--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Trainual - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Send Webhook Test Event\" in Trainual." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-trainual" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Trainual When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Send Webhook Test Event** in [Trainual](https://apiant.ai/connections/trainual). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Trainual **20** 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 Trainual 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 Trainual - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Send Webhook Test Event** in Trainual - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Update user** in Trainual 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 Trainual ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 35 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 **Add group** Creates a new group (role, team, department or location) in Trainual, optionally with its members, managers and assigned subjects. - Action **Archive User** Archives (deactivates) a Trainual user so they can no longer access the account. - Action **Assign Roles** Assigns a user to a role in Trainual, keeping the role's existing members. - Action **Assign Subjects** Assigns a Trainual subject to a user, optionally with a due date and completion requirement. - Action **Find content** Searches published Trainual content (subjects, documents, pages, tests, flowcharts, videos, files, checklists and courses) by keyword and returns the best matches. - Action **Get subject** Returns a single Trainual subject by its id, optionally with its owner and content items. - Action **Get user** Returns a single non-archived Trainual user, optionally with the groups they belong to. - Action **Invite New User** Creates a user in your Trainual account and sends (or schedules) their invitation. - Action **List assignments** Returns the training assignments in your Trainual account, optionally limited to one user or one piece of content. - Action **List completions** Returns training completion records in the Trainual account, optionally filtered by user, content, or completion status. - Action **List groups** Returns the groups (roles, teams, departments, locations) in your Trainual account, optionally filtered by kind or by a user's membership. - Action **List responsibilities** Returns the responsibilities in your Trainual account, optionally limited to those assigned to a user or group. - Action **List subjects** Returns the subjects in your Trainual account, optionally with their owners and content items. - Action **List users** Returns the non-archived users in your Trainual account. - Action **Send Webhook Test Event** Asks Trainual to send a test event to a webhook subscription. - Action **Unarchive User** Restores an archived Trainual user to the account and returns the updated user. Other profile details can be changed in the same step. - Action **Unassign Roles** Removes a user from a Trainual role, keeping the role's other members. - Action **Unassigns Subjects** Removes a subject assignment, unassigning that subject from the user it was assigned to. - Action **Update group** Updates a Trainual group's name, description and kind, and optionally replaces its members, managers and assigned subjects. - Action **Update user** Updates an existing Trainual user's profile details, permission and manager, and can archive or restore the user. Returns the updated user. ## 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) - [ **Trainual** Trainual is a simple tool for building the how-to guide for your business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/trainual) 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 is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](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 Trainual - [ **HubSpot to Trainual** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-trainual) - [ **Salesforce to Trainual** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-trainual) - [ **Slack to Trainual** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-trainual) - [ **Google Sheets to Trainual** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-trainual) - [ **Gmail to Trainual** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-trainual) - [ **Google Calendar to Trainual** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-trainual) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Trainual, 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 Trainual when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Trainual's 20 actions, including Send Webhook Test Event, Update group, Update user and Add group. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Trainual to Buddy Punch? Trainual has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Trainual's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Trainual? 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 Trainual 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.