# Connect Casting42 and Commerce Tools When **New Casting** fires in [Casting42](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42), your agent runs **Add customer** in [Commerce Tools](https://apiant.ai/connections/commerce-tools), or **New customer** in Commerce Tools to **Create Contact** in Casting42. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Casting42 **6** triggers Casting42 **16** actions Commerce Tools **2** triggers Commerce Tools **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Casting42 and Commerce Tools to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 Casting42 and Commerce Tools can do together ### From Casting42 to Commerce Tools - When **New Casting** in Casting42 then **Add customer** in Commerce Tools - When **New Contact** in Casting42 then **Add order from cart** in Commerce Tools ### From Commerce Tools to Casting42 - When **New customer** in Commerce Tools then **Create Contact** in Casting42 - When **New order** in Commerce Tools then **Add File to Talent** in Casting42 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 Casting42 and Commerce Tools ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 37 actions - Trigger **New Casting** Triggers when a casting has been created in your Casting42 Database. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a contact has been added to your Casting42 database. - Trigger **New Talent** Triggers when a new talent is added in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Trigger **Updated Casting** Triggers when the data of a casting has been updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when the data of a contact has been updated in your Casting42 database. - Trigger **Updated Talent** Triggers when a talent is updated in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Action **Add File to Talent** Uploads a file such as a resume or PDF document to a talent's profile. - Action **Add Mediafile to Talent** Uploads a video or audio media file to a talent's profile in Casting42. - Action **Add Talent to Group** Adds one or more talents to an existing Casting42 group. - Action **Create Casting** Creates a new casting project in Casting42 and returns it along with its talent sign-up link. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Casting42 with name, email, company, phone, language and address. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new group in Casting42 for organizing talents. - Action **Create or Update Candidate** Adds a talent to a casting as a candidate, or updates the candidate's tags if the talent is already in that casting. - Action **Create Talent** Creates a new talent profile in your Casting42 database and returns the created talent. - Action **Find Casting** Finds a casting by its tag and returns the full casting record. - Action **Find Group by Name** Finds a Casting42 group by its name. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Casting42 contact identified by its tag. - Action **Get Group** Returns a Casting42 group and its talents by the group's tag. - Action **Get Talent** Returns a single talent record, including custom fields and skills, by its tag. - Action **Update Casting** Updates an existing casting in Casting42, such as its name, description, dates, locations and sharing options. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in Casting42. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Talent** Updates an existing talent in Casting42, identified by its tag. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Trigger **New customer** Triggers when a new customer is created in your commercetools project. - Trigger **New order** Triggers when a new order is created in the commercetools project. - Action **Add cart** Creates a new shopping cart in your commercetools project, optionally with line items, customer, addresses and discount codes. - Action **Add category** Creates a category in your commercetools project for organizing products. - Action **Add customer** Creates a customer in your commercetools project and returns the new customer record. - Action **Add order from cart** Creates an order from an existing cart, optionally setting its order number and initial order, payment and shipment states. - Action **Add product** Creates a product in your commercetools project with its product type, name, slug and optional variants, prices, categories and attributes. - Action **Delete customer** Deletes a customer, optionally erasing all of their related personal data. Returns the deleted customer. - Action **Delete product** Deletes a product from the catalog and returns the product as it was when deleted. - Action **Find categories** Finds categories in your commercetools project that match a filter, such as a key, slug or name. - Action **Find customers** Finds customers matching a filter condition, such as an email address or last name. - Action **Find inventory entries** Returns the inventory entries (stock quantities per SKU and supply channel) that match a filter. - Action **Find orders** Finds orders in the commercetools project that match a filter condition. - Action **Find products** Finds products in your commercetools project that match a filter condition, such as a product key or name. - Action **Get cart** Returns a cart by its id, including its line items, totals, addresses and state. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single customer by its id, including addresses and custom fields. - Action **Get order** Returns an order by its id, including line items, totals, state and custom fields. - Action **Get product** Returns a product by its id, including its current and staged data, variants and prices. - Action **Update cart** Updates a cart by applying one or more update actions, such as adding line items or setting the shipping address, and returns the updated cart. - Action **Update customer** Applies one or more update actions to an existing customer, such as changing their email, name or addresses, and returns the updated customer. - Action **Update inventory entry** Updates an inventory entry, for example adding, removing or setting its stock quantity, and returns the updated entry. - Action **Update order** Updates an order by applying one or more update actions, such as changing its order, shipment or payment state. - Action **Update product** Updates a product by applying one or more update actions, and returns the updated product. ## Each app on its own - [ **Casting42** Casting42 is a customizable database for casting directors, production companies, extras agencies, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42) - [ **Commerce Tools** Headless commerce platform providing APIs for product catalog, cart, order, and inventory management across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/commerce-tools) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Casting42 - [ **Casting42 to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-hubspot) - [ **Casting42 to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-salesforce) - [ **Casting42 to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-slack) - [ **Casting42 to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-google-sheets) - [ **Casting42 to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-gmail) - [ **Casting42 to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-google-calendar) ## More into Commerce Tools - [ **ActiveCampaign to Commerce Tools** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-commerce-tools) - [ **Airtable to Commerce Tools** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-commerce-tools) - [ **Asana to Commerce Tools** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-commerce-tools) - [ **ClickUp to Commerce Tools** 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-commerce-tools) - [ **Brevo to Commerce Tools** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-commerce-tools) - [ **Calendly to Commerce Tools** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-commerce-tools) Questions ## Casting42 and Commerce Tools, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Casting42? Any of Casting42's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Casting, New Contact, New Talent and Updated Casting. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Commerce Tools when something happens in Casting42? Any of Commerce Tools's 21 actions, including Update cart, Update customer, Update inventory entry and Update order. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Commerce Tools to Casting42? Yes. When something happens in Commerce Tools, your agent can act in Casting42 too. This page covers both directions: Commerce Tools's triggers and Casting42's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Casting42 or Commerce Tools? 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. ### ### 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.