--- title: "Connect Commune and Grist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Attendee\" fires in Commune, your agent runs \"Create or Update Record\" in Grist." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-grist" --- # Connect Commune and Grist When **New Attendee** fires in [Commune](https://apiant.ai/connections/commune), your agent runs **Create or Update Record** in [Grist](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist), or **New or Updated Record** in Grist to **Send Direct Message** in Commune. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Commune **9** triggers Commune **9** actions Grist **4** triggers Grist **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Commune and Grist 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 Commune and Grist can do together ### From Commune to Grist - When **New Attendee** in Commune then **Create or Update Record** in Grist - When **New Comment** in Commune then **Create Record** in Grist ### From Grist to Commune - When **New or Updated Record** in Grist then **Send Direct Message** in Commune - When **New Record** in Grist then **Create Post** in Commune 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 Commune and Grist ## Triggers and actions 13 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **Comment Edited** Triggers when a comment is edited after it was posted. - Trigger **Comment Moderated** Triggers when a comment is moderated to "Show to Poster/Admin only" visibility in your Commune community. - Trigger **New Attendee** Triggers when a new attendee registers for the selected Commune event. - Trigger **New Comment** Triggers when a new comment is posted in your Commune community, optionally limited to one post, commenter, box or category. - Trigger **New Event Created** Triggers when a new event is created in your Commune community. - Trigger **New Post** Triggers when a new post is created in your Commune community. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins your Commune community. - Trigger **User Account Deactivation** Triggers when a community member's account is deactivated (the user resigns or is removed). - Trigger **User Added to Group** Triggers when a user is added to the selected Commune group. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new group in your Commmune community. - Action **Create Post** Creates a new post in a Commune box and category, authored as the chosen user. - Action **Deactivate User’s Account** Deactivates (removes) one or more user accounts from your Commune community. - Action **Find User** Finds community users by email address, optionally narrowed by creation date, resigned status or admin role. Returns the matching users and the first match. - Action **Generate Invitation Link** Creates member invitation links for one or more email addresses in your Commune community. - Action **Give Badge** Gives a badge to a community member. Only badges in the "Specific users" category can be given. - Action **Give Points** Adds points to one or more community members. By default the points count toward both their total earned and available points. - Action **Remove User From Group** Removes one or more users from a group. Any badge tied to that group is removed from those users too. - Action **Send Direct Message** Sends a direct message from the community admin to a user. - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Record (Instant)** Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added. - Trigger **New Record** Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table. - Trigger **New Record (Instant)** Triggers when a new Record is created - Action **Add Column** Adds a column to a table in a Grist document. - Action **Add Table** Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID. - Action **Create or Update Record** Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID. - Action **Create Record** Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID. - Action **Create Workspace** Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID. - Action **Delete Document** Deletes a Grist document permanently. - Action **Delete Records** Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID. - Action **Delete Workspace** Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it. - Action **Find Record** Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values. - Action **Get Document** Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization. - Action **Get Org** Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level. - Action **Get Workspace** Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains. - Action **List Columns** Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type. - Action **List Orgs** Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach. - Action **List Tables** Returns the tables in a Grist document. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains. - Action **Run SQL Query** Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows. - Action **Update Document** Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is. - Action **Update Record** Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Workspace** Renames a Grist workspace. ## Each app on its own - [ **Commune** Commune is the no-code customer success platform that boosts customer engagement and reduces time and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/commune) - [ **Grist** Grist combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database to organize your data...](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Commune - [ **Commune to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-hubspot) - [ **Commune to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-salesforce) - [ **Commune to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-slack) - [ **Commune to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-google-sheets) - [ **Commune to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-gmail) - [ **Commune to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commune-to-google-calendar) ## More into Grist - [ **MySQL to Grist** Connect directly to a MySQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mysql-to-grist) - [ **Fillout Forms to Grist** Create powerful forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer with Fillout Forms.](https://apiant.ai/connect/fillout-forms-to-grist) - [ **Google Tasks to Grist** Google Tasks provides a simple to-do list and task management system integrated into Gmail and Google...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-grist) - [ **Slack to Grist** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-grist) - [ **Google Calendar to Grist** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-grist) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Grist** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-grist) Questions ## Commune and Grist, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Commune? Any of Commune's 9 triggers in the catalog, including New Attendee, New Comment, New Event Created and New Post. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Grist when something happens in Commune? Any of Grist's 21 actions, including Create Document, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Workspace. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Grist to Commune? Yes. When something happens in Grist, your agent can act in Commune too. This page covers both directions: Grist's triggers and Commune's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Commune or Grist? 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 Commune and Grist 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.