--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Timing - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Create Project\" in Timing." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-timing" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Timing When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Create Project** in [Timing](https://apiant.ai/connections/timing), or **New Project** in Timing to **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Timing **4** triggers Timing **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buddy Punch and Timing to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One 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.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buddy Punch and Timing can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Timing - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Project** in Timing - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Update Project** in Timing ### From Timing to Buddy Punch - When **New Project** in Timing then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Team** in Timing 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 Timing ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **Employee Created** Triggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account. - Trigger **Employee Punched In** Triggers 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 Updated** Triggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change. - Trigger **Punch in Changed** Triggers 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 Code** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **Assign Employee to Location** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location. - Action **Create Department Code** Creates a new department code in Buddy Punch. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Location** Creates a new location in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Position** Creates a new position in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Find Employee** Finds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for. - Action **Get Department Code** Returns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Get Location** Returns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location. - Action **Get Position** Returns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID. - Action **List Department Code Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **List Location Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location. - Action **Punch In** Punches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee. - Action **Punch Out** Punches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given. - Action **Update Employee** Updates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status. - Trigger **New Project** Triggered when a new project is created in Timing. - Trigger **New Team** Triggered when you are added to a new team in Timing. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggered when a new time entry is logged in Timing. - Trigger **New Timer Started and Running** Triggered when a new timer is started and is still running in Timing. - Action **Batch Update Time Entries** Updates several Timing time entries at once — moves them to a project, retitles them, sets notes, billing status or custom fields. Anything left blank is left untouched on the entries. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in Timing, optionally under a parent project, and returns the created project. - Action **Create Time Entry** Logs a finished block of work in Timing between a start and end time, optionally against a project, and returns the created time entry. - Action **Delete Project** Deletes a project in Timing, along with all of its child projects. - Action **Delete Time Entry** Deletes a time entry in Timing. - Action **Find Project** Searches your Timing projects by title and returns the first match, plus the full list of matches. - Action **Find Team** Finds a team you belong to in Timing by its name and returns the first match, plus every team whose name matched. - Action **Get Activity Hierarchy** Returns a readable breakdown of what you worked on in Timing over a date range, as tab-indented text grouped by project and app with durations. - Action **List Projects** Returns the projects you can see in Timing, optionally filtered by title, team, or hiding archived ones. - Action **List Teams** Returns all the Timing teams you are a member of. - Action **List Time Entries** Returns your Timing time entries, optionally narrowed by date range, project, team member, search text or billing status. - Action **Show Latest Time Entry** Returns your most recent time entry in Timing. - Action **Show Project** Returns a single Timing project with its colour, notes, billing default, parent and child projects. - Action **Show Running Timer** Returns the timer that is currently running in Timing. Errors with a not-found if no timer is running. - Action **Show Time Entry** Returns a single Timing time entry with its times, duration, project, notes and billing status. - Action **Start Timer** Starts a running timer in Timing, stopping any timer that is already running, and returns the new entry. - Action **Stop Timer** Stops the timer that is currently running in Timing and returns the finished time entry. - Action **Update Project** Updates a Timing project's name, colour, notes, archive state or billing default. Anything left blank keeps its current value. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates a Timing time entry — its times, project, title, notes or billing status. Anything left blank keeps its current value. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buddy Punch** Buddy Punch is an employee time tracking and scheduling app that lets your employees track their hours and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch) - [ **Timing** Timing is an automatic time tracking app for macOS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timing) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buddy Punch - [ **Buddy Punch to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-hubspot) - [ **Buddy Punch to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-salesforce) - [ **Buddy Punch to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-slack) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-sheets) - [ **Buddy Punch to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-gmail) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-calendar) ## More into Timing - [ **Favro to Timing** Plan a wedding, build an award winning video game or even send a rocket into space.](https://apiant.ai/connect/favro-to-timing) - [ **Pipefy to Timing** The easy button for processes and workflows Easily organize and run all your processes in one place, leaving...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipefy-to-timing) - [ **HubSpot to Timing** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-timing) - [ **Salesforce to Timing** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-timing) - [ **Slack to Timing** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-timing) - [ **Gmail to Timing** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-timing) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Timing, 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 Timing when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Timing's 19 actions, including Create Project, Create Time Entry, Update Project and Update Time Entry. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Timing to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Timing, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Timing's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Timing? 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 Timing 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.