--- title: "Connect Clientary and Productboard - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Expense\" fires in Clientary, your agent runs \"Create Note\" in Productboard, or \"New Feature\" in Productboard to \"Add contact\" in Clientary." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-productboard" --- # Connect Clientary and Productboard When **New Expense** fires in [Clientary](https://apiant.ai/connections/clientary), your agent runs **Create Note** in [Productboard](https://apiant.ai/connections/productboard), or **New Feature** in Productboard to **Add contact** in Clientary. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Clientary **3** triggers Clientary **14** actions Productboard **4** triggers Productboard **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Clientary and Productboard 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 Clientary and Productboard can do together ### From Clientary to Productboard - When **New Expense** in Clientary then **Create Note** in Productboard - When **New Invoice** in Clientary then **Update Note** in Productboard ### From Productboard to Clientary - When **New Feature** in Productboard then **Add contact** in Clientary - When **New Note** in Productboard then **Create Invoice** in Clientary 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 Clientary and Productboard ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when a new expense is recorded in your Clientary account during the current fiscal year. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created in Clientary, optionally limited to invoices in a given status or matching a search. - Trigger **New Staff** Triggers when a new staff user is added to your Clientary account. - Action **Add comment** Posts a comment on an invoice, estimate, project, task, proposal or contract and notifies the people involved. - Action **Add contact** Creates a new contact (an individual person) under an existing Clientary client. - Action **Add contract** Creates a contract for a client in Clientary, optionally starting from a contract template, with its sections and signers. - Action **Add proposal** Creates a proposal for a client in Clientary, optionally starting from a proposal template, with its sections and signers. - Action **Add retainer** Creates a retainer for a client in Clientary: an up-front payment request kept apart from ordinary invoices. - Action **Client** Creates a new client in Clientary with its name, address, tax id, website and description. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates an estimate in Clientary, optionally for a client, with its dates, taxes, notes and line items. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates an invoice in Clientary, optionally for a client, with dates, currency, taxes, notes and line items. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead (a prospective client) in Clientary. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task (a to-do item) in Clientary, optionally on a project and assigned to a staff member. - Action **Expense** Creates a new expense in Clientary, optionally assigned to a client or project. - Action **Get client** Returns a single Clientary client by its ID, including its contact and address details. - Action **List comments** Returns the comments on one Clientary invoice, estimate, project, task, proposal or contract, newest first. - Action **Update contract** Updates an existing Clientary contract: its subject, date, client, status, signers or sections. Only a draft contract can be changed; void and reopen a sent contract first. - Trigger **New Feature** Triggered when a new feature is created in Productboard. - Trigger **New Note** Triggered when a new note (a piece of customer feedback) is created in Productboard. - Trigger **Updated Feature** Triggered when a feature is created or changed in Productboard. - Trigger **Updated Note** Triggered when a note (a piece of customer feedback) is created or changed in Productboard. - Action **Create Company** Creates a company record in Productboard so customer feedback and insights can be attributed to it. Returns the new company's ID and a link to open it in Productboard. - Action **Create Feature** Creates a feature in Productboard under a product or component you choose. Optionally sets the description, owner and status. Returns the new feature's ID and a link to open it in Productboard. - Action **Create Note** Creates a note (a piece of customer feedback) in Productboard. Optionally attributes it to a company or customer, links it to a feature, and applies existing tags. Returns the new note's ID and a link to open it in Productboard. - Action **Find Note** Looks up a single note (customer feedback) in Productboard. Narrows the list by owner, created date and processed/archived state, then matches the text you give against the note's title and body. Returns the first match, or found=false. - Action **Get Company** Returns one company from Productboard by its ID, including its name, domain, description, owner and any custom fields set up in your workspace. - Action **Get Feature by ID** Returns one feature from Productboard by its ID, including its name, description, owner, status and any custom fields set up in your workspace. - Action **List Components** Returns the components in your Productboard workspace — the folders that features live under. Use a component's ID as the parent when creating a feature. - Action **List Members** Returns the people who have access to your Productboard workspace, with their email address and role. Optionally search by name or email and filter by role. - Action **List Note Relationships** Returns everything a Productboard note is linked to — the customer or company it came from and the features it has been connected to. - Action **List Products** Returns the products in your Productboard workspace — the top level of the product hierarchy. Use a product's ID as the parent when creating a feature or component. - Action **List Releases** Returns the releases in your Productboard workspace — the buckets features are grouped into for delivery — with their status and dates. - Action **Update Note** Changes an existing note in Productboard. Only the values you fill in are sent, so anything left empty keeps its current value. ## Each app on its own - [ **Clientary** Online invoicing and time tracking for small businesses and freelancers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/clientary) - [ **Productboard** Productboard is beautiful, simple, and powerful product management.](https://apiant.ai/connections/productboard) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Clientary - [ **Clientary to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-hubspot) - [ **Clientary to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-salesforce) - [ **Clientary to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-slack) - [ **Clientary to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-google-sheets) - [ **Clientary to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-gmail) - [ **Clientary to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clientary-to-google-calendar) ## More into Productboard - [ **Beehiiv to Productboard** Beehiiv is a newsletter publishing and audience growth platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-productboard) - [ **HelloSign to Productboard** Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) e-signature platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hellosign-to-productboard) - [ **HubSpot to Productboard** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-productboard) - [ **Gmail to Productboard** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-productboard) - [ **Google Calendar to Productboard** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-productboard) - [ **Google Drive to Productboard** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-productboard) Questions ## Clientary and Productboard, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Clientary? Any of Clientary's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Expense, New Invoice and New Staff. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Productboard when something happens in Clientary? Any of Productboard's 12 actions, including Create Company, Create Feature, Create Note and Update Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Productboard to Clientary? Yes. When something happens in Productboard, your agent can act in Clientary too. This page covers both directions: Productboard's triggers and Clientary's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Clientary or Productboard? 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 Clientary and Productboard 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.