--- title: "Connect Asana and Knack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed task in project\" fires in Asana, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Knack, or \"New View Record\" in Knack to \"Add tag to task\" in Asana." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-knack" --- # Connect Asana and Knack When **Completed task in project** fires in [Asana](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), or **New View Record** in Knack to **Add tag to task** in Asana. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Asana **10** triggers Asana **24** actions Knack **1** trigger Knack **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 Asana and Knack 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) Knack holds your records and Asana holds the work that has to happen to them. Connecting the two means a new record in a Knack view can open a task or project in Asana, and finished or commented-on Asana work can write straight back to the Knack object. The agent builds the flow, tests every scenario and keeps it running. Example flows ## What Asana and Knack can do together ### From Asana to Knack - When **Completed task in project** in Asana then **Create Record** in Knack - When **New comment on task** in Asana then **Get Record** in Knack ### From Knack to Asana - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Add tag to task** in Asana - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Add task to section** in Asana 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 Asana and Knack ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **Completed task in project** Triggered when any task is completed in the selected project. - Trigger **New comment on task** Triggered when any new comment is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New or updated task in project** Triggered when any task is added or updated in the specified project in the specified workspace. - Trigger **New project in workspace** Triggered when a new project is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New story on task** Triggered when any new story is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New tag in workspace** Triggered when a new tag is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New task assigned to you in workspace** Triggered when a task is assigned to you in the selected workspace. - Trigger **New team in workspace** Triggered when a new team is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New user** Triggered when a new user is created. - Trigger **New workspace** Triggered when a new workspace is created. - Action **Add attachment** Upload an attachment to a task. - Action **Add tag to task** Adds an existing tag to a task. - Action **Add task to section** Moves a task into a section of a project. - Action **Associate task to project** Associates a newly created task to a specified project in the specified workspace. - Action **Complete task** Marks a task as completed. - Action **Create new comment** Creates a new comment on the specified task. - Action **Create new project** Creates a new project in the specified workspace. - Action **Create new task** Creates a new task in a workspace or project. - Action **Create section in project** Creates a new section within a project. - Action **Create subtask** Creates a subtask under an existing parent task. - Action **Delete comment** Delete a comment (story) by gid. - Action **Delete project** Delete a project by gid. - Action **Delete task** Permanently deletes a task. - Action **Duplicate task** Creates a copy of an existing task. - Action **Find tasks in project** Returns the tasks belonging to a project. - Action **Get project** Fetch a single project by its gid. - Action **Get task by ID** Returns a single task's details by its ID. - Action **Get user** Fetch a single user by gid (or 'me'). - Action **List attachments** List attachments on a task. - Action **List projects** List projects in a workspace, optionally filtered by team. - Action **List users** List users in a workspace. - Action **Remove tag from task** Removes a tag from a task. - Action **Update project** Update a project's fields (name, notes, due date, etc). - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task's fields. - Trigger **New View Record** Fires when a new record appears in a Knack page view — polls a view's records (respects the view's access control and filters), the view-based counterpart to New Record. - Action **Create Record** Add a new record to a Knack object. Provide field values as a JSON object keyed by field key (e.g. field_1). - Action **Create View Record** create a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based) - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record from a Knack object by ID. - Action **Delete View Record** delete a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Get Record** Retrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object. - Action **Get View Record** Retrieve a single record through a page view by its ID — returns only the fields exposed by the view and respects the view's access control, the view-based counterpart to Get Record. - Action **List Records** Retrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters. - Action **List View Records** retrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters) - Action **Update Record** Update an existing record in a Knack object by ID. - Action **Update View Record** update a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Upload File or Image** upload a file or image asset to associate with a record field ## Each app on its own - [ **Asana** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana) - [ **Knack** Knack is an online database and app builder. Read and write records in your Knack objects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Asana - [ **Asana to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-hubspot) - [ **Asana to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-salesforce) - [ **Asana to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-slack) - [ **Asana to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-sheets) - [ **Asana to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-calendar) - [ **Asana to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-drive) ## More into Knack - [ **ActiveCampaign to Knack** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-knack) - [ **JIRA to Knack** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-knack) - [ **SendGrid to Knack** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-knack) - [ **JotForm to Knack** JotForm is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. Create forms, integrate them into your site, and collect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jotform-to-knack) - [ **Capsule CRM to Knack** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-knack) - [ **Agile CRM to Knack** Agile CRM is an all-in-one CRM with sales, marketing, and service automation.](https://apiant.ai/connect/agile-crm-to-knack) Questions ## Asana and Knack, answered ### ### Can a new Knack record create work in Asana automatically? Yes. The New View Record trigger picks up records as they appear in a Knack view, and from there the agent can create a task, a subtask or a whole project in Asana. It can also move the new task into a section of that project. ### ### Can Asana activity write back into Knack? Yes. Triggers such as a completed task in a project or a new comment on a task can run Knack actions like Update Record, Create Record or Get Record. So a finished Asana task can set a status field on the matching Knack record. ### ### What can start an automation from Asana? Any of Asana's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Completed task in project, New comment on task, New or updated task in project and New project in workspace. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Knack when something happens in Asana? Any of Knack's 11 actions, including Create Record, Get Record, Update Record and Create View Record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Knack to Asana? Yes. When something happens in Knack, your agent can act in Asana too. This page covers both directions: Knack's triggers and Asana's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Asana or Knack? 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 Asana and Knack 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.