# Connect ActiveCollab and Casting42

When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Casting42](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42), or **New Casting** in Casting42 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 Casting42 **6** triggers Casting42 **16** 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 Casting42 to do together?

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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.

[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.

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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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Example flows

## What ActiveCollab and Casting42 can do together

### From ActiveCollab to Casting42

- When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Create Contact** in Casting42
- When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Add File to Talent** in Casting42

### From Casting42 to ActiveCollab

- When **New Casting** in Casting42 then **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab
- When **New Contact** in Casting42 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 Casting42

## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 40 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

**New Casting**

Triggers when a casting has been created in your Casting42 Database.

- Trigger

**New Contact**

Triggers when a contact has been added to your Casting42 database.

- Trigger

**New Talent**

Triggers when a new talent is added in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this.

- Trigger

**Updated Casting**

Triggers when the data of a casting has been updated.

- Trigger

**Updated Contact**

Triggers when the data of a contact has been updated in your Casting42 database.

- Trigger

**Updated Talent**

Triggers when a talent is updated in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this.

- Action

**Add File to Talent**

Uploads a file such as a resume or PDF document to a talent's profile.

- Action

**Add Mediafile to Talent**

Uploads a video or audio media file to a talent's profile in Casting42.

- Action

**Add Talent to Group**

Adds one or more talents to an existing Casting42 group.

- Action

**Create Casting**

Creates a new casting project in Casting42 and returns it along with its talent sign-up link.

- Action

**Create Contact**

Creates a new contact in Casting42 with name, email, company, phone, language and address.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a new group in Casting42 for organizing talents.

- Action

**Create or Update Candidate**

Adds a talent to a casting as a candidate, or updates the candidate's tags if the talent is already in that casting.

- Action

**Create Talent**

Creates a new talent profile in your Casting42 database and returns the created talent.

- Action

**Find Casting**

Finds a casting by its tag and returns the full casting record.

- Action

**Find Group by Name**

Finds a Casting42 group by its name.

- Action

**Get Contact**

Returns a single Casting42 contact identified by its tag.

- Action

**Get Group**

Returns a Casting42 group and its talents by the group's tag.

- Action

**Get Talent**

Returns a single talent record, including custom fields and skills, by its tag.

- Action

**Update Casting**

Updates an existing casting in Casting42, such as its name, description, dates, locations and sharing options. Fields left blank are not changed.

- Action

**Update Contact**

Updates an existing contact in Casting42. Only the fields you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Update Talent**

Updates an existing talent in Casting42, identified by its tag. Fields left blank keep their current values.

## 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)
- [ **Casting42** Casting42 is a customizable database for casting directors, production companies, extras agencies, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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Questions

## ActiveCollab and Casting42, 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 Casting42 when something happens in ActiveCollab?

Any of Casting42's 16 actions, including Create Casting, Create Contact, Create Group and Create or Update Candidate. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Casting42 to ActiveCollab?

Yes. When something happens in Casting42, your agent can act in ActiveCollab too. This page covers both directions: Casting42'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 Casting42?

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.
