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:

Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
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

Employee Database: Maintain employee records and org chart
Time Off: Manage PTO requests and balances
Onboarding: Set up new hire onboarding workflows
Performance: Track goals and performance reviews
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

Generate API key in BambooHR settings
Use Basic Auth with API key as password
Subdomain identifies your account
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