--- title: "Connect Copper and Runn - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Copper, your agent runs \"Create Client\" in Runn, or \"New Assignment\" in Runn to \"Create Lead\" in Copper." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-runn" --- # Connect Copper and Runn When **New Activity** fires in [Copper](https://apiant.ai/connections/copper), your agent runs **Create Client** in [Runn](https://apiant.ai/connections/runn), or **New Assignment** in Runn to **Create Lead** in Copper. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Copper **17** triggers Copper **22** actions Runn **11** triggers Runn **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 Copper and Runn 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 Copper and Runn can do together ### From Copper to Runn - When **New Activity** in Copper then **Create Client** in Runn - When **New Company** in Copper then **Create Project** in Runn ### From Runn to Copper - When **New Assignment** in Runn then **Create Lead** in Copper - When **New Client** in Runn then **Create Task** in Copper 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 Copper and Runn ## Triggers and actions 28 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new Company is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a Lead is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when an Opportunity is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new Person is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new Project is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new Task is created in Copper. - Trigger **Updated Company** Triggers when a Person's Company is changed. - Trigger **Updated Contact Type** Triggers when a Person's Contact Type is changed. - Trigger **Updated Lead** Triggers when a Lead is changed. - Trigger **Updated Lead Status** Triggers when a Lead's status is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity** Triggers when an Opportunity is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity Stage** Triggers when an Opportunity's stage is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity Status** Triggers when an Opportunity's status is changed. - Trigger **Updated Person** Triggers when a Person is changed. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a Project is changed. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a Task is changed. - Action **Associate to Project** This Action allows you to relate an existing Project to and existing CRM object; both objects have to exist before you run this Action. This Action expects two ID's for input: the ID of the CRM record you want to relate to and the Project ID you want to relate it with. This Action was designed to be used in multi-step Zaps, where you already have a Project ID and an related record ID (e.g. a Person) from previous steps. - Action **Create Activity** Logs a new Activity on a Person, Company, Opportunity, or Lead. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new Company. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new Lead. - Action **Create Opportunity** Creates a new Opportunity. - Action **Create Person** Creates a new Person. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new Project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new Task. - Action **Create/Update Company** Creates or Updates a Company depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Lead** Creates or Updates a Lead depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Opportunity** Creates or Updates an Opportunity based off of a match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Person** Creates or Updates a Person depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Project** Creates or Updates a Project depending on the match criteria. - Action **Search for a Company** Searches for an existing company in Copper. - Action **Search for an Activity** Searches for an existing activity in Copper. - Action **Search for a Opportunity** Searches for an existing opportunity in Copper. - Action **Search for a Person** Searches for an existing person in Copper. - Action **Search for a Project** Searches for an existing project in Copper. - Action **Update Company** Updates a Company depending on the match criteria. - Action **Update Opportunity** Updates an Opportunity based off of a match criteria. - Action **Update Person** Updates a Person depending on the match criteria. - Action **Update Project** Updates a Project depending on the match criteria. - Trigger **New Assignment** Triggers when a new assignment is created in Runn, optionally limited to one person, role or project. - Trigger **New Client** Triggers when a new client is created in Runn. - Trigger **New Contract** Triggers when a new contract is added to a person in Runn. - Trigger **New Holiday Group** Triggers when a new holiday group is added to your Runn account. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new person is added in Runn. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created in Runn. - Trigger **New Rate Card** Triggers when a new rate card is created in Runn. - Trigger **New Role** Triggers when a new role is created in Runn. - Trigger **New Skill** Triggers when a new skill is created in Runn. - Trigger **New Team** Triggers when a new team is created in Runn. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is added to your Runn account. - Action **Assign a Manager** Adds a Runn user as a manager of a person or placeholder, keeping any managers they already have. Returns the updated person. - Action **Create Assignment** Creates an assignment that schedules a person or placeholder on a project in a role for a date range, with the same number of minutes on each working day. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in Runn with a name and, optionally, a website and links to external systems. - Action **Create Contract** Adds a new contract to a person in Runn, setting their role, dates, employment type, cost and working hours. - Action **Create Person** Creates a person in Runn, along with their first contract (role, employment type, cost and working hours). - Action **Create Project** Creates a project in Runn for a client, optionally setting its budget, pricing model, rate card, team and managers, or duplicating it from an existing template project. - Action **Create Role** Creates a role in Runn, with optional default hourly cost, standard charge-out rate and external references. - Action **Create Skill** Creates a new skill in Runn that can be assigned to people and placeholders. - Action **Create Timesheet (Actual)** Records the time a person actually spent on a project for one day, creating the actual or overwriting an existing one for the same date, person, project, role and workstream. - Action **Find Client** Returns Runn clients whose name contains the text you enter (case-insensitive), with each client's id, website, archived status and external references. - Action **Find Person** Finds people in Runn by email, first name, last name or external id, returning every match and the first matching person. - Action **Find Project** Returns the projects whose name contains the text you give (ignoring case), optionally narrowed by external ID or last-modified date. - Action **Find Role** Finds roles in Runn whose name contains the text you give, ignoring case. Returns the matching roles, how many matched, and the first match. ## Each app on its own - [ **Copper** Copper is a Recommended for Google Workspace CRM that improves productivity and increases visibility across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/copper) - [ **Runn** Runn is a resource management platform that helps teams align people, projects, and strategy with real-time...](https://apiant.ai/connections/runn) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Copper - [ **Copper to LeadSimple** LeadSimple is the CRM that property management and real estate companies use to scale and grow.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-leadsimple) - [ **Copper to Nvidia** API platform for deploying GPU-accelerated AI models, including inference microservices and a container...](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-nvidia) - [ **Copper to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-hubspot) - [ **Copper to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-salesforce) - [ **Copper to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-google-sheets) - [ **Copper to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-google-drive) ## More into Runn - [ **HubSpot to Runn** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-runn) - [ **Google Sheets to Runn** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-runn) - [ **Gmail to Runn** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-runn) - [ **Google Calendar to Runn** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-runn) - [ **Google Drive to Runn** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-runn) - [ **Mailchimp to Runn** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-runn) Questions ## Copper and Runn, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Copper? Any of Copper's 17 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Company, New Lead and New Opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Runn when something happens in Copper? Any of Runn's 13 actions, including Create Assignment, Create Client, Create Contract and Create Person. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Runn to Copper? Yes. When something happens in Runn, your agent can act in Copper too. This page covers both directions: Runn's triggers and Copper's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Copper or Runn? 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 Copper and Runn 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.