--- title: "Connect awork and CATS - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Client\" fires in awork, your agent runs \"Create a Contact\" in CATS, or \"Candidate Updated\" in CATS to \"Create Project Task\" in awork." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-cats" --- # Connect awork and CATS When **New Client** fires in [awork](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork), your agent runs **Create a Contact** in [CATS](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats), or **Candidate Updated** in CATS to **Create Project Task** in awork. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. awork **8** triggers awork **21** actions CATS **14** triggers CATS **22** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want awork and CATS 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What awork and CATS can do together ### From awork to CATS - When **New Client** in awork then **Create a Contact** in CATS - When **New Project** in awork then **Create a Task** in CATS ### From CATS to awork - When **Candidate Updated** in CATS then **Create Project Task** in awork - When **Company Status Changed** in CATS then **Update Project Task** in awork 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 awork and CATS ## Triggers and actions 22 triggers · 43 actions - Trigger **New Client** Fires when a new company/client is created in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource creation event. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Client** Fires when an existing company/client is updated in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource update event. - Trigger **Updated Project** Fires when a project is updated in the awork workspace. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task is updated. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Create Client** Creates a client (company) in awork and returns the created company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Project Task** Creates a task in an awork project. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a user, optionally against a project/task, using startDateUtc+duration or startDateUtc+endDateUtc. - Action **Delete Client** Deletes a client (company) in awork, optionally moving, detaching or deleting its linked projects and tasks. - Action **Delete Project** Deletes an awork project and its tasks, optionally deleting its time entries too. - Action **Delete Project Task** Deletes an awork task by id. - Action **Delete Time Entry** Deletes a time entry in awork. - Action **Find Project Tasks by criteria** Returns up to 100 tasks of a project that match the specified filter criteria. - Action **Find Time Entries by criteria** Returns up to 100 time entries in the workspace that match the specified filter criteria. - Action **Get Client by ID** Finds a client by id - Action **Get Project by ID** Finds a project by id - Action **Get Task by ID** Returns a single awork task (project or private task) by its id, including status, assignees, project, tags, lists and custom field values. - Action **Get Time Entry** Returns a single awork time entry by its id, including its task, project, user, type of work and breaks. - Action **Search Clients** Returns up to 100 clients (companies) whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Search Projects** Returns up to 100 projects whose name contains the specified text, optionally narrowed by an additional filter. - Action **Search Users by Email** Returns the awork users whose contact information includes the specified email address. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client (company) by ID. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Project** Updates fields (name, status, workflow, etc) on an existing awork project. - Action **Update Project Task** Updates fields (name, status, assignee, due date, etc) on an existing awork task. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing awork time entry: its times or duration, type of work, project, task, note and billing flags. - Trigger **Candidate Updated** Triggers when a candidate is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Company Status Changed** Triggers when a company's status is changed in CATS. - Trigger **Company Updated** Triggers when a company is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Contact Status Changed** Triggers when a contact's status changes in CATS. - Trigger **Contact Updated** Triggers when a contact is updated in CATS. - Trigger **Custom Trigger** Triggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user). - Trigger **Job Status Changed** Triggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids. - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS. - Trigger **New Candidate** Triggers when a new candidate is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Job** Triggers when a new job order is created in CATS. - Trigger **New Pipeline** Triggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS. - Trigger **Pipeline Updated** Triggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS. - Action **Add Candidate to Pipeline** Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id. - Action **Change Company Status** Changes the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire. - Action **Change Contact Status** Changes the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire. - Action **Change Job Status** Changes the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire. - Action **Create a Candidate** Creates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values. - Action **Create a Company** Creates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID. - Action **Create a Contact** Creates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID. - Action **Create a Job** Creates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID. - Action **Create a Task** Creates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user. - Action **Find a Candidate** Searches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records. - Action **Find a Company** Searches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies. - Action **Find a Contact** Searches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find a Job** Searches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs. - Action **Find a User** Finds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term. - Action **Get Activity** Returns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against. - Action **Get Pipeline** Returns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating. - Action **Get Task** Returns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns. - Action **Log Candidate Activity** Logs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS. - Action **Update Candidate** Updates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values. - Action **Update Pipeline** Updates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS. ## Each app on its own - [ **awork** Intelligent projects, tasks and time tracking for your project business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork) - [ **CATS** CATS is an applicant tracking system. Manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from awork - [ **awork to agilite** Low-code platform providing BPM, business rules, roles, and API-key managed services for workflow automation.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-agilite) - [ **awork to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-hubspot) - [ **awork to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-salesforce) - [ **awork to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-slack) - [ **awork to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-google-sheets) - [ **awork to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-gmail) ## More into CATS - [ **ActiveCampaign to CATS** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-cats) - [ **Airtable to CATS** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-cats) - [ **Asana to CATS** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-cats) - [ **Brevo to CATS** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-cats) - [ **Calendly to CATS** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-cats) - [ **Capsule CRM to CATS** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-cats) Questions ## awork and CATS, answered ### ### What can start an automation from awork? Any of awork's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Client, New Project, New Task and New Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CATS when something happens in awork? Any of CATS's 22 actions, including Create a Candidate, Create a Company, Create a Contact and Create a Job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CATS to awork? Yes. When something happens in CATS, your agent can act in awork too. This page covers both directions: CATS's triggers and awork's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for awork or CATS? 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 awork and CATS 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.