BambooHR Skill

Manage small business HR with BambooHR's people management platform.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/bamboohr/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/bamboohr ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set BAMBOOHR_SUBDOMAIN "your_subdomain"
canifi-env set BAMBOOHR_API_KEY "your_api_key"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Employee Database: Maintain employee records and org chart
2. Time Off: Manage PTO requests and balances
3. Onboarding: Set up new hire onboarding workflows
4. Performance: Track goals and performance reviews
5. Reporting: Generate HR reports and analytics

Usage Examples

Add Employee

User: "Add a new employee to BambooHR"
Assistant: Creates employee record

Request Time Off

User: "Submit a PTO request for next week"
Assistant: Creates time off request

View Directory

User: "Show me the engineering team directory"
Assistant: Returns department employees

Generate Report

User: "Create a report of employee anniversaries"
Assistant: Generates anniversary report

Authentication Flow

1. Generate API key in BambooHR settings
2. Use Basic Auth with API key as password
3. Subdomain identifies your account
4. Use 'x' as username

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Invalid API key	Verify credentials
403 Forbidden	No access	Check user permissions
404 Not Found	Employee not found	Verify employee ID
429 Rate Limited	Too many requests	Wait and retry

Notes

• SMB-focused HRIS
• User-friendly interface
• Mobile app included
• ATS add-on available
• Benefits administration
• Affordable pricing