Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Playbook Creative
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Create Asset in Playbook Creative, or Asset Added in Playbook Creative 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 Playbook Creative to do together?
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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 Playbook Creative can do together
From Buddy Punch to Playbook Creative
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Create Asset in Playbook Creative
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Create Board in Playbook Creative
From Playbook Creative to Buddy Punch
When Asset Added in Playbook Creative
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Asset Updated in Board in Playbook Creative
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 Playbook Creative
Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 33 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
Asset AddedTriggers when a new asset is added to the chosen Playbook board. Returns the asset, the board and the organization it belongs to.
Trigger
Asset Updated in BoardTriggers when an asset on a chosen Playbook board is updated, returning the asset and what changed.
Action
Create AssetCreates an asset in a Playbook workspace, either from a file URL (fetched by Playbook or saved as a link) or as a text note, optionally placing it on a board.
Action
Create BoardCreates a new board in a Playbook workspace, optionally nested under an existing board as a sub-board.
Action
Create OrganizationCreates a new Playbook organization (workspace) with the given name and returns its id and slug.
Action
Delete assetDeletes an asset from a Playbook workspace.
Action
Delete boardDeletes a board from a Playbook workspace.
Action
Find AssetSearches a Playbook workspace for assets matching the words you enter, best match first, with optional filters for media type, boards, tags, statuses, uploader and more.
Action
Find BoardReturns the boards in a Playbook workspace whose title matches the text you search for.
Action
Get assetReturns one asset from a Playbook workspace, including its title, media type, tags, status, custom field values and preview URLs.
Action
Get boardReturns one Playbook board, including its title, description, asset count, published-page state and preview assets.
Action
List assetsReturns the assets in a Playbook workspace, optionally limited to one board, one uploader, or assets uploaded after a given time.
Action
List boardsReturns the boards in a Playbook workspace, optionally filtered by title and sorted by title or creation date.
Action
List organizationsReturns every Playbook organization (workspace) the connected user belongs to, with each one's name, slug, plan and usage limits.
Action
List usersReturns the members of a Playbook workspace, optionally narrowed to those whose name or email matches a search.
Action
Move AssetMoves one or more assets into a different board in a Playbook workspace.
Action
Update AssetUpdates an existing Playbook asset's title, board placement, status, tags or custom field values, and can save a new version of it.
Action
Update Asset StatusSets the status of an asset in a Playbook workspace and returns the updated asset.
Action
Update asset tagsAdds and/or removes tags on a Playbook asset, leaving its other tags untouched, and returns the updated asset.
Action
Update boardUpdates a board's title, description, or parent board in a Playbook workspace and returns the updated board.
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 Playbook Creative, 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 Playbook Creative when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Playbook Creative's 18 actions, including Create Asset, Create Board, Create Organization and Update Asset. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Playbook Creative to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Playbook Creative, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Playbook Creative's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Playbook Creative?
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 Playbook Creative 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.