--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Tomba - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Create Lead\" in Tomba." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-tomba" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Tomba When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Create Lead** in [Tomba](https://apiant.ai/connections/tomba). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Tomba **18** 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 Tomba 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 can start in Tomba - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Lead** in Tomba - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Count Email** in Tomba 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 Tomba ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 33 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. - Action **Author Finder** Finds the most likely email address of an article's author from the article's URL. - Action **Check technologies** Detect the technologies (CMS, analytics, frameworks, hosting and more) used by a website domain. - Action **Count Email** Returns the number of email addresses Tomba has found for a domain, with breakdowns by type, department and seniority. - Action **Create Lead** Create a new lead. If the email already exists, fails with 422 status code. - Action **Detect email format** Detect the email address pattern used by a company domain. - Action **Domain Search** Finds the email addresses Tomba knows for a company, looked up by website domain or company name, along with details about the organization. - Action **Domain Status** Checks whether a domain is a webmail provider or a disposable email domain. - Action **Email Enrichment** Looks up the person and company details Tomba has for an email address, such as name, job title, company, location and social profiles. - Action **Email Verifier** Verify the deliverability of an email address. - Action **Enrich company** Look up company details (name, industry, location, social profiles, size, technologies) from a website domain. - Action **Find Email** Finds the most likely professional email address for a person from their name and a company domain or company name. - Action **Get employee locations** Get the breakdown of a company's employees by country, based on its domain name. - Action **Get Lead** Fetches a saved lead by ID, including its contact details, company, list, score, notes and custom attributes. An error occurs if the lead is not found. - Action **LinkedIn Finder** Enter a LinkedIn profile URL to find the associated email address. - Action **Phone Finder** Finds phone numbers for a contact from an email address, a company domain, or a LinkedIn profile URL. - Action **Phone Validator** Validate a phone number and get its carrier, line type, country and formatted versions. - Action **Reveal companies** Search Tomba's company database with a natural-language description or structured filters and return the matching companies. - Action **Similar Domains** Finds up to 25 companies and websites similar to a given domain. ## 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) - [ **Tomba** Tomba is a email discovery service. It finds, verifies, and enriches professional contact information from...](https://apiant.ai/connections/tomba) 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 Tomba - [ **HubSpot to Tomba** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-tomba) - [ **Salesforce to Tomba** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-tomba) - [ **Slack to Tomba** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-tomba) - [ **Google Sheets to Tomba** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-tomba) - [ **Gmail to Tomba** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-tomba) - [ **Google Calendar to Tomba** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-tomba) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Tomba, 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 Tomba when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Tomba's 18 actions, including Create Lead, Author Finder, Check technologies and Count Email. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Tomba to Buddy Punch? Tomba has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Tomba's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Tomba? 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 Tomba 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.