Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and openHandwerk
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Update Customer in openHandwerk, or New Appointment in openHandwerk 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 openHandwerk to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.
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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.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Grok
Open grok.com/connectors, choose New Connector, then Custom, and paste the address. Grok signs you in in your browser.
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.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What Buddy Punch and openHandwerk can do together
From Buddy Punch to openHandwerk
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Update Customer in openHandwerk
From openHandwerk to 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 openHandwerk
Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 40 actions
- Employee Created
Triggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account.
- 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.
- Employee Updated
Triggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change.
- Punch in Changed
Triggers when an employee's punch-in in the current pay period is recorded or changed (time, approval status or notes).
- Assign Employee to Department Code
Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code.
- Assign Employee to Location
Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location.
- Create Department Code
Creates a new department code in Buddy Punch.
- Create Employee
Creates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account.
- Create Location
Creates a new location in your Buddy Punch account.
- Create Position
Creates a new position in your Buddy Punch account.
- Find Employee
Finds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for.
- Get Department Code
Returns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account.
- Get Location
Returns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location.
- Get Position
Returns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID.
- List Department Code Employees
Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code.
- List Location Employees
Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location.
- Punch In
Punches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee.
- Punch Out
Punches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given.
- Update Employee
Updates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status.
- New Appointment
Triggers when a new appointment is created.
- New Calendar Category
Triggers when a new calendar category is created.
- New Customer
Triggers when a new customer is created.
- New Project
Triggers when a new order project is created.
- Create Appointment
Creates a calendar appointment, optionally linked to a project and with employee attendees.
- Create Project
Creates a new project for a customer.
- Delete Product
Deletes a product.
- Delete Supplier
Deletes a supplier.
- Get Appointment
Returns one appointment by its ID.
- Get Customer
Returns one customer by its ID.
- Get Employee
Returns one employee by its ID.
- Get Offer
Returns one offer by its ID.
- Get Order
Returns one order by its ID.
- Get Product
Returns one product by its ID.
- Get Supplier
Returns one supplier by its ID.
- List Appointments
Returns appointments, optionally filtered by title, attendee email, project or category.
- List Calendar Categories
Returns the appointment calendar categories.
- List Customers
Returns customers, optionally filtered by company, city, email and other fields.
- List Employees
Returns the account's employees, optionally filtered by name or role.
- List Offers
Returns offers (quotes).
- List Orders
Returns orders (projects of type order).
- List Products
Returns all products.
- List Suppliers
Returns all suppliers.
- Search Customers
Finds customers matching a search term.
- Search Projects
Finds a project matching a search term.
- Update Appointment
Updates an existing calendar appointment.
- Update Customer
Updates an existing customer.
- Update Product
Updates an existing product.
- Update Supplier
Updates an existing supplier.
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 openHandwerk, 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 openHandwerk when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of openHandwerk's 25 actions, including Create Appointment, Create Project, Update Appointment and Update Customer. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from openHandwerk to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in openHandwerk, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: openHandwerk's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or openHandwerk?
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 openHandwerk 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.