# Connect ActiveCollab and Chatter

When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Create Post** in [Chatter](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter), or **New Group** in Chatter 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 Chatter **2** triggers Chatter **19** 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 Chatter 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.

[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 Chatter can do together

### From ActiveCollab to Chatter

- When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Create Post** in Chatter
- When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Create Post in Group** in Chatter

### From Chatter to ActiveCollab

- When **New Group** in Chatter then **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab
- When **New Post** in Chatter 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 Chatter

## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 43 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 Group**

Triggers when a new Chatter group is created in the org.

- Trigger

**New Post**

Triggers when a new post appears in the authenticated user's news feed.

- Action

**Add group**

Creates a new Chatter group with a name, visibility and optional description and settings.

- Action

**Add Member to Group**

Add a user as a member of a Chatter group.

- Action

**Create Post**

Create a new Chatter feed post on a user's profile feed (defaults to the authenticated user).

- Action

**Create Post in Group**

Create a new Chatter feed post in the specified group.

- Action

**Delete comment**

Deletes a comment from a Chatter post.

- Action

**Delete group**

Deletes a Chatter group.

- Action

**Delete post**

Deletes a Chatter post (feed element).

- Action

**Find users by name**

Returns the Chatter users whose names match the search text.

- Action

**Get group**

Returns the details of a Chatter group, including its name, description, visibility, owner and member count.

- Action

**Get My User Info**

Get profile information for the authenticated Chatter user.

- Action

**Get user**

Returns a Chatter user's profile details, such as name, title, company, photo and follower counts.

- Action

**Like Feed Element**

Like a Chatter feed element (post).

- Action

**List group members**

Returns the members of a Chatter group, with each member's role and user details.

- Action

**List Groups**

List the Chatter groups in the org.

- Action

**Post Comment**

Add a comment to an existing Chatter feed element (post).

- Action

**Remove member from group**

Removes a member from a Chatter group by deleting their group membership.

- Action

**Search Feed**

Search Chatter feed elements matching a text query.

- Action

**Update group**

Updates a Chatter group's name, description, information section, visibility, owner, archive and broadcast settings. Only the values you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Update post**

Edits the text of an existing Chatter post.

## 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)
- [ **Chatter** Salesforce Chatter — post to feeds, comment, like, manage groups, and read news/group feeds via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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- [ **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)
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- [ **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 Chatter

- [ **ActiveCampaign to Chatter** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-chatter)
- [ **Airtable to Chatter** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-chatter)
- [ **Asana to Chatter** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-chatter)
- [ **Brevo to Chatter** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-chatter)
- [ **Calendly to Chatter** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-chatter)
- [ **Capsule CRM to Chatter** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-chatter)

Questions

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

Any of Chatter's 19 actions, including Create Post, Create Post in Group, Post Comment and Update group. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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

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

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.
