Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and Reply
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add contact list in Reply, or New Email Opened in Reply to Create Department Code in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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Claude Code
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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.
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What Buddy Punch and Reply can do together
From Buddy Punch to Reply
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add contact list in Reply
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Add note to contact in Reply
From Reply to Buddy Punch
When New Email Opened in Reply
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When New Emails Sent in Reply
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 Reply
Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 31 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
Inbox Category Set for ReplyTriggers when an email reply in Reply is given an inbox category, automatically or by a user.
Trigger
New Email OpenedTriggers when a contact opens a tracked email sent from Reply.
Trigger
New Emails SentTriggers when Reply sends an email from a sequence step.
Trigger
New Link ClickedTriggers when a recipient clicks a tracked link in an email sent from Reply.
Trigger
New Person BounceTriggers when an email sent from Reply bounces or is rejected by the recipient's mail server.
Trigger
New Person Opt OutTriggers when a contact opts out of outreach in Reply (unsubscribe link, manual opt-out, or marked Do Not Contact).
Trigger
Prospect FinishedTriggers when a contact's participation in a Reply sequence ends — completed, replied, bounced, opted out, or finished manually.
Action
Add contact listCreates a new contact list in Reply, optionally shared with your team.
Action
Add note to contactAdds a note to a contact's timeline in Reply.
Action
Add sequenceCreates a new sequence in Reply with its steps, schedule, sending accounts and settings.
Action
Create\Update PersonCreates a Reply contact, or updates the existing contact with the same email address.
Action
Delete contactDeletes a contact from your Reply account.
Action
Find contacts by criteriaReturns the contacts that match a search term and/or field rules, optionally scoped to a contact list, sequence or sequence step.
Action
Get contactReturns one Reply contact by its id, including profile details, owner, opt-out, call and meeting status, stage and custom fields.
Action
Get sequenceReturns one sequence in full: name, status, owner, schedule, settings, connected email and LinkedIn accounts, and its steps.
Action
List contact listsReturns the contact lists you own plus those shared with your team, optionally filtered by name.
Action
List contactsReturns your Reply contacts, optionally narrowed to one email address or LinkedIn profile URL.
Action
List inbox categoriesReturns the inbox categories you can file conversations under.
Action
List Sequence ContactsReturns the contacts enrolled in a sequence, with each contact's status, current step, added date, opt-out and call status.
Action
List sequencesReturns the sequences in your Reply account, optionally filtered by status, owner, folder, archive state or name.
Action
Mark as FinishedMarks one or more contacts as finished in every sequence they are in, so they receive no further sequence steps.
Action
Remove Person From CampaignRemoves a contact from a sequence so they stop progressing through it. The contact and their history stay in your Reply account.
Action
Send Test Webhook EventSends a test event from an existing Reply webhook subscription to its configured URL.
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 Reply, 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 Reply when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of Reply's 16 actions, including Create\Update Person, Send Test Webhook Event, Add contact list and Add note to contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Reply to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in Reply, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Reply's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Reply?
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.
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.