID. - Action **Delete Measurable Note** Deletes the note on a Measurable for one scorecard period. - Action **Delete Measurable Score** Deletes the score on a Measurable for one scorecard period. - Action **Delete Rock** Deletes a Rock in Ninety by its ID. Returns the deleted Rock's ID along with the status Ninety returned. - Action **Delete To-Do** Deletes a to-do in Ninety by its ID. Use it to remove a to-do that was created by mistake or is no longer needed. - Action **Find Issue** Searches Ninety for issues matching the words you provide, optionally narrowed to one team or to short-term vs long-term issues. Returns the matching issues. - Action **Find Measurable** Searches Ninety's scorecard for measurables (KPIs) matching the words you provide, optionally limited to a tracking period like weekly or monthly. Returns the matching measurables. - Action **Find Milestone** Searches Ninety for milestones by title. Ninety carries milestones on their rocks, so this reads the rocks (optionally just one team's) and returns the milestones whose title matches, optionally limited to a single rock. - Action **Find Rock** Searches Ninety for rocks (quarterly goals) matching the words you provide, optionally narrowed to one team or one status. Returns the matching rocks. - Action **Find Team** Returns the teams in your Ninety company, optionally only those whose name contains the words you provide. Use it to get the team ID other Ninety actions need. - Action **Find To-Do** Searches Ninety for to-dos matching the words you provide, optionally narrowed to one team, to personal to-dos, or to finished vs open ones. Returns the matching to-dos. - Action **Update Issue** Changes an existing issue in Ninety — its title, detail, team, priority, short-term/long-term setting, or whether it is solved. Fields you leave blank are left as they are. - Action **Update Measurable Note** Saves the note on a Ninety scorecard measurable for one period, replacing any note already there. - Action **Update Measurable Score** Records the score on a Ninety scorecard measurable for one period, replacing any score already there. - Action **Update Milestone** Changes an existing milestone in Ninety — its title, detail, due date, owner, or whether it is finished. Fields you leave blank are left as they are. - Action **Update Rock** Changes an existing rock (quarterly goal) in Ninety — its title, detail, status, owner, team, quarter, due date, or whether it is archived. Fields you leave blank are left as they are. - Action **Update To-Do** Changes an existing to-do in Ninety — its title, detail, due date, owner, team, repeat setting, or whether it is done or archived. Fields you leave blank are left as they are. ## 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) - [ **Ninety** Ninety is a platform that helps organizations execute their strategies by aligning goals, managing tasks...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ninety) 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 Ninety - [ **HubSpot to Ninety** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ninety) - [ **Google Sheets to Ninety** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ninety) - [ **Gmail to Ninety** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ninety) - [ **Google Calendar to Ninety** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ninety) - [ **Google Drive to Ninety** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-ninety) - [ **Mailchimp to Ninety** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-ninety) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Ninety, 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 Ninety when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Ninety's 21 actions, including Create Issue, Create Milestone, Create Rock and Create To-Do. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ninety to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Ninety, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Ninety's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Ninety? 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 Ninety 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.