Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Previsto
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Create Contact in Previsto, or Completed Assignment in Previsto 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 Previsto 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 Previsto can do together
From Buddy Punch to Previsto
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Create Contact in Previsto
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Update contact in Previsto
From Previsto to Buddy Punch
When Completed Assignment in Previsto
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Created Agreement in Previsto
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 Previsto
Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 28 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
Completed AssignmentTriggers when an assignment is marked as completed in Previsto.
Trigger
Created AgreementTriggers when a new service agreement is created in Previsto.
Trigger
Created AssignmentTriggers when a new assignment is created in Previsto.
Trigger
Created ContactTriggers when a new contact is created in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details.
Trigger
Updated ContactTriggers when a contact is created or changed in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details.
Action
Create AgreementCreates a service agreement in Previsto for one of your contacts, setting the work description, expected duration, price and how often it repeats.
Action
Create AssignmentCreates an assignment in Previsto for a customer and returns the created assignment.
Action
Create ContactCreates a contact in Previsto with the name, address and billing details you supply, and returns the new contact including its id.
Action
Delete agreementDeletes a service agreement from Previsto.
Action
Delete assignmentDeletes an assignment from Previsto.
Action
Delete contactDeletes a contact from Previsto.
Action
Get accountReturns a single Previsto account, including its contact details, roles and location.
Action
Get agreementRetrieves a single service agreement from Previsto, with its description, amount, schedule and linked contact.
Action
Get assignmentReturns one assignment from Previsto, including its contact, status, planned time, address and the tasks it covers.
Action
Get contactReturns a single Previsto contact, including its address, billing settings and notification preferences.
Action
List contactsReturns the contacts in your Previsto account, optionally narrowed to a name, email address, reference number or archived state.
Action
Update agreementUpdates a service agreement in Previsto and returns the updated agreement.
Action
Update contactUpdates an existing Previsto contact — its name, address, contact details, billing settings and your own extra information.
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 Previsto, 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 Previsto when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Previsto's 13 actions, including Create Agreement, Create Assignment, Create Contact and Update agreement. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Previsto to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Previsto, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Previsto's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Previsto?
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 Previsto 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.