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title: "Connect Cognito Forms and Gist - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Entry\" fires in Cognito Forms, your agent runs \"Add Tag to an Existing Contact\" in Gist."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-gist"
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# Connect Cognito Forms and Gist

When **New Entry** fires in [Cognito Forms](https://apiant.ai/connections/cognito-forms), your agent runs **Add Tag to an Existing Contact** in [Gist](https://apiant.ai/connections/gist), or **New Contact** in Gist to **Get Document** in Cognito Forms. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Cognito Forms **2** triggers Cognito Forms **10** actions Gist **10** triggers Gist **13** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Cognito Forms and Gist 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 Cognito Forms and Gist can do together

### From Cognito Forms to Gist

- When **New Entry** in Cognito Forms then **Add Tag to an Existing Contact** in Gist
- When **Updated Entry** in Cognito Forms then **Create or Update Contact** in Gist

### From Gist to Cognito Forms

- When **New Contact** in Gist then **Get Document** in Cognito Forms
- When **New conversation** in Gist then **Create Entry** in Cognito Forms

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 Cognito Forms and Gist

## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 23 actions

- Trigger

**New Entry**

Triggers when a new entry is submitted to the selected form.

- Trigger

**Updated Entry**

Triggers when an entry on the selected form is updated.

- Action

**Create Entry**

Creates a new entry on a Cognito Forms form with the field values you supply.

- Action

**Delete Entry**

Deletes an entry from a Cognito Forms form.

- Action

**Get Document**

Generates and returns a document for a form entry from one of the form's document templates, including a link to download the file.

- Action

**Get Entry**

Returns a single entry from a Cognito Forms form, including all of its field values.

- Action

**Get Form Entries**

Returns the entries submitted to a form, with each entry's field values.

- Action

**Get form fields**

Returns the list of fields defined on a Cognito Forms form, including each field's name, type and settings.

- Action

**Get form schema**

Returns the JSON schema of a form, describing each of its fields and their types.

- Action

**List forms**

Returns all forms in your Cognito Forms organization, with each form's id and name.

- Action

**Set Form Availability**

Sets when a form is open for submissions: the date it opens, the date it closes, and the message shown while it is unavailable.

- Action

**Update Entry**

Updates an existing entry on a form, changing only the field values you supply.

- Trigger

**Conversation closed**

Fires when a conversation is closed. Webhook topic "Conversation Closed".

- Trigger

**New Contact**

Triggers when you add a new contact.

- Trigger

**New conversation**

Fires when a contact initiates a new conversation. Webhook topic "Contact Initiated Conversation".

- Trigger

**New message from contact**

Fires when a contact sends a message in a conversation. Webhook topic "Message From Contact".

- Trigger

**Performed an Event**

Triggers when a contact performs an event.

- Trigger

**Subscribed to a Campaign**

Triggers when a contact is subscribed to a campaign.

- Trigger

**Tag Added to Contact**

Triggers when a specific tag gets added to a contact.

- Trigger

**Tag Removed From Contact**

Triggers when a specific tag gets removed from a contact.

- Trigger

**Unsubscribed From a Campaign**

Triggers when a contact is unsubscribed from a campaign.

- Trigger

**Updated a Contact Property**

Triggered every time a specified property is updated on any contact. This will also be triggered when a contact is created with this property.

- Action

**Add conversation**

Create a new conversation in Gist's helpdesk/live-chat.

- Action

**Add Tag to an Existing Contact**

Apply a tag to an existing contact.

- Action

**Assign conversation**

Assign an existing conversation to a teammate or team.

- Action

**Close conversation**

Close an existing conversation.

- Action

**Create or Update Contact**

Creates a new Contact or updates an existing one.

- Action

**Delete contact**

Delete a contact by id.

- Action

**Find a Contact**

Finds an existing contact.

- Action

**Get a Contact**

Fetches a contact by ID. An error occurs if the contact is not found.

- Action

**Get conversation**

Retrieve a single conversation by id.

- Action

**List contacts**

List all contacts in the workspace.

- Action

**List conversations**

List all conversations in the workspace.

- Action

**Remove Tag From Existing Contact**

Removes a tag from an existing contact.

- Action

**Reply to conversation**

Add a reply message to an existing conversation.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Cognito Forms** Cognito Forms is an easy-to-use form builder that allows users to quickly build a form, include it on their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cognito-forms)
- [ **Gist** Gist is an all-in-one email marketing automation, live chat & help desk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/gist)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Cognito Forms

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- [ **Cognito Forms to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-salesforce)
- [ **Cognito Forms to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-slack)
- [ **Cognito Forms to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-google-sheets)
- [ **Cognito Forms to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-gmail)
- [ **Cognito Forms to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-google-calendar)

## More into Gist

- [ **ActiveCampaign to Gist** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-gist)
- [ **Airtable to Gist** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-gist)
- [ **Asana to Gist** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-gist)
- [ **ClickUp to Gist** 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-gist)
- [ **Freshdesk to Gist** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-gist)
- [ **Calendly to Gist** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-gist)

Questions

## Cognito Forms and Gist, answered

###

### What can start an automation from Cognito Forms?

Any of Cognito Forms's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Entry and Updated Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in Gist when something happens in Cognito Forms?

Any of Gist's 13 actions, including Create or Update Contact, Add conversation, Add Tag to an Existing Contact and Assign conversation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Gist to Cognito Forms?

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

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Cognito Forms or Gist?

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 Cognito Forms and Gist 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.
