--- title: "Connect BugHerd to Abacus - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Comment Created\" fires in BugHerd, your agent runs \"Add counter\" in Abacus." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-abacus" --- # Connect BugHerd to Abacus When **Comment Created** fires in [BugHerd](https://apiant.ai/connections/bugherd), your agent runs **Add counter** in [Abacus](https://apiant.ai/connections/abacus). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BugHerd **4** triggers BugHerd **16** actions Abacus **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BugHerd and Abacus 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 BugHerd can start in Abacus - When **Comment Created** in BugHerd then **Add counter** in Abacus - When **Project Created** in BugHerd then **Update counter** in Abacus 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 BugHerd and Abacus ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **Comment Created** Triggers when a comment is created - Trigger **Project Created** Triggers when a project is created. - Trigger **Task Created** Triggers only when a task is created - Trigger **Task Created or Updated** Triggers when a task is created or updated. - Action **Add a Comment to a Task** Adds a Comment to a Task - Action **Add an Attachment to a Task** Adds an Attachment to a Task - Action **Create a New Task** Creates a New Task. - Action **Create a Project** Creates a Project. - Action **Delete Attachment** Permanently deletes an attachment from a BugHerd task. - Action **Delete Project** Permanently deletes a BugHerd project and all of its associated data. - Action **Delete Task** Delete a task from a project. - Action **Find Task by External Id** Returns the tasks in a BugHerd project whose external ID matches the one you supply. - Action **Get Project** Retrieve a single project by id. - Action **Get Task** Returns full details for a single task within a BugHerd project. - Action **List Attachments** Return all attachments on a task. - Action **List Comments** Returns all comments on a BugHerd task. - Action **List Projects** Lists all projects in your BugHerd organization, including both active and inactive projects. - Action **List Tasks** Return all tasks in a project. - Action **Update a Task** Updates one or more fields on an existing BugHerd task. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Project** Updates a BugHerd project's settings. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Add counter** Creates a new counter in a namespace with an optional starting value, and returns the counter's admin key. - Action **Delete counter** Deletes a counter and all its data. Requires the admin key returned when the counter was created. - Action **Get counter** Returns the current value of an Abacus counter identified by its namespace and key. - Action **Get counter info** Returns details about a counter: its current value, full key, whether it exists, and how long until it expires. - Action **Increment counter** Increases a counter by one and returns its new value. Creates the counter if it does not exist yet. - Action **Reset counter** Resets a counter's value to 0. Requires the admin key returned when the counter was created. - Action **Set counter value** Sets a counter to a specific value, overwriting its current value. - Action **Update counter** Increases or decreases a counter by the amount you choose and returns its new value. ## Each app on its own - [ **BugHerd** A visual feedback tool for websites. It's like using sticky-notes to pin client feedback and track bugs...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bugherd) - [ **Abacus** Free and simple counting service. You can use it to track page hits and specific events](https://apiant.ai/connections/abacus) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BugHerd - [ **BugHerd to OpenQR** Dynamic QR code generator and management platform with a REST API for creating, customizing, and tracking QR...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-openqr) - [ **BugHerd to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-hubspot) - [ **BugHerd to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-salesforce) - [ **BugHerd to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-slack) - [ **BugHerd to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-google-sheets) - [ **BugHerd to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bugherd-to-gmail) ## More into Abacus - [ **HubSpot to Abacus** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-abacus) - [ **Salesforce to Abacus** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-abacus) - [ **Slack to Abacus** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-abacus) - [ **Google Sheets to Abacus** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-abacus) - [ **Gmail to Abacus** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-abacus) - [ **Google Calendar to Abacus** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-abacus) Questions ## BugHerd and Abacus, answered ### ### What can start an automation from BugHerd? Any of BugHerd's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Comment Created, Project Created, Task Created and Task Created or Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Abacus when something happens in BugHerd? Any of Abacus's 8 actions, including Update counter, Add counter, Get counter and Get counter info. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Abacus to BugHerd? Abacus has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BugHerd. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Abacus's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BugHerd or Abacus? 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 BugHerd and Abacus 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.