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title: "Connect Common Room and Knack - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Custom Fields List\" fires in Common Room, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Knack."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-knack"
---

# Connect Common Room and Knack

When **Custom Fields List** fires in [Common Room](https://apiant.ai/connections/common-room), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), or **New View Record** in Knack to **Add Common Room Contact to Segment** in Common Room. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Common Room **2** triggers Common Room **11** actions Knack **1** trigger Knack **11** actions

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

## What do you want Common Room and Knack 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 Common Room and Knack can do together

### From Common Room to Knack

- When **Custom Fields List** in Common Room then **Create Record** in Knack
- When **Segment Status List** in Common Room then **Create View Record** in Knack

### From Knack to Common Room

- When **New View Record** in Knack then **Add Common Room Contact to Segment** in Common Room
- When **New View Record** in Knack then **Add or Update a Contact Custom Field** in Common Room

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 Common Room and Knack

## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 22 actions

- Trigger

**Custom Fields List**

Triggers when a new contact custom field is added to the Common Room community.

- Trigger

**Segment Status List**

Triggers when a new status is added to the selected Common Room segment.

- Action

**Add Activity From Third Party Source**

Adds an activity from a third-party system to a Common Room API signal source, or updates an activity previously added with the same activity ID and type.

- Action

**Add Common Room Contact to Segment**

Adds one or more existing Common Room contacts to an existing segment, identified by email, Twitter, GitHub or LinkedIn, optionally setting their segment status.

- Action

**Add Organization From Third Party Source**

Adds an organization to a Common Room API source, or updates the organization previously added with the same domain.

- Action

**Add or Update a Contact Custom Field**

Sets the value of a contact custom field on a Common Room contact, creating or updating the contact in an API signal source.

- Action

**Add tag**

Creates a tag in Common Room, or returns the existing tag if one with the same name already exists.

- Action

**Delete tag**

Deletes a tag and removes it from everywhere it was applied. A tag that segments or workflows still use can't be deleted.

- Action

**Get tag**

Returns a Common Room tag by its id, including its name, description and the entity types it may be assigned to.

- Action

**List activity types**

Returns every activity type defined in your Common Room community, with its id and display name.

- Action

**List segments**

Returns all segments in the Common Room community, with each segment's id and name.

- Action

**List tags**

Returns all user-defined tags in your Common Room community, with their names, descriptions and the record types they can be applied to.

- Action

**Update tag**

Renames a tag or changes its description. A deleted tag is restored when it is updated.

- Trigger

**New View Record**

Fires when a new record appears in a Knack page view — polls a view's records (respects the view's access control and filters), the view-based counterpart to New Record.

- Action

**Create Record**

Add a new record to a Knack object. Provide field values as a JSON object keyed by field key (e.g. field_1).

- Action

**Create View Record**

create a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based)

- Action

**Delete Record**

Delete a record from a Knack object by ID.

- Action

**Delete View Record**

delete a record through a view (view-based)

- Action

**Get Record**

Retrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object.

- Action

**Get View Record**

Retrieve a single record through a page view by its ID — returns only the fields exposed by the view and respects the view's access control, the view-based counterpart to Get Record.

- Action

**List Records**

Retrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters.

- Action

**List View Records**

retrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters)

- Action

**Update Record**

Update an existing record in a Knack object by ID.

- Action

**Update View Record**

update a record through a view (view-based)

- Action

**Upload File or Image**

upload a file or image asset to associate with a record field

## Each app on its own

- [ **Common Room** Common Room is the intelligent community growth platform that helps you deepen relationships, build better...](https://apiant.ai/connections/common-room)
- [ **Knack** Knack is an online database and app builder. Read and write records in your Knack objects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Common Room

- [ **Common Room to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-hubspot)
- [ **Common Room to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-salesforce)
- [ **Common Room to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-slack)
- [ **Common Room to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-google-sheets)
- [ **Common Room to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-gmail)
- [ **Common Room to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/common-room-to-google-calendar)

## More into Knack

- [ **ActiveCampaign to Knack** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-knack)
- [ **Asana to Knack** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-knack)
- [ **JIRA to Knack** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-knack)
- [ **SendGrid to Knack** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-knack)
- [ **JotForm to Knack** JotForm is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. Create forms, integrate them into your site, and collect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jotform-to-knack)
- [ **Capsule CRM to Knack** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-knack)

Questions

## Common Room and Knack, answered

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### What can start an automation from Common Room?

Any of Common Room's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Custom Fields List and Segment Status List. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Knack when something happens in Common Room?

Any of Knack's 11 actions, including Create Record, Create View Record, Update Record and Update View Record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Knack to Common Room?

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

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### Do I have to build a connector for Common Room or Knack?

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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### Can my AI client use Common Room and Knack 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.

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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.
