---
title: "Connect GitHub to When I Work - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Branch\" fires in GitHub, your agent runs \"Create User\" in When I Work."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-when-i-work"
---

# Connect GitHub to When I Work

When **New Branch** fires in [GitHub](https://apiant.ai/connections/github), your agent runs **Create User** in [When I Work](https://apiant.ai/connections/when-i-work). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

GitHub **15** triggers GitHub **19** actions When I Work **22** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want GitHub and When I Work 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 GitHub can start in When I Work

- When **New Branch** in GitHub then **Create User** in When I Work
- When **New Collaborator** in GitHub then **Update user** in When I Work

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 GitHub and When I Work

## Triggers and actions 15 triggers · 41 actions

- Trigger

**Issue Closed**

Triggers when an issue in a repository is closed.

- Trigger

**New Branch**

Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Collaborator**

Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Commit**

Triggers when a new commit is pushed to a GitHub repository's default branch.

- Trigger

**New Commit Comment**

Triggers when someone comments on a commit in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Gist**

Triggers when you create a new gist on GitHub.

- Trigger

**New Global Event**

Triggers when a new public event happens anywhere on GitHub, such as a push, fork, or new issue.

- Trigger

**New Issue**

Triggers when a new issue is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Label**

Triggers when a new label is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Milestone**

Triggers when a new milestone is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Pull Request**

Triggers when a new pull request is opened in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Release**

Triggers when a new release is published in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repo Event**

Triggers when new activity (pushes, issues, pull requests, releases and more) happens in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repository**

Triggers when a new public repository appears under a GitHub user or organization.

- Trigger

**New Watcher**

Triggers when someone starts watching a repository.

- Action

**Add Labels to Issue**

Adds labels to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository, keeping its existing labels.

- Action

**Check Organization Membership**

Checks whether a GitHub user is a member of an organization and returns true or false.

- Action

**Create Branch**

Creates a new branch in a repository, starting from the commit you choose.

- Action

**Create Comment**

Adds a comment to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create Gist**

Creates a new gist with one file on the connected GitHub account.

- Action

**Create Issue**

Creates a new issue in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create or Update File**

Creates a new file in a repository, or replaces an existing file's contents, as a commit.

- Action

**Create Pull Request**

Opens a pull request asking to merge one branch into another.

- Action

**Delete Branch**

Deletes a branch from a repository. Any open pull request from that branch is closed.

- Action

**Find Branch**

Finds a branch in a GitHub repository by name and returns its latest commit and protection status.

- Action

**Find Issue**

Finds an issue in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, body, state, author and labels.

- Action

**Find Organization**

Finds a GitHub organization by its login and returns its profile details.

- Action

**Find Pull Request**

Finds a pull request in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, state, branches and merge status.

- Action

**Find Repository**

Returns a GitHub repository by its owner and name, including its description, visibility, default branch and counts.

- Action

**Find User**

Finds a GitHub user by username and returns their public profile.

- Action

**Get File Contents**

Returns a file from a GitHub repository, with its base64-encoded content, at the default branch or a chosen branch, tag or commit.

- Action

**Submit Review**

Submits a review on a pull request: approve it, request changes, or leave a review comment.

- Action

**Update Issue**

Updates an existing issue in a GitHub repository, such as its title, text, state, labels or assignees.

- Action

**Update Pull Request**

Changes a pull request's title, description, target branch, or open/closed state.

- Action

**Add location**

Creates a new schedule (location) in the When I Work account and returns the created schedule.

- Action

**Add position**

Creates a position, such as Dishwasher or Server, in the When I Work account.

- Action

**Add time entry**

Creates a time entry on a user's timesheet in When I Work and returns the new entry.

- Action

**Add time off request**

Creates a time off request for a user, covering a start and end time, with an optional time off type and paid hours.

- Action

**Clock in**

Clocks a user in, starting a time entry for them. Returns the time entry, the user and the punches recorded on it.

- Action

**Clock out**

Clocks a When I Work user out and returns the time entry the clock-out belongs to.

- Action

**Create User**

Creates a new user in the When I Work account and returns the created user, optionally sending them an invitation.

- Action

**Delete shift**

Deletes a shift by its ID, optionally notifying the assigned user and removing later shifts in a repeating series. This cannot be undone.

- Action

**Delete user**

Deletes a user from the When I Work account, optionally deleting their future shifts as well. When I Work allows this to be reversed.

- Action

**Get account**

Returns the When I Work account for the connected login, including its company name, plan status, enabled features and settings. For a parent account, also returns its child accounts.

- Action

**Get shift**

Returns a single shift by its ID, including its breaks and any repeating series it belongs to. An error occurs if the shift is not found.

- Action

**Get user**

Returns a single When I Work user by ID, including their contact details, role, positions, schedules and pay information.

- Action

**List locations**

Returns all the schedules (locations) in the When I Work account, optionally only those not yet confirmed.

- Action

**List positions**

Returns all the positions in the When I Work account, optionally including deleted ones.

- Action

**List shifts**

Returns the shifts in a date range, optionally narrowed to a user or schedule, and optionally including open, unpublished or repeating shifts.

- Action

**List sites**

Returns all the sites in the When I Work account, optionally including deleted sites.

- Action

**List time entries**

Returns the time entries (timesheet records) in a date range, optionally limited to specific users, entries still clocked in, or entries updated since a given time.

- Action

**List time off requests**

Returns the time off requests that fall within a date range, optionally narrowed by user, schedule, status or type.

- Action

**List users**

Returns the users in the When I Work account, optionally narrowed by schedule or by a search on name or email, and optionally including pending or deleted users.

- Action

**Publish shifts**

Publishes a group of shifts so they become visible on the schedule, and returns the shifts that were published. It does not notify the assigned users.

- Action

**Update shift**

Updates an existing shift on the schedule, such as its times, assigned user, position, breaks or notes, and returns the updated shift.

- Action

**Update user**

Updates an existing user's contact details, role, positions, schedules, pay and access settings, and can reactivate a deleted user. Returns the updated user.

## Each app on its own

- [ **GitHub** GitHub is the perfect place to share code and work collaboratively on private and open source software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/github)
- [ **When I Work** When I Work is the easiest way to schedule, manage attendance, and communicate with your staff from your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/when-i-work)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from GitHub

- [ **GitHub to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-hubspot)
- [ **GitHub to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-salesforce)
- [ **GitHub to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-slack)
- [ **GitHub to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-google-sheets)
- [ **GitHub to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-gmail)
- [ **GitHub to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/github-to-google-calendar)

## More into When I Work

- [ **HubSpot to When I Work** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Salesforce to When I Work** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Slack to When I Work** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Google Sheets to When I Work** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Gmail to When I Work** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Google Calendar to When I Work** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-when-i-work)

Questions

## GitHub and When I Work, answered

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### What can start an automation from GitHub?

Any of GitHub's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Branch, New Collaborator, New Commit and New Commit Comment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in When I Work when something happens in GitHub?

Any of When I Work's 22 actions, including Create User, Update shift, Update user and Add location. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from When I Work to GitHub?

When I Work has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in GitHub. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads When I Work's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for GitHub or When I Work?

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.

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### Can my AI client use GitHub and When I Work 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
