Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Pics.io
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add assets to collection in Pics.io, or Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io 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 Pics.io 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)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 Pics.io can do together
From Buddy Punch to Pics.io
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add assets to collection in Pics.io
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Add keyword in Pics.io
From Pics.io to Buddy Punch
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Assets Color Changed in Pics.io
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 Pics.io
Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 26 actions
Trigger
Employee CreatedTriggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account.
Trigger
Employee Punched InTriggers 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 UpdatedTriggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change.
Trigger
Punch in ChangedTriggers 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 CodeAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
Assign Employee to LocationAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location.
Action
Create Department CodeCreates a new department code in Buddy Punch.
Action
Create EmployeeCreates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create LocationCreates a new location in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create PositionCreates a new position in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Find EmployeeFinds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for.
Action
Get Department CodeReturns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Get LocationReturns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location.
Action
Get PositionReturns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID.
Action
List Department Code EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
List Location EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location.
Action
Punch InPunches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee.
Action
Punch OutPunches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given.
Action
Update EmployeeUpdates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status.
Trigger
Assets Added to CollectionTriggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
Trigger
Assets Color ChangedTriggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
Trigger
Assets Flag ChangedTriggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Assets Metadata ChangedTriggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
Trigger
Assets Moved to CollectionTriggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
Trigger
Assets Raiting ChangedTriggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Metadata Processing CompletedTriggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
Action
Add assets to collectionAdds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
Action
Add keywordCreates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
Action
Find assetsReturns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
Action
Find collectionsReturns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
Action
Find keywordsReturns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
Action
Get assetsReturns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
Action
List custom fieldsReturns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
Action
Update assetUpdates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update custom field values on assetsSets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
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 Pics.io, 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 Pics.io when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Pics.io's 11 actions, including Create Collection, Update asset, Update custom field values on assets and Add assets to collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Pics.io to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Pics.io, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Pics.io's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Pics.io?
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 Pics.io 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.