--- title: "Connect ClickUp and PaintScout - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Comment on a Task\" fires in ClickUp, your agent runs \"Add task\" in PaintScout." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-paintscout" --- # Connect ClickUp and PaintScout When **New Comment on a Task** fires in [ClickUp](https://apiant.ai/connections/clickup), your agent runs **Add task** in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), or **Contact Created** in PaintScout to **Add Task Checklist** in ClickUp. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ClickUp **6** triggers ClickUp **22** actions PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **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 ClickUp and PaintScout 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 ClickUp and PaintScout can do together ### From ClickUp to PaintScout - When **New Comment on a Task** in ClickUp then **Add task** in PaintScout - When **New Folder** in ClickUp then **Add deal** in PaintScout ### From PaintScout to ClickUp - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Add Task Checklist** in ClickUp - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Create Task** in ClickUp 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 ClickUp and PaintScout ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 41 actions - Trigger **New Comment on a Task** Triggers when a new Comment is added to a Task in ClickUp. - Trigger **New Folder** Triggers when new folders are created. - Trigger **New List** Triggers when new lists are created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when tasks are added. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new Time Entry is added using ClickUp Time tracking. - Trigger **Task Changes** Triggers when a task changes. - Action **Add Task Checklist** Add a checklist to a task - Action **Archive or Delete Task** Archive or delete ClickUp task - Action **Create Folder** Creates a new folder - Action **Create List** Creates a new list - Action **Create New Document** Create new document in the specific location - Action **Create New Document Page** Create new page in the specific document - Action **Create Space** A Space represents teams, departments, or groups, each with its own Lists, workflows, and settings. - Action **Create Subtask** Creates a new subtask - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task. - Action **Edit Document Page** Edit document page - Action **Find a List of All Tasks** Finds a list of all tasks created in Workspace/Space/Folder/List. Supports Custom Fields. - Action **Find Custom Fields** View the Custom Fields available on tasks in a specific Team / Space / Folder / List. - Action **Find Documents** Search for documents by location. - Action **Find Task by ID** Find an existing task by its ID. - Action **Find the Most Recent Task** Find the most recent task created in Workspace/Space/Folder/List. - Action **Find User by Name or Email** Find an existing user by their name or their email. - Action **Post a Task Comment** Post a comment to a task - Action **Post Attachment** Post an attachment to a task. - Action **Send Chat Message to Channel** Post a message to a specific channel you choose. - Action **Send Direct Message** Send a direct message to a user or yourself. - Action **Time Tracked** Add time tracked to a task - Action **Update Task** Updates an existing task. - Trigger **Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is created in PaintScout. - Trigger **Invoice Sent** Triggers when an invoice is sent to a customer, including when an invoice is re-sent. - Trigger **Invoice Status Changed** Triggers when an invoice's status changes, delivering the invoice with its new status. - Trigger **Quote Status Changed** Triggers when a quote's status changes, for example when it is sent, accepted or declined. - Trigger **Quote Tag Added** Triggers when a tag is added to a quote, optionally only for one specific tag. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company in PaintScout with its name, contact details, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in PaintScout, with its contact, job address, pipeline stage and value. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in PaintScout, optionally linked to a deal and assigned to a user. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in PaintScout with names, email, phone numbers, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. - Action **Create Quote** Creates a new quote in PaintScout for a contact, with its job address, notes, pricing adjustments and tags. - Action **Find companies** Returns the companies that match a search filter, such as a name, email or city. - Action **Find Contact** Returns up to 100 contacts that match the search you specify, such as an email address, name or company. - Action **Find deals** Returns the deals that match a search filter, such as a deal name, pipeline, stage or lead source. - Action **Find Invoice** Returns the invoices that match a search, such as a status, invoice number, contact name or date range. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a search filter, such as a quote number, status or contact name. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single PaintScout contact by its ID, including name, company, email, phone, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single PaintScout deal by its ID, including its contact, job address, pipeline stage, value, tags, linked quotes and invoices, and job costing. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single PaintScout invoice with its contact, line items, payments, taxes, discounts and totals. Can optionally return the work-order view, which includes per-item material costs. - Action **Get quote** Returns a single PaintScout quote by its ID, including contact, job address, totals, tax, discount, payments, tags and customer-view links. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing PaintScout company's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner or tags. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing PaintScout contact's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in PaintScout — its name, contact, job address, pipeline and stage, lead source, owner, tags and job costing. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status. ## Each app on its own - [ **ClickUp** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connections/clickup) - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ClickUp - [ **ClickUp to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-hubspot) - [ **ClickUp to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-slack) - [ **ClickUp to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-google-sheets) - [ **ClickUp to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-google-calendar) - [ **ClickUp to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-mailchimp) - [ **ClickUp to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-shopify) ## More into PaintScout - [ **HubSpot to PaintScout** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Sheets to PaintScout** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-paintscout) - [ **Gmail to PaintScout** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Calendar to PaintScout** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Drive to PaintScout** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-paintscout) - [ **Mailchimp to PaintScout** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-paintscout) Questions ## ClickUp and PaintScout, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ClickUp? Any of ClickUp's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Comment on a Task, New Folder, New List and New Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in PaintScout when something happens in ClickUp? Any of PaintScout's 19 actions, including Create Contact, Create Quote, Update company and Update Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PaintScout to ClickUp? Yes. When something happens in PaintScout, your agent can act in ClickUp too. This page covers both directions: PaintScout's triggers and ClickUp's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ClickUp or PaintScout? 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 ClickUp and PaintScout 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.