--- title: "Connect ActiveCollab and Order Desk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Project\" fires in ActiveCollab, your agent runs \"Add Order Item\" in Order Desk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/activecollab-to-order-desk" --- # Connect ActiveCollab and Order Desk When **New Project** fires in [ActiveCollab](https://apiant.ai/connections/activecollab), your agent runs **Add Order Item** in [Order Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk), or **New Order Added** in Order Desk 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 Order Desk **2** triggers Order Desk **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 Order Desk 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 Order Desk can do together ### From ActiveCollab to Order Desk - When **New Project** in ActiveCollab then **Add Order Item** in Order Desk - When **New Task** in ActiveCollab then **Add Order Note** in Order Desk ### From Order Desk to ActiveCollab - When **New Order Added** in Order Desk then **Add Comment to Task** in ActiveCollab - When **Order Folder Changed** in Order Desk 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 Order Desk ## Triggers and actions 7 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 Order Added** Triggered when a new order is added in Order Desk. - Trigger **Order Folder Changed** Triggered when an order moves to a different folder in Order Desk. - Action **Add Order Item** Adds a line item to an existing order in Order Desk. - Action **Add Order Note** Adds a note to an order's history in Order Desk. - Action **Add Shipment** Records a shipment with tracking details against an order in Order Desk. - Action **Change Folder** Moves an order into a different folder in Order Desk. - Action **Change Tag** Sets the tag on an order in Order Desk. Reads the order first and writes it back with the new tag so no other order details are lost. - Action **Create Inventory Item** Creates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory. - Action **Create New Order** Creates a new order in Order Desk with its line items, addresses and totals. - Action **Delete Inventory Item** Deletes a product from the Order Desk store's inventory. - Action **Delete Order** Deletes an order from Order Desk. - Action **Delete Order Item** Removes a line item from an order in Order Desk. - Action **Get Inventory Item** Returns one product from the Order Desk store's inventory, including its stock level and your own metadata. - Action **Get Order** Returns one order from Order Desk with its line items, addresses, shipments, notes and your own metadata. - Action **List Orders** Returns orders from Order Desk, with optional folder, source, customer and date filters. - Action **Set Order Data** Updates fields on an existing Order Desk order. Reads the order first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost. - Action **Set Order Item Data** Updates a line item on an Order Desk order. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else on the item is lost. - Action **Update Inventory Item** Updates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost. ## 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) - [ **Order Desk** Order Desk's order management software allows you to customize your order management workflow.](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk) 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 Order Desk - [ **HubSpot to Order Desk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-order-desk) - [ **Google Sheets to Order Desk** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-order-desk) - [ **Gmail to Order Desk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-order-desk) - [ **Google Calendar to Order Desk** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-order-desk) - [ **Google Drive to Order Desk** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-order-desk) - [ **Mailchimp to Order Desk** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-order-desk) Questions ## ActiveCollab and Order Desk, 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 Order Desk when something happens in ActiveCollab? Any of Order Desk's 16 actions, including Create Inventory Item, Create New Order, Update Inventory Item and Add Order Item. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Order Desk to ActiveCollab? Yes. When something happens in Order Desk, your agent can act in ActiveCollab too. This page covers both directions: Order Desk's triggers and ActiveCollab's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ActiveCollab or Order Desk? 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 Order Desk 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.