--- title: "Connect Brandfolder and EARLY - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Brandfolder\" fires in Brandfolder, your agent runs \"Add Member to Folder\" in EARLY." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-early" --- # Connect Brandfolder and EARLY When **New Brandfolder** fires in [Brandfolder](https://apiant.ai/connections/brandfolder), your agent runs **Add Member to Folder** in [EARLY](https://apiant.ai/connections/early), or **Activity Created** in EARLY to **Create Asset** in Brandfolder. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Brandfolder **3** triggers Brandfolder **18** actions EARLY **13** triggers EARLY **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 Brandfolder and EARLY 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 Brandfolder and EARLY can do together ### From Brandfolder to EARLY - When **New Brandfolder** in Brandfolder then **Add Member to Folder** in EARLY - When **New Collection** in Brandfolder then **Create Activity** in EARLY ### From EARLY to Brandfolder - When **Activity Created** in EARLY then **Create Asset** in Brandfolder - When **Activity Updated** in EARLY then **Create Brandfolder** in Brandfolder 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 Brandfolder and EARLY ## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 37 actions - Trigger **New Brandfolder** Triggers when a new Brandfolder becomes accessible to the connected user. - Trigger **New Collection** Triggers when a new collection becomes accessible to the connected Brandfolder user. - Trigger **New Section** Triggers when a new section is added to a Brandfolder. - Action **Create Asset** Creates an asset in a Brandfolder section, optionally with file attachments imported from public URLs. - Action **Create Brandfolder** Creates a new Brandfolder in the chosen organization. - Action **Create Custom Field** Creates a controlled custom field key in a Brandfolder, optionally restricting its allowed values. - Action **Create Section** Creates a new section in a Brandfolder to organize assets. - Action **Create Tag** Adds one or more tags to a Brandfolder asset and returns all of the asset's tags. - Action **Delete asset** Deletes an asset from Brandfolder. - Action **Delete collection** Deletes a collection from Brandfolder. - Action **Get asset** Returns a single Brandfolder asset by its id, optionally with its related attachments, tags, collections, section and custom fields. - Action **Get Brandfolder** Returns a single Brandfolder by its id, including its name, privacy, slug and tagline. - Action **Get collection** Returns a Brandfolder collection's details, optionally with its asset count and related records. - Action **List assets** Returns the assets in a Brandfolder, optionally narrowed by a search query and expanded with related records such as tags, collections or attachments. - Action **List Brandfolders** Returns all Brandfolders the connected user can access, optionally filtered by a search query. - Action **List collections** Returns every collection your Brandfolder account can access, across all Brandfolders. - Action **List sections** Returns the sections in a Brandfolder, with each section's name, default asset type and position. - Action **List tags** Returns the tags on assets in a Brandfolder. - Action **Update Asset** Updates an existing Brandfolder asset's name, description, thumbnail, approval, availability dates, and can add new attachments. - Action **Update attachment** Updates an attachment's file name or replaces its file from a URL, and returns the updated attachment. - Action **Update Brandfolder** Updates the name, privacy, slug or tagline of a Brandfolder. - Trigger **Activity Created** Triggers when an activity is created. - Trigger **Activity Deleted** Triggers when an activity is deleted. - Trigger **Activity Updated** Triggers when an activity is updated. - Trigger **Folder Created** Triggers when a folder is created. - Trigger **Folder Deleted** Triggers when a folder is deleted. - Trigger **Folder Updated** Triggers when a folder is updated. - Trigger **Time Entry Created** Triggers when a time entry is created. - Trigger **Time Entry Deleted** Triggers when a time entry is deleted. - Trigger **Time Entry Updated** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Trigger **Tracking Canceled** Triggers when a tracking is canceled. - Trigger **Tracking Started** Triggers when a new tracking is started. - Trigger **Tracking Stopped** Triggers when a tracking is stopped. - Trigger **Tracking Updated** Triggers when a tracking is updated. - Action **Add Member to Folder** Adds a person with a given email to a folder. - Action **Cancel Current Tracking** Cancels the tracking that is currently running without saving a time entry - Action **Create Activity** Creates an activity. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a folder. - Action **Create Tag** Creates an tag. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a given activity, start- and end-time. - Action **Delete Activity** Deletes an activity by ID - Action **Delete Folder** Deletes a folder by ID - Action **Delete Time Entry** Deletes a time entry by ID - Action **Get Current Tracking** Gets the tracking that is currently running - Action **Get Folder** Gets a folder by ID - Action **Get Time Entry** Gets a time entry by ID - Action **List Activities** Lists the activities in the account - Action **Start Tracking** Start Tracking an Activity. - Action **Stop Current Tracking** Stop the current time tracking. - Action **Update Activity** Updates an existing activity by ID - Action **Update Current Tracking** Updates the tracking that is currently running - Action **Update Folder** Updates an existing folder by ID - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry by ID ## Each app on its own - [ **Brandfolder** Store, share, and showcase your assets in one place with Brandfolder, the world's most powerfully simple...](https://apiant.ai/connections/brandfolder) - [ **EARLY** EARLY is a Time Tracking App: Effortless, Smart, and Secure.](https://apiant.ai/connections/early) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Brandfolder - [ **Brandfolder to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-hubspot) - [ **Brandfolder to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-salesforce) - [ **Brandfolder to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-slack) - [ **Brandfolder to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-google-sheets) - [ **Brandfolder to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-gmail) - [ **Brandfolder to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-google-calendar) ## More into EARLY - [ **BriefTape to EARLY** Real-time AI-summarized SEC filings, Fed, FDA and BLS data, ticker-tagged](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-early) - [ **HubSpot to EARLY** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-early) - [ **Slack to EARLY** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-early) - [ **Airtable to EARLY** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-early) - [ **Asana to EARLY** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-early) - [ **ClickUp to EARLY** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-early) Questions ## Brandfolder and EARLY, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Brandfolder? Any of Brandfolder's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Brandfolder, New Collection and New Section. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in EARLY when something happens in Brandfolder? Any of EARLY's 19 actions, including Create Activity, Create Folder, Create Tag and Create Time Entry. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from EARLY to Brandfolder? Yes. When something happens in EARLY, your agent can act in Brandfolder too. This page covers both directions: EARLY's triggers and Brandfolder's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Brandfolder or EARLY? 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 Brandfolder and EARLY 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.