--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to OpusClip - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Share Project\" in OpusClip." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-opusclip" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to OpusClip When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Share Project** in [OpusClip](https://apiant.ai/connections/opusclip). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions OpusClip **10** 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 OpusClip 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 OpusClip - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Share Project** in OpusClip - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create Collection** in OpusClip 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 OpusClip ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 25 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 **Clip Your Video** Sends a long video to OpusClip and has it cut into short viral clips. Choose the AI model, clip length range, genre, topic keywords or a custom prompt, and which part of the video to use. Returns the project id to fetch the clips with. - Action **Create Collection** Creates a new collection in OpusClip so you can group clips together and export them as a set. - Action **Get Brand Templates** Returns the brand templates on your OpusClip account — the saved looks (captions, layout, styling) you can apply when clipping or captioning a video. - Action **Get Clips** Returns the clips OpusClip produced, either for one clipping project or for one collection. Each clip carries its id and download links. - Action **Get Collections** Returns the collections in your OpusClip account, each with its ID and name, so you can pick one to add clips to or pull clips from. - Action **Get Social Accounts** Returns the social media accounts connected to your OpusClip account, so you can pick one to publish or schedule a post to. - Action **Get Transcript of Clips** Returns the transcript of a clip — the spoken text broken into paragraphs with start and end times, speaker and per-word timings. - Action **Get Transcript of Project** Returns the transcript of a project's original source video — paragraphs with start and end times, text, speaker and per-word timings. - Action **Get Your Video With Captions** Returns the finished captioned video for a captioning project — its download and preview links, title and length. - Action **Share Project** Makes a project public so anyone with the link can view, edit and export it — or puts it back to private. ## 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) - [ **OpusClip** OpusClip is a AI video tool that turns long videos into viral shorts with captions and transcripts.](https://apiant.ai/connections/opusclip) 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 OpusClip - [ **Grist to OpusClip** Grist combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database to organize your data...](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-opusclip) - [ **Telegram to OpusClip** Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service developed by Telegram Messenger LLP.](https://apiant.ai/connect/telegram-to-opusclip) - [ **HubSpot to OpusClip** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-opusclip) - [ **Salesforce to OpusClip** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-opusclip) - [ **Slack to OpusClip** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-opusclip) - [ **Google Sheets to OpusClip** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-opusclip) Questions ## Buddy Punch and OpusClip, 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 OpusClip when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of OpusClip's 10 actions, including Create Collection, Clip Your Video, Get Brand Templates and Get Clips. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from OpusClip to Buddy Punch? OpusClip has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OpusClip's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or OpusClip? 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 OpusClip 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.