--- title: "Connect Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Project\" fires in Dovetail, your agent runs \"Add request task\" in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud" --- # Connect Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud When **New Project** fires in [Dovetail](https://apiant.ai/connections/dovetail), your agent runs **Add request task** in [ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud](https://apiant.ai/connections/manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud), or **New Problem** in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud to **Add Contact** in Dovetail. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Dovetail **3** triggers Dovetail **4** actions ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud **2** triggers ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud 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 Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud can do together ### From Dovetail to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud - When **New Project** in Dovetail then **Add request task** in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud - When **New Published Insight** in Dovetail then **Add request note** in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud ### From ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud to Dovetail - When **New Problem** in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud then **Add Contact** in Dovetail - When **Trigger** in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud then **Add Data Point to Channel** in Dovetail 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 Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created - Trigger **New Published Insight** Triggers when a new insight is published. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a project is updated. - Action **Add Contact** Adds a contact to the contacts database. - Action **Add Data Point to Channel** Adds a data point to a channel. - Action **Add Data to Project** Adds data to an existing project. - Action **Add Insight to Project** Adds an insight to an existing project. - Trigger **New Problem** Triggers when a new problem is created in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. - Trigger **Trigger** Triggers when a request is created or updated in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. - Action **Add problem** Creates a problem in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud with its title, classification, assignment and analysis details, and returns the new problem. - Action **Add request note** Adds a note to a ServiceDesk Plus request, optionally showing it to the requester or notifying the technician. - Action **Add request task** Adds a task to an existing request in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. - Action **Add request worklog** Adds a worklog (time spent by a technician) to a ServiceDesk Plus request. - Action **Create Request** Creates a new request (ticket) in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud with a subject and any optional details, assignments and custom field values. - Action **Delete request** Deletes a request from ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. - Action **Find Request** Finds service desk requests whose chosen field matches a value, returning the matching requests. - Action **Get problem** Returns a single problem from ServiceDesk Plus Cloud by its id, including its custom field values. - Action **Get request** Returns a single service desk request by its id, including its custom field values. - Action **Get request note** Returns a single note on a ServiceDesk Plus request, including its text, visibility settings and author. - Action **Get request task** Returns a single task attached to a ServiceDesk Plus request, including its title, status, owner, schedule and user-defined fields. - Action **Get request worklog** Returns one worklog entry on a ServiceDesk Plus request, including its owner, time spent, start and end times, and charges. - Action **Invoke API Call** Calls any ServiceDesk Plus Cloud v3 API endpoint with the method, path and input data you choose, and returns the raw response. - Action **Update problem** Updates an existing problem in ServiceDesk Plus, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Update Request** Updates an existing request (ticket) in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. Only the fields you fill in are changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Dovetail** Dovetail is an AI-first customer insights hub that combines feedback and research to create a single source...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dovetail) - [ **ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is a ITIL® compliant comprehensive help desk software with integrated asset...](https://apiant.ai/connections/manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Dovetail - [ **Dovetail to Minecraft Server Status** Minecraft Server Status pings a Minecraft server address and reports what it finds.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-minecraft-server-status) - [ **Dovetail to TypeSafe** TypeSafe's Jev model answers typed questions about a piece of content and tells you how certain it is.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-typesafe) - [ **Dovetail to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-hubspot) - [ **Dovetail to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-salesforce) - [ **Dovetail to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-slack) - [ **Dovetail to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-google-sheets) ## More into ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud - [ **HubSpot to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) - [ **Google Sheets to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) - [ **Gmail to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) - [ **Google Calendar to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) - [ **Google Drive to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) - [ **Mailchimp to ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-manageengine-servicedesk-plus-cloud) Questions ## Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Dovetail? Any of Dovetail's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Project, New Published Insight and Updated Project. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud when something happens in Dovetail? Any of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud's 15 actions, including Create Request, Update problem, Update Request and Add problem. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud to Dovetail? Yes. When something happens in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud, your agent can act in Dovetail too. This page covers both directions: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud's triggers and Dovetail's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Dovetail or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud? 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 Dovetail and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Cloud 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.