--- title: "Connect AccuLynx and Slack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"List of Jobs by Milestone\" fires in AccuLynx, your agent runs \"Send Direct Message\" in Slack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-slack" --- # Connect AccuLynx and Slack When **List of Jobs by Milestone** fires in [AccuLynx](https://apiant.ai/connections/acculynx), your agent runs **Send Direct Message** in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), or **New Channel** in Slack to **Add contact note** in AccuLynx. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. AccuLynx **1** trigger AccuLynx **26** actions Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want AccuLynx and Slack 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 AccuLynx and Slack can do together ### From AccuLynx to Slack - When **List of Jobs by Milestone** in AccuLynx then **Send Direct Message** in Slack - When **List of Jobs by Milestone** in AccuLynx then **Send Ephemeral Message** in Slack ### From Slack to AccuLynx - When **New Channel** in Slack then **Add contact note** in AccuLynx - When **New Channel Member** in Slack then **Add job message** in AccuLynx 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 AccuLynx and Slack ## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 86 actions - Trigger **List of Jobs by Milestone** Triggers when a job enters one of the chosen workflow milestones (for example Lead, Prospect or Approved), newest milestone change first. - Action **Add contact note** Adds a text note to an AccuLynx contact. - Action **Add job document** Uploads a document file to an AccuLynx job and saves it in the chosen document folder. - Action **Add job external reference** Creates an external reference linking an AccuLynx job to a project in another system. - Action **Add job message** Posts a comment to a job's message feed in AccuLynx, visible in the job's Messages section. - Action **Add job photo or video** Uploads a single photo or video to an AccuLynx job, with an optional description and tags. - Action **Add received payment** Records a payment received on an AccuLynx job, such as a customer deposit or check, and returns the new payment. - Action **Find Job** Returns the AccuLynx jobs that contain a search term (such as a name, address or job number) and/or lie near a map location. - Action **Find Job Category** Returns the active AccuLynx job category whose name matches the name you give, or nothing when no category has that name. - Action **Find Trade-Types** Finds an active trade type in your AccuLynx company settings by its name and returns its id. - Action **Find Work-Types** Finds an active AccuLynx work type (for example Insurance or Retail) by its name and returns its id. - Action **Get Contact** Returns the details of one AccuLynx contact by its ID, including name, company, mailing and billing addresses, and its phone numbers and email addresses. - Action **Get Contact Custom Fields** Returns every custom field value recorded on an AccuLynx contact, with each field's label, type and values. - Action **Get estimate** Returns one AccuLynx estimate by its id, including its title, number, primary flag, financial totals, linked job and section references. - Action **Get Job** Returns the details of one AccuLynx job, including its location address, contacts, trade types, category, work type, lead source, current milestone and priority. - Action **Get Job Custom Fields** Returns the custom field values recorded on a job, with each field's label, type, values and when it was last modified. - Action **Get job financials** Returns the financial summary for a job: approved job value, balance due, worksheet section totals, and links to (or full details of) the worksheet and amendments. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your AccuLynx account, with their names, company, mailing and billing addresses, and links to their phone numbers and email addresses. - Action **List estimates** Returns all estimates for the current AccuLynx location, with the job each one belongs to. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your AccuLynx account, optionally filtered by date range, milestone and assignment, and sorted by created, milestone or modified date. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your AccuLynx company, optionally filtered by status (active, inactive, archived or deleted). - Action **Set Initial Appointment** Adds or updates the initial appointment on an AccuLynx job, including its start and end times and notes. - Action **Update Contact Custom Field** Sets the value of one custom field on an AccuLynx contact. - Action **Update job address** Updates the location address of an existing AccuLynx job. Only the address parts you fill in are sent. - Action **Update Job Custom Field** Sets the value of one custom field on an AccuLynx job. - Action **Update job lead source** Changes the lead source recorded on an AccuLynx job. - Action **Update job priority** Sets the priority (Urgent, High or Normal) of an existing AccuLynx job. - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. ## Each app on its own - [ **AccuLynx** AccuLynx is a cloud based roofing software application designed to help contractors manage and grow their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/acculynx) - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from AccuLynx - [ **AccuLynx to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-hubspot) - [ **AccuLynx to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-salesforce) - [ **AccuLynx to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-google-sheets) - [ **AccuLynx to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-gmail) - [ **AccuLynx to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-google-calendar) - [ **AccuLynx to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-google-drive) ## More into Slack - [ **Salesforce to Slack** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-slack) - [ **Google Calendar to Slack** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-slack) - [ **Mailchimp to Slack** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-slack) - [ **Stripe to Slack** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-slack) - [ **Shopify to Slack** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-slack) - [ **Notion to Slack** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-slack) Questions ## AccuLynx and Slack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from AccuLynx? Any of AccuLynx's 1 trigger in the catalog, including List of Jobs by Milestone. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Slack when something happens in AccuLynx? Any of Slack's 60 actions, including Create Canvas, Create Channel, Create Channel Canvas and Create Reminder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Slack to AccuLynx? Yes. When something happens in Slack, your agent can act in AccuLynx too. This page covers both directions: Slack's triggers and AccuLynx's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for AccuLynx or Slack? 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 AccuLynx and Slack 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.