--- title: "Connect Anchor and SolarWinds Service Desk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Proposal Sent\" fires in Anchor, your agent runs \"Add comment\" in SolarWinds Service Desk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-solarwinds-service-desk" --- # Connect Anchor and SolarWinds Service Desk When **New Proposal Sent** fires in [Anchor](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor), your agent runs **Add comment** in [SolarWinds Service Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/solarwinds-service-desk), or **New Asset** in SolarWinds Service Desk 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 SolarWinds Service Desk **10** triggers SolarWinds Service Desk **29** 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 SolarWinds Service 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 Anchor and SolarWinds Service Desk can do together ### From Anchor to SolarWinds Service Desk - When **New Proposal Sent** in Anchor then **Add comment** in SolarWinds Service Desk - When **Agreement Amended** in Anchor then **Add department** in SolarWinds Service Desk ### From SolarWinds Service Desk to Anchor - When **New Asset** in SolarWinds Service Desk then **Create Contact** in Anchor - When **New Change** in SolarWinds Service Desk 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 SolarWinds Service Desk ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 35 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 Asset** New asset in your inventory. - Trigger **New Change** New change in your service desk. - Trigger **New Contract** New contract was added. - Trigger **New Hardware** New hardware in your inventory. - Trigger **New Incident** Triggers when a new incident is created. - Trigger **New Problem** New problem in your service desk. - Trigger **New Purchase Order** Polling trigger for new purchase orders. - Trigger **New Release** New release in your service desk. - Trigger **New Risk** New risk was detected. - Trigger **New User** New user in your account. - Action **Add comment** Add a comment to an incident/problem/change etc. - Action **Add department** Create a department. - Action **Add site** Create a site. - Action **Add time track** Log time on a record. - Action **Create Asset** Add a new asset to your inventory. - Action **Create Change** Add a new change to your service desk. - Action **Create Contract** Create a new contract. - Action **Create Hardware** Add a new hardware to your inventory. - Action **Create Incident** Add a new incident to your service desk. - Action **Create Problem** Add a new problem to your service desk. - Action **Create Release** Add a new release to your service desk. - Action **Create Solution** Add a new solution to your service desk. - Action **Create User** Add a new user. - Action **Delete incident** Delete an incident. - Action **Get Asset** Returns one asset (other_asset) by id. - Action **Get change** Retrieve one change by id. - Action **Get contract** Returns one contract by id. - Action **Get hardware** Retrieve one hardware asset by id. - Action **Get incident** Retrieve one incident by id. - Action **Get problem** Retrieve one problem by id. - Action **Get release** Retrieve a single release by id. - Action **Get user** Retrieve one user by id. - Action **List users** List users, paginated. - Action **Update change** Update a change. - Action **Update hardware** Update a hardware asset. - Action **Update incident** Update an incident. - Action **Update problem** Update a problem. - Action **Update solution** Update a solution. - Action **Update user** Update a user. ## Each app on its own - [ **Anchor** Get freedom from the burden of invoicing and collections.](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk** Modern IT management. Cloud-based IT service desk and asset management solution you'll love to use.](https://apiant.ai/connections/solarwinds-service-desk) 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 SolarWinds Service Desk - [ **Adobe Acrobat Sign to SolarWinds Service Desk** Adobe Acrobat Sign is a cloud-based e-signature service that allows the user to send, sign, track, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/adobe-acrobat-sign-to-solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **HubSpot to SolarWinds Service Desk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **Salesforce to SolarWinds Service Desk** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **Slack to SolarWinds Service Desk** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **Google Sheets to SolarWinds Service Desk** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **Gmail to SolarWinds Service Desk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-solarwinds-service-desk) Questions ## Anchor and SolarWinds Service Desk, 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 SolarWinds Service Desk when something happens in Anchor? Any of SolarWinds Service Desk's 29 actions, including Create Asset, Create Change, Create Contract and Create Hardware. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SolarWinds Service Desk to Anchor? Yes. When something happens in SolarWinds Service Desk, your agent can act in Anchor too. This page covers both directions: SolarWinds Service Desk's triggers and Anchor's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Anchor or SolarWinds Service 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 Anchor and SolarWinds Service 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.