# Connect ActiveCollab and folk

When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Create Deal** in [folk](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk), or **Company Added** in folk to **Create Company** in ActiveCollab. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

ActiveCollab **5** triggers ActiveCollab **24** actions folk **11** triggers folk **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 folk 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 folk can do together

### From ActiveCollab to folk

- When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Create Deal** in folk
- When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Create Note** in folk

### From folk to ActiveCollab

- When **Company Added** in folk then **Create Company** in ActiveCollab
- When **Company Custom Field Updated** in folk then **Add Comment to Task** 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 folk

## Triggers and actions 16 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

**Company Added**

Triggers when a new company is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Company Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a company custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Company Removed**

Triggers when a company is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Company Updated**

Triggers when a company basic field (like name, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Trigger

**Deal Added**

Fires when a new deal is created.

- Trigger

**Deal Removed**

Fires when a deal is deleted from a pipeline.

- Trigger

**Deal Updated**

Fires when a deal is updated (stage change, field update).

- Trigger

**Person Added**

Triggers when a new person is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Person Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a person custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Person Removed**

Triggers when a person is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Person Updated**

Triggers when a person basic field (like first name, job title, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Action

**Create Company**

Creates a company in folk, optionally adding it to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Deal**

Creates a deal in a folk group, optionally linked to companies and people, and sets that deal type's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a group in folk. A default "All people" table view is added to the group automatically.

- Action

**Create Note**

Creates a note on a folk person, company or deal. Optionally posts it as a reply to an existing note.

- Action

**Create Person**

Creates a person in folk, optionally adding them to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Reminder**

Creates a reminder on a folk person, company or deal, scheduled with an iCalendar recurrence rule.

- Action

**Delete Company**

Deletes a company from folk by its id.

- Action

**Delete Person**

Deletes a person from folk by their id. This also removes their custom fields, notes and associations.

- Action

**Find a Company**

Searches folk companies by name, email or website and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Find a Person**

Searches folk people by email, full name or phone and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Get a Company**

Fetches one folk company by id, including its custom field values.

- Action

**Get a Note**

Fetches one folk note by id, with its text, author and the record it is attached to.

- Action

**Get a Person**

Fetches one folk person by id, including their custom field values.

- Action

**List Groups**

Returns the groups in the folk workspace, with each group's id, name and visibility.

- Action

**Update Company**

Updates a folk company. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

- Action

**Update Person**

Updates a folk person. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

## 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)
- [ **folk** folk is the next generation CRM for teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk)

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 folk

- [ **Stripe to folk** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-folk)
- [ **ActiveCampaign to folk** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-folk)
- [ **Airtable to folk** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-folk)
- [ **Asana to folk** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-folk)
- [ **ClickUp to folk** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-folk)
- [ **Discord to folk** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-folk)

Questions

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

Any of folk's 16 actions, including Create Company, Create Deal, Create Group and Create Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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

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

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.
