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Buddy Punch integrations

Connect Buddy Punch to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. Buddy Punch is an employee time tracking and scheduling app that lets your employees track their hours and helps streamline scheduling, time off, and payroll.

Connects with an API keybuddypunch.com

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 to automate with Buddy Punch?

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Connect your AI client

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https://mcp.apiant.ai

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.

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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.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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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.

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Pair it

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What your agent can do with Buddy Punch

Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 15 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.

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Questions

Buddy Punch, answered

Is there a Buddy Punch MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with Buddy Punch. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use Buddy Punch. Nothing to install.

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 Buddy Punch?

Any of Buddy Punch's 15 actions, including Create Department Code, Create Employee, Create Location and Create Position. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can Buddy Punch connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Buddy Punch with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.