--- title: "Connect Contacts+ and Gist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Contacts+, your agent runs \"Create or Update Contact\" in Gist, or \"New Contact\" in Gist to \"Create Contact\" in Contacts+." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-gist" --- # Connect Contacts+ and Gist When **New Contact** fires in [Contacts+](https://apiant.ai/connections/contacts), your agent runs **Create or Update Contact** in [Gist](https://apiant.ai/connections/gist), or **New Contact** in Gist to **Create Contact** in Contacts+. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Contacts+ **6** triggers Contacts+ **15** 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 Contacts+ 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 Contacts+ and Gist can do together ### From Contacts+ to Gist - When **New Contact** in Contacts+ then **Create or Update Contact** in Gist - When **New Tag** in Contacts+ then **Add Tag to an Existing Contact** in Gist ### From Gist to Contacts+ - When **New Contact** in Gist then **Create Contact** in Contacts+ - When **New conversation** in Gist then **Add Note to Contact** in Contacts+ 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 Contacts+ and Gist ## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a contact is created or a business card is transcribed. - Trigger **New Deleted Contact** Triggers when a contact is deleted. - Trigger **New Deleted Tag** Triggers when a tag is deleted from your account. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a tag is created on your account. - Trigger **New Updated Tag** Triggers when a tag is updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Appends a note to a contact. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact. - Action **Create or Get Tag** Gets or creates a tag. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by id. - Action **Delete tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Company** Find a company by domain or email. - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact by name, company, email, phone or any combination. - Action **Find Person** Find a person by email, phone or Twitter handle. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by id. - Action **Get Tag** Fetches a private or team tag by ID. - Action **List Webhook Triggers** Lists the webhook event types available to subscribe to. - Action **Remove Tag From Contact** Removes Tags from a contact. - Action **Tag Contact** Tags a contact. - Action **Update Contact** Updates a contact. - Action **Update tag** Edit a tag (rename). - 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 - [ **Contacts+** Contacts+, formerly known as FullContact, is a modern contact management app to keep your contacts...](https://apiant.ai/connections/contacts) - [ **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 Contacts+ - [ **Contacts+ to JIRA** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-jira) - [ **Contacts+ to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-hubspot) - [ **Contacts+ to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-salesforce) - [ **Contacts+ to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-slack) - [ **Contacts+ to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-google-sheets) - [ **Contacts+ to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-gmail) ## 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 ## Contacts+ and Gist, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Contacts+? Any of Contacts+'s 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Deleted Contact, New Deleted Tag and New Tag. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Gist when something happens in Contacts+? 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 Contacts+? Yes. When something happens in Gist, your agent can act in Contacts+ too. This page covers both directions: Gist's triggers and Contacts+'s actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Contacts+ 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 Contacts+ 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.