# Connect CATS and Chatter

When **Candidate Updated** fires in [CATS](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats), your agent runs **Create Post** in [Chatter](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter), or **New Group** in Chatter to **Create a Contact** in CATS. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

CATS **14** triggers CATS **22** actions Chatter **2** triggers Chatter **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 CATS and Chatter to do together?

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`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 CATS and Chatter can do together

### From CATS to Chatter

- When **Candidate Updated** in CATS then **Create Post** in Chatter
- When **Company Status Changed** in CATS then **Create Post in Group** in Chatter

### From Chatter to CATS

- When **New Group** in Chatter then **Create a Contact** in CATS
- When **New Post** in Chatter then **Create a Task** in CATS

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 CATS and Chatter

## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 41 actions

- Trigger

**Candidate Updated**

Triggers when a candidate is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Company Status Changed**

Triggers when a company's status is changed in CATS.

- Trigger

**Company Updated**

Triggers when a company is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Contact Status Changed**

Triggers when a contact's status changes in CATS.

- Trigger

**Contact Updated**

Triggers when a contact is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Custom Trigger**

Triggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user).

- Trigger

**Job Status Changed**

Triggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids.

- Trigger

**New Activity**

Triggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Candidate**

Triggers when a new candidate is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Company**

Triggers when a new company is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Contact**

Triggers when a new contact is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Job**

Triggers when a new job order is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Pipeline**

Triggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS.

- Trigger

**Pipeline Updated**

Triggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS.

- Action

**Add Candidate to Pipeline**

Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id.

- Action

**Change Company Status**

Changes the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire.

- Action

**Change Contact Status**

Changes the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.

- Action

**Change Job Status**

Changes the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.

- Action

**Create a Candidate**

Creates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values.

- Action

**Create a Company**

Creates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID.

- Action

**Create a Contact**

Creates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID.

- Action

**Create a Job**

Creates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID.

- Action

**Create a Task**

Creates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user.

- Action

**Find a Candidate**

Searches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records.

- Action

**Find a Company**

Searches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies.

- Action

**Find a Contact**

Searches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts.

- Action

**Find a Job**

Searches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs.

- Action

**Find a User**

Finds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term.

- Action

**Get Activity**

Returns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against.

- Action

**Get Pipeline**

Returns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating.

- Action

**Get Task**

Returns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns.

- Action

**Log Candidate Activity**

Logs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS.

- Action

**Update Candidate**

Updates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Company**

Updates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Contact**

Updates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Pipeline**

Updates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Group**

Triggers when a new Chatter group is created in the org.

- Trigger

**New Post**

Triggers when a new post appears in the authenticated user's news feed.

- Action

**Add group**

Creates a new Chatter group with a name, visibility and optional description and settings.

- Action

**Add Member to Group**

Add a user as a member of a Chatter group.

- Action

**Create Post**

Create a new Chatter feed post on a user's profile feed (defaults to the authenticated user).

- Action

**Create Post in Group**

Create a new Chatter feed post in the specified group.

- Action

**Delete comment**

Deletes a comment from a Chatter post.

- Action

**Delete group**

Deletes a Chatter group.

- Action

**Delete post**

Deletes a Chatter post (feed element).

- Action

**Find users by name**

Returns the Chatter users whose names match the search text.

- Action

**Get group**

Returns the details of a Chatter group, including its name, description, visibility, owner and member count.

- Action

**Get My User Info**

Get profile information for the authenticated Chatter user.

- Action

**Get user**

Returns a Chatter user's profile details, such as name, title, company, photo and follower counts.

- Action

**Like Feed Element**

Like a Chatter feed element (post).

- Action

**List group members**

Returns the members of a Chatter group, with each member's role and user details.

- Action

**List Groups**

List the Chatter groups in the org.

- Action

**Post Comment**

Add a comment to an existing Chatter feed element (post).

- Action

**Remove member from group**

Removes a member from a Chatter group by deleting their group membership.

- Action

**Search Feed**

Search Chatter feed elements matching a text query.

- Action

**Update group**

Updates a Chatter group's name, description, information section, visibility, owner, archive and broadcast settings. Only the values you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Update post**

Edits the text of an existing Chatter post.

## Each app on its own

- [ **CATS** CATS is an applicant tracking system. Manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats)
- [ **Chatter** Salesforce Chatter — post to feeds, comment, like, manage groups, and read news/group feeds via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/chatter)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from CATS

- [ **CATS to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-hubspot)
- [ **CATS to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-salesforce)
- [ **CATS to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-slack)
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- [ **CATS to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-google-calendar)

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- [ **Asana to Chatter** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-chatter)
- [ **Brevo to Chatter** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-chatter)
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- [ **Capsule CRM to Chatter** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-chatter)

Questions

## CATS and Chatter, answered

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### What can start an automation from CATS?

Any of CATS's 14 triggers in the catalog, including Candidate Updated, Company Status Changed, Company Updated and Contact Status Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Chatter when something happens in CATS?

Any of Chatter's 19 actions, including Create Post, Create Post in Group, Post Comment and Update group. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Chatter to CATS?

Yes. When something happens in Chatter, your agent can act in CATS too. This page covers both directions: Chatter's triggers and CATS's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for CATS or Chatter?

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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
