--- title: "Connect Benetics and PaintScout - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Project\" fires in Benetics, your agent runs \"Add deal\" in PaintScout, or \"Contact Created\" in PaintScout to \"Add Task\" in Benetics." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/benetics-to-paintscout" --- # Connect Benetics and PaintScout When **New Project** fires in [Benetics](https://apiant.ai/connections/benetics), your agent runs **Add deal** in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), or **Contact Created** in PaintScout to **Add Task** in Benetics. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Benetics **4** triggers Benetics **25** actions PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Benetics and PaintScout 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 Benetics and PaintScout can do together ### From Benetics to PaintScout - When **New Project** in Benetics then **Add deal** in PaintScout - When **New Task** in Benetics then **Add task** in PaintScout ### From PaintScout to Benetics - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Add Task** in Benetics - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Update Task** in Benetics 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 Benetics and PaintScout ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 44 actions - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a project is updated. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task is updated. - Action **Add Plan Version** Upload a new version of a plan. - Action **Add Project Member** Add a member to a project. - Action **Add Task** Create a new task on a project. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Delete Document** Delete a document. - Action **Delete Plan** Delete a plan. - Action **Delete Plan Version** Remove one version of a plan from a project. - Action **Delete Project** Delete a project. - Action **Delete Project Member** Remove a member from a project. - Action **Delete Task** Delete a task. - Action **Document Upload** Upload a document - Action **Get Project** Get a single project by id. - Action **Get Report** Get a single report by id. - Action **Get Task** Get a single task by id. - Action **List Members** List members of the organization. - Action **List Project Members** List members assigned to a project. - Action **List Projects** List projects in the organization. - Action **List Reports** List reports for a project. - Action **List Tasks** List tasks for a project. - Action **Plan Upload** Upload a plan - Action **Update Document** Update a document's fields. - Action **Update Plan** Update a plan's fields. - Action **Update Project** Update a project's fields. - Action **Update Task** Update a task's fields. - Action **Upload File** Uploads a file to Benetics and returns its file upload id, ready to attach to a plan version or a document. - Trigger **Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is created in PaintScout. - Trigger **Invoice Sent** Triggers when an invoice is sent to a customer, including when an invoice is re-sent. - Trigger **Invoice Status Changed** Triggers when an invoice's status changes, delivering the invoice with its new status. - Trigger **Quote Status Changed** Triggers when a quote's status changes, for example when it is sent, accepted or declined. - Trigger **Quote Tag Added** Triggers when a tag is added to a quote, optionally only for one specific tag. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company in PaintScout with its name, contact details, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in PaintScout, with its contact, job address, pipeline stage and value. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in PaintScout, optionally linked to a deal and assigned to a user. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in PaintScout with names, email, phone numbers, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. - Action **Create Quote** Creates a new quote in PaintScout for a contact, with its job address, notes, pricing adjustments and tags. - Action **Find companies** Returns the companies that match a search filter, such as a name, email or city. - Action **Find Contact** Returns up to 100 contacts that match the search you specify, such as an email address, name or company. - Action **Find deals** Returns the deals that match a search filter, such as a deal name, pipeline, stage or lead source. - Action **Find Invoice** Returns the invoices that match a search, such as a status, invoice number, contact name or date range. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a search filter, such as a quote number, status or contact name. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single PaintScout contact by its ID, including name, company, email, phone, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single PaintScout deal by its ID, including its contact, job address, pipeline stage, value, tags, linked quotes and invoices, and job costing. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single PaintScout invoice with its contact, line items, payments, taxes, discounts and totals. Can optionally return the work-order view, which includes per-item material costs. - Action **Get quote** Returns a single PaintScout quote by its ID, including contact, job address, totals, tax, discount, payments, tags and customer-view links. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing PaintScout company's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner or tags. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing PaintScout contact's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in PaintScout — its name, contact, job address, pipeline and stage, lead source, owner, tags and job costing. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status. ## Each app on its own - [ **Benetics** Benetics is a construction efficiency platform built in the cloud.](https://apiant.ai/connections/benetics) - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Benetics - [ **Benetics to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benetics-to-supabase) - [ **Benetics to Emelia** Emelia is an all-in-one cold-emailing tool where you can scale easily your cold email, scrape data, and find...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benetics-to-emelia) - [ **Benetics to IP2Location** IP geolocation and intelligence. 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benetics-to-slack) ## More into PaintScout - [ **HubSpot to PaintScout** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Sheets to PaintScout** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-paintscout) - [ **Gmail to PaintScout** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Calendar to PaintScout** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Drive to PaintScout** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-paintscout) - [ **Mailchimp to PaintScout** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-paintscout) Questions ## Benetics and PaintScout, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Benetics? Any of Benetics's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Project, New Task, Updated Project and Updated Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in PaintScout when something happens in Benetics? Any of PaintScout's 19 actions, including Create Contact, Create Quote, Update company and Update Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PaintScout to Benetics? Yes. When something happens in PaintScout, your agent can act in Benetics too. This page covers both directions: PaintScout's triggers and Benetics's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Benetics or PaintScout? 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 Benetics and PaintScout 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.