Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and ServiceM8
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add company contact in ServiceM8, or New Job in ServiceM8 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 ServiceM8 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 ServiceM8 can do together
From Buddy Punch to ServiceM8
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add company contact in ServiceM8
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Add job payment in ServiceM8
From ServiceM8 to Buddy Punch
When New Job in ServiceM8
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Job Queued in ServiceM8
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 ServiceM8
Triggers and actions 6 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.
Trigger
Job QueuedTriggers when a Job is assigned to a Queue.
Trigger
New JobTriggers when a new job is created.
Action
Add attachmentUploads a file and attaches it to a job (or another ServiceM8 record), so it appears in that record's diary.
Action
Add company contactCreates a new contact person on a ServiceM8 client (company), such as a billing or job contact.
Action
Add job allocationAllocates a ServiceM8 job to a staff member, optionally with a scheduled date and allocation window.
Action
Add job materialAdds a material line item to a ServiceM8 job, with quantity, pricing and tax details.
Action
Add job paymentRecords a payment against a ServiceM8 job, with its amount, method, date and optional note.
Action
Add noteAdds a note to a job, client or other ServiceM8 record.
Action
Create ClientCreates a new client (company) record in ServiceM8.
Action
Create JobCreates a new job in ServiceM8, optionally linked to a client, category and queue, and returns the new job's UUID.
Action
Delete clientDeletes (archives) a client in ServiceM8.
Action
Delete jobDeletes (archives) a job in ServiceM8. The job is hidden in the app and can be restored later.
Action
Get attachmentReturns the details of a single file attachment (photo, PDF or other file) by its UUID.
Action
Get clientReturns one ServiceM8 client (company) record by its UUID, including its name, address and billing details.
Action
Get jobReturns a single ServiceM8 job by its UUID, including its status, client, address and totals.
Action
Get Job AllocationReturns a single job allocation — which staff member a job is allocated to, its window, dates and status.
Action
List clientsReturns the clients (companies) in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
Action
List job materialsReturns the materials (line items) recorded on jobs, optionally filtered, for example to a single job.
Action
List job paymentsReturns the payments recorded against jobs, optionally filtered (for example to a single job).
Action
List Job QueuesReturns the job queues set up in the ServiceM8 account.
Action
List jobsReturns the jobs in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
Action
List notesReturns the notes in your ServiceM8 account, optionally filtered and sorted.
Action
List staff membersReturns the staff members in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
Action
Update clientUpdates an existing client (company) in ServiceM8. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
Action
Update jobUpdates an existing job in ServiceM8, changing only the fields you fill in.
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 ServiceM8, 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 ServiceM8 when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of ServiceM8's 23 actions, including Create Client, Create Job, Update client and Update job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from ServiceM8 to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in ServiceM8, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: ServiceM8's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or ServiceM8?
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 ServiceM8 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.