--- title: "Connect Anchor and Cartes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Proposal Sent\" fires in Anchor, your agent runs \"Add map\" in Cartes, or \"New marker\" in Cartes to \"Create Contact\" in Anchor." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-cartes" --- # Connect Anchor and Cartes When **New Proposal Sent** fires in [Anchor](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor), your agent runs **Add map** in [Cartes](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes), or **New marker** in Cartes to **Create Contact** in Anchor. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Anchor **4** triggers Anchor **6** actions Cartes **1** trigger Cartes **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Anchor and Cartes 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 Anchor and Cartes can do together ### From Anchor to Cartes - When **New Proposal Sent** in Anchor then **Add map** in Cartes - When **Agreement Amended** in Anchor then **Add marker** in Cartes ### From Cartes to Anchor - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Create Contact** in Anchor - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Find Contact by ID** in Anchor 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 Anchor and Cartes ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **Agreement Amended** Triggers when an agreement is amended. - Trigger **New Proposal Sent** Triggers when a proposal is sent to a client. - Trigger **Proposal Approved** Triggers when a proposal is approved. The payload is the resulting agreement (a proposal becomes an agreement on approval). - Trigger **Proposal Published** Triggers when a proposal is published. - Action **Add Service to Agreement** Adds a service to a signed Anchor agreement as a new amendment. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new client contact in Anchor. - Action **Find Contact by ID** Looks up a single contact by its Anchor ID. - Action **List Contacts** Returns a list of contacts (client businesses), optionally filtered by search text or status. - Action **Publish Proposal** Publishes a proposal draft as a proposal and, unless set to silent, emails the client. - Action **Submit Charges** Submits charges on an agreement to issue an invoice now or schedule one for a future billing date. - Trigger **New marker** Triggers when a new marker is added to a Cartes map. - Action **Add map** Creates a new map on Cartes.io and returns it, including the one-time map token needed to edit or delete it. - Action **Add marker** Adds a marker at a latitude and longitude on a Cartes.io map, in an existing or new category. - Action **Delete map** Deletes a map from Cartes.io. - Action **Delete marker** Deletes a marker from a Cartes.io map. - Action **Find maps by keyword** Returns public Cartes.io maps that match a keyword. - Action **Get map** Returns a single Cartes.io map, including its title, description, privacy setting and categories. - Action **List categories** Returns all marker categories available on Cartes.io. - Action **List maps** Returns the public maps on Cartes.io, optionally filtered by ID, category or query. - Action **List markers** Returns all markers on a Cartes.io map, optionally including expired ones. - Action **Update map** Updates the title, description, privacy or marker-creation setting of an existing Cartes.io map. - Action **Update marker** Updates a marker on a Cartes.io map: change its description, or (as the map owner) flag it as spam. ## Each app on its own - [ **Anchor** Get freedom from the burden of invoicing and collections.](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor) - [ **Cartes** Open-source platform for creating live, community-driven, anonymous maps with custom markers via API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Anchor - [ **Anchor to Outlook** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-outlook) - [ **Anchor to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-hubspot) - [ **Anchor to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-salesforce) - [ **Anchor to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-slack) - [ **Anchor to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-google-sheets) - [ **Anchor to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-gmail) ## More into Cartes - [ **ActiveCampaign to Cartes** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-cartes) - [ **Airtable to Cartes** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-cartes) - [ **Asana to Cartes** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-cartes) - [ **Brevo to Cartes** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-cartes) - [ **Calendly to Cartes** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-cartes) - [ **Capsule CRM to Cartes** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-cartes) Questions ## Anchor and Cartes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Anchor? Any of Anchor's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Proposal Sent, Agreement Amended, Proposal Approved and Proposal Published. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Cartes when something happens in Anchor? Any of Cartes's 11 actions, including Update map, Update marker, Add map and Add marker. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Cartes to Anchor? Yes. When something happens in Cartes, your agent can act in Anchor too. This page covers both directions: Cartes's triggers and Anchor's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Anchor or Cartes? 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 Anchor and Cartes 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.