--- title: "Connect ActiveCollab and Circle - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Project\" fires in ActiveCollab, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Circle." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/activecollab-to-circle" --- # Connect ActiveCollab and Circle When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Circle](https://apiant.ai/connections/circle), or **New Access Group** in Circle 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 Circle **16** triggers Circle **21** 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 Circle 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 ActiveCollab and Circle can do together ### From ActiveCollab to Circle - When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Create Contact** in Circle - When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Send Direct Message** in Circle ### From Circle to ActiveCollab - When **New Access Group** in Circle then **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab - When **New Comment Posted** in Circle then **Add Comment to Discussion** 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 Circle ## Triggers and actions 21 triggers · 45 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 **Content Approved** Triggers when a moderator approves reported (flagged) content in your Circle community. - Trigger **Content Flagged** Triggers when a piece of community content (a post, comment or message) is reported for moderation. - Trigger **Content Rejected** Triggers when a moderator rejects reported content (a post or comment) in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Access Group** Triggers when a new access group is created in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Comment Posted** Triggers when a new comment is posted in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or post. - Trigger **New Event Created** Triggers when a new event is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one event space. - Trigger **New Event RSVP** Triggers when a member RSVPs yes to the selected Circle event. - Trigger **New Member Active Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes active in Circle. - Trigger **New Member Added** Triggers when a new member joins the Circle community. Optionally includes invited members who have not finished setting up their profile, or only members with chosen tags. - Trigger **New Member Canceled Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription is canceled in Circle, returning the canceled subscription with its member and paywall details. - Trigger **New Member Paid Charge** Triggers when a community member is charged successfully (a new paid charge appears in Circle). - Trigger **New Member Past Due Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes past due. - Trigger **New Member Refunded Charge** Triggers when a member's charge is refunded, fully or partially, in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Post** Triggers when a new basic post is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or space group. - Trigger **New Space Created** Triggers when a new space is created in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Tagged Member** Triggers when a member tag is applied to a community member or contact in your Circle community. - Action **Add Member to Space Group** Adds an existing community member, by email, to a space group and to every space in that group. Does nothing if they are already in the group. - Action **Create Comment** Creates a comment on a Circle post, or a reply to an existing comment, optionally authored as another community member. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a non-member contact (lead) in your Circle community from an email address. The contact appears in your audience for email marketing but has no login or community access. - Action **Create Course Section** Creates a new section at the end of a course space. The section starts with no lessons. - Action **Find Member** Finds a community member by their exact email address, including invited members who have not finished setting up their profile. - Action **Has Member Tag** Checks whether the community member with a given email address has a given member tag, and returns true or false along with the member's id and tags. - Action **Invite Member** Invites a person to your Circle community by email, creating their Circle account if needed, and optionally adds them to spaces, space groups and member tags. Returns the new community member. - Action **Is Member of Space** Checks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a chosen space and returns their space membership details. - Action **Is Member of Space Group** Checks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a space group, and returns their membership details when they do. - Action **Mark Course Lesson as Completed** Marks a course lesson as completed for a member of the course space, identified by their email address. - Action **Remove Member** Removes a member from your Circle community by deactivating their membership and canceling their running paid subscriptions. Their posts and comments are kept, and inviting the same email again restores the membership. - Action **Remove Member From Access Group** Removes a community member, identified by member ID or email, from an access group. - Action **Remove Member From Event** Removes a member's RSVP from a Circle event, identified by the member's email. The attendee record is kept with its RSVP set to no. - Action **Remove Member From Space** Removes a community member, identified by email, from a space. The person stays a member of the community. - Action **Remove Member From Space Group** Removes a member from a space group and from every space in that group. They stay a member of the community. - Action **RSVP Member to Event** Adds a community member, identified by email, to an event. The member is RSVPed directly when the event auto-RSVPs invited attendees; otherwise they are invited. - Action **Send Direct Message** Sends a direct chat message to a Circle community member, identified by email, optionally as a reply in a thread. - Action **Start a Group Chat** Sends a message to a group of community members in a group chat, starting the group chat if it does not exist yet. The message is sent as the community member the connection authenticates as. - Action **Tag Member** Applies a member tag to the community member with the given email. If the member already has the tag, it is kept. - Action **Untag Member** Removes a member tag from the community member with the given email. The tag itself stays in the community; only its assignment to that member is removed. - Action **Update Event** Updates an existing event in a Circle event space. Only the fields you fill in are changed; everything else on the event stays as it is. ## 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) - [ **Circle** A modern community platform for creators.](https://apiant.ai/connections/circle) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ActiveCollab - [ **ActiveCollab to PandaDoc** PandaDoc helps you build and deliver sales quotes and proposals and track presentations and close deals...](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecollab-to-pandadoc) - [ **ActiveCollab to Google Gemini** Google AI Studio is a fast, easy way to start prototyping generative AI ideas using Google's Gemini model.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecollab-to-google-gemini) - [ **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) ## More into Circle - [ **ActiveCampaign to Circle** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-circle) - [ **Airtable to Circle** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-circle) - [ **Asana to Circle** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-circle) - [ **Brevo to Circle** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-circle) - [ **Calendly to Circle** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-circle) - [ **Capsule CRM to Circle** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-circle) Questions ## ActiveCollab and Circle, answered ### ### 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. ### ### What can your agent do in Circle when something happens in ActiveCollab? Any of Circle's 21 actions, including Create Comment, Create Contact, Create Course Section and Mark Course Lesson as Completed. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Circle to ActiveCollab? Yes. When something happens in Circle, your agent can act in ActiveCollab too. This page covers both directions: Circle's triggers and ActiveCollab's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ActiveCollab or Circle? 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 ActiveCollab and Circle 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.