Integration
Connect Buddy Punch to Piriod
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add contact in Piriod. 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 Piriod 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.
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.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 can start in Piriod
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add contact in Piriod
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Add customer in Piriod
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 Piriod
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 38 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.
Action
Add contactCreates a contact person in Piriod, optionally linked to a customer, who can receive invoice emails and collection reminders.
Action
Add couponCreates a discount coupon in Piriod that can be applied to invoices or invoice lines.
Action
Add credit noteCreates a draft credit note that adjusts an existing invoice.
Action
Add customerCreates a customer in Piriod with their name, address, country and billing preferences.
Action
Add invoiceCreates a draft invoice for a customer with the given lines. Totals are computed by Piriod; finalize it separately to issue it.
Action
Add paymentCreates a payment in Piriod, optionally applied to an invoice, customer or subscription.
Action
Add productCreates a product in Piriod, which plans can then be priced under.
Action
Add subscriptionCreates a recurring subscription for a customer, billing one or more plans on a schedule.
Action
Add usageRecords a usage quantity against a metered subscription line in Piriod.
Action
Cancel subscriptionCancels a Piriod subscription. A subscription with no finalized invoices is deleted outright instead.
Action
Delete customerDeletes a customer, or archives it when it has invoices, subscriptions or payment history.
Action
Finalize invoiceFinalizes a draft or pending invoice, submitting it to the tax agency where applicable and locking it. Returns the finalized invoice.
Action
Get couponReturns a single coupon by its id, including its discount amount, duration and status.
Action
Get credit noteReturns a single credit note, including its lines, amounts and status.
Action
Get customerReturns a single customer by its id, including address, tax details, contacts, payment sources and balance totals.
Action
Get invoiceReturns a single invoice by its id, including its lines, totals, status and linked payments.
Action
Get subscriptionReturns a subscription by its id, including its customer, plan lines, addons, billing dates and status.
Action
List paymentsReturns a page of payments in your Piriod workspace, optionally filtered by customer, invoice, status, amount, currency or date.
Action
List productsReturns the products in your Piriod workspace, optionally filtered by name or plan.
Action
List usagesReturns usage records posted against metered subscription lines, optionally filtered by subscription line, date-time or quantity.
Action
Update customerUpdates an existing Piriod customer, changing only the details you fill in.
Action
Update invoiceUpdates a draft invoice: change its customer, dates, collection method, lines, discounts or notes. Only draft invoices can be updated.
Action
Update subscriptionUpdates an existing Piriod subscription, such as its customer, plans, billing dates, collection method or coupon. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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 Piriod, 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 Piriod when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Piriod's 23 actions, including Update customer, Update invoice, Update subscription and Add contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Piriod to Buddy Punch?
Piriod has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Piriod's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Piriod?
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 Piriod 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.