Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and PPM Express
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Create Project Task in PPM Express, or Idea Created in PPM Express 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 PPM Express 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 and PPM Express can do together
From Buddy Punch to PPM Express
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Create Project Task in PPM Express
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Update Project Task in PPM Express
From PPM Express to Buddy Punch
When Idea Created in PPM Express
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Key Date Created in PPM Express
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 PPM Express
Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 23 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
Idea CreatedTriggers when a Idea is created.
Trigger
Key Date CreatedTriggers when a Key Date is created.
Trigger
Key Date UpdatedTriggers when a Key Date is updated.
Trigger
Project CreatedTriggers when a Project is created.
Trigger
Project UpdatedTriggers when a Project is updated.
Trigger
Task CreatedTriggers when a Task is created.
Trigger
Task DeletedTriggers when a Task is deleted.
Trigger
Task UpdatedTriggers when a Task is updated.
Action
Create IdeaCreates a new idea in PPM Express, optionally under a challenge, with its name, description and any other idea fields.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a project in PPM Express with the field values you supply, such as name, description, manager, program and portfolio.
Action
Create Project Key DateCreates a key date (milestone) on a PPM Express project and returns the new key date.
Action
Create Project TaskCreates a task in a PPM Express project with the field values you supply.
Action
Delete Project TaskDeletes a task from a PPM Express project.
Action
Update ProjectUpdates the fields of an existing project, including custom fields, and returns the updated project.
Action
Update Project Key DateUpdates the field values of an existing key date in a PPM Express project.
Action
Update Project TaskUpdates field values on an existing task in a PPM Express project and returns the updated task.
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 PPM Express, 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 PPM Express when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of PPM Express's 8 actions, including Create Idea, Create Project, Create Project Key Date and Create Project Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from PPM Express to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in PPM Express, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: PPM Express's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or PPM Express?
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 PPM Express 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.