--- title: "Connect Businessmap and Filevine - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Board\" fires in Businessmap, your agent runs \"Add invoice\" in Filevine, or \"New Contact\" in Filevine to \"Add Card\" in Businessmap." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-filevine" --- # Connect Businessmap and Filevine When **New Board** fires in [Businessmap](https://apiant.ai/connections/businessmap), your agent runs **Add invoice** in [Filevine](https://apiant.ai/connections/filevine), or **New Contact** in Filevine to **Add Card** in Businessmap. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Businessmap **1** trigger Businessmap **14** actions Filevine **2** triggers Filevine **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Businessmap and Filevine 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 Businessmap and Filevine can do together ### From Businessmap to Filevine - When **New Board** in Businessmap then **Add invoice** in Filevine - When **New Board** in Businessmap then **Add project contact** in Filevine ### From Filevine to Businessmap - When **New Contact** in Filevine then **Add Card** in Businessmap - When **New Project** in Filevine then **Add Comment** in Businessmap 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 Businessmap and Filevine ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **New Board** Triggered when a new board is created in Businessmap. - Action **Add Card** Creates a new card in the chosen column and lane of a Businessmap board and returns the new card's ID. - Action **Add Comment** Adds a plain-text comment to a Businessmap card, optionally with file attachments, and returns the new comment. - Action **Add Subtask** Adds a new subtask to a Businessmap card and returns the created subtask, with optional assignee, deadline, position and attachments. - Action **Create/Remove Link** Creates or removes a link between two cards, as a parent, child, predecessor, successor or relative. Returns whether the change succeeded and the linked card's position. - Action **Discard Card or Restore Discarded Card** Discards a card, or restores a previously discarded card to the board, and returns the updated card's details. - Action **Find Card** Returns the cards whose title matches the search text, optionally narrowed by further filters. - Action **Get Card Attachments** Returns all attachments on a card, including each attachment's file name, link and position. - Action **Get Columns** Returns the columns on a Businessmap board, including each column's workflow, section, position, name and work-in-progress limit. - Action **Get Lanes** Returns the lanes on a Businessmap board, including each lane's name, workflow, position, description and color. - Action **Get Users** Returns the users in the Businessmap account with their details, optionally filtered by ID, email, username or status. - Action **Log Time for Card** Logs time worked against a card or one of its subtasks, and returns the new logged time entry. - Action **Unblock Card** Unblocks a card, removing its block reason and comment so work on it can continue. - Action **Update/Move Card** Updates an existing card's details and can move it to a different column, lane or position. Returns the updated card. - Action **Upload Attachment** Adds an attachment to a card from a file name and a link to the file, and returns the new attachment. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added in Filevine. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project (case) is created in Filevine. - Action **Add appointment** Creates a calendar appointment on a Filevine project with a title, start and end time, and attendees. - Action **Add invoice** Creates a new invoice on a Filevine project from its billable billing items. - Action **Add project contact** Adds an existing contact to a Filevine project, optionally with the role they play on that project. - Action **Add project deadline** Creates a new deadline (such as a statute of limitations or court date) on a Filevine project. - Action **Add task** Creates a task on a Filevine project and assigns it to a user, with an optional subject and due date. - Action **Create Collection Item** Adds a new item to a collection section (for example a list of medical providers) on a Filevine project. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact card (a person or organization) in Filevine. - Action **Find Collection Item** Gets one collection item from a Filevine project by its item ID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the first Filevine contact matching an email, full name, phone or search term. - Action **Find Document** Finds the first Filevine document matching a search term, optionally within one project. - Action **Find Form** Gets the field values of a form section on a Filevine project. - Action **Find Phase** Finds a phase of a Filevine project type by name and returns its ID. - Action **Find Project** Finds the first active Filevine project matching a name, project number or search term. - Action **Find Project Type** Finds a Filevine project type by name and returns its ID. - Action **Find User** Finds the first Filevine user in your org matching a name, email or username. - Action **Get Project** Returns a Filevine project's details, including its name, type, phase, client, team and project URL. - Action **Toggle Section** Shows or hides a section on a Filevine project. - Action **Update Collection Item** Updates fields on an existing collection item in a Filevine project. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact's details, such as name, email, phone numbers, addresses and person types. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing Filevine project's name, description, number or incident date. ## Each app on its own - [ **Businessmap** Businessmap is the most flexible software platform for outcomes-driven enterprise agility while enabling...](https://apiant.ai/connections/businessmap) - [ **Filevine** Filevine is a modern case management system for law firms.](https://apiant.ai/connections/filevine) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Businessmap - [ **Businessmap to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-hubspot) - [ **Businessmap to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-salesforce) - [ **Businessmap to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-slack) - [ **Businessmap to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-google-sheets) - [ **Businessmap to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-gmail) - [ **Businessmap to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-google-calendar) ## More into Filevine - [ **ActiveCampaign to Filevine** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-filevine) - [ **Airtable to Filevine** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-filevine) - [ **Asana to Filevine** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-filevine) - [ **ClickUp to Filevine** 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-filevine) - [ **Discord to Filevine** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-filevine) - [ **Brevo to Filevine** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-filevine) Questions ## Businessmap and Filevine, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Businessmap? Any of Businessmap's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Filevine when something happens in Businessmap? Any of Filevine's 20 actions, including Create Collection Item, Create Contact, Update Collection Item and Update Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Filevine to Businessmap? Yes. When something happens in Filevine, your agent can act in Businessmap too. This page covers both directions: Filevine's triggers and Businessmap's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Businessmap or Filevine? 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 Businessmap and Filevine 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.