# Connect ActiveCollab and Anchor

When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Anchor](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor), or **New Proposal Sent** in Anchor to **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

ActiveCollab **5** triggers ActiveCollab **24** actions Anchor **4** triggers Anchor **6** actions

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

## What do you want ActiveCollab and Anchor to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`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.

[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 ActiveCollab and Anchor can do together

### From ActiveCollab to Anchor

- When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Create Contact** in Anchor
- When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Find Contact by ID** in Anchor

### From Anchor to ActiveCollab

- When **New Proposal Sent** in Anchor then **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab
- When **Agreement Amended** in Anchor then **Add task list** in ActiveCollab

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 ActiveCollab and Anchor

## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 30 actions

- Trigger

**New Project**

Fires when a new active project is created in ActiveCollab.

- Trigger

**New Task**

Triggers when a new task is created.

- Trigger

**New Task List**

Triggers when a new task list is created in a project in Active Collab.

- Trigger

**Task Closed**

Triggers when a task is closed in Active Collab.

- Trigger

**Task Moved**

Fires when an open task in the selected project lands in a task list it has not been seen in before (a task moved between task lists). Newly seen tasks also fire on first appearance.

- Action

**Add Comment to Discussion**

Adds a new comment to discussion.

- Action

**Add Comment to Task**

Creates a new comment in selected task.

- Action

**Add note**

Create a note in a project.

- Action

**Add task list**

Create a task list in a project.

- Action

**Add time record**

Log time on a project or task.

- Action

**Add user**

Create a user.

- Action

**Complete Project**

Completes a project.

- Action

**Complete Task**

Completes a task.

- Action

**Create Company**

Creates a new company.

- Action

**Create Discussion**

Creates a new discussion in a project.

- Action

**Create Project**

Creates a new project.

- Action

**Create Task**

Creates a task.

- Action

**Delete task**

Moves a task in a project to trash.

- Action

**Get Discussion**

Returns one discussion including its comments.

- Action

**Get project**

Get a project by id.

- Action

**Get task**

Get a task by id.

- Action

**Invite User to Project**

Invites a new user to a project.

- Action

**List companies**

List companies.

- Action

**List projects**

List active projects.

- Action

**List task lists**

List task lists in a project.

- Action

**List tasks**

List open tasks in a project.

- Action

**List users**

List users.

- Action

**Update project**

Update a project.

- Action

**Update task**

Update a task.

- Trigger

**Agreement Amended**

Triggers when an agreement is amended.

- Trigger

**New Proposal Sent**

Triggers when a proposal is sent to a client.

- Trigger

**Proposal Approved**

Triggers when a proposal is approved. The payload is the resulting agreement (a proposal becomes an agreement on approval).

- Trigger

**Proposal Published**

Triggers when a proposal is published.

- Action

**Add Service to Agreement**

Adds a service to a signed Anchor agreement as a new amendment.

- Action

**Create Contact**

Creates a new client contact in Anchor.

- Action

**Find Contact by ID**

Looks up a single contact by its Anchor ID.

- Action

**List Contacts**

Returns a list of contacts (client businesses), optionally filtered by search text or status.

- Action

**Publish Proposal**

Publishes a proposal draft as a proposal and, unless set to silent, emails the client.

- Action

**Submit Charges**

Submits charges on an agreement to issue an invoice now or schedule one for a future billing date.

## Each app on its own

- [ **ActiveCollab** ActiveCollab is a powerful yet simple workspace for task, project, team, client and billing management –...](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab)
- [ **Anchor** Get freedom from the burden of invoicing and collections.](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from ActiveCollab

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

## More into Anchor

- [ **ActiveCampaign to Anchor** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-anchor)
- [ **Airtable to Anchor** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-anchor)
- [ **2Chat to Anchor** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-anchor)
- [ **3Scribe to Anchor** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-anchor)
- [ **5pm to Anchor** 5pm is an online project management tool for teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/5pm-to-anchor)
- [ **Abyssale to Anchor** Abyssale is a banner maker platform that helps you to automatically generate on-brand images at scale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/abyssale-to-anchor)

Questions

## ActiveCollab and Anchor, answered

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### What can start an automation from ActiveCollab?

Any of ActiveCollab's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Project, New Task, New Task List and Task Moved. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Anchor when something happens in ActiveCollab?

Any of Anchor's 6 actions, including Create Contact, Add Service to Agreement, Find Contact by ID and List Contacts. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Anchor to ActiveCollab?

Yes. When something happens in Anchor, your agent can act in ActiveCollab too. This page covers both directions: Anchor's triggers and ActiveCollab's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for ActiveCollab or Anchor?

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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### 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.
