--- title: "Connect Ellie and McTime - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Task\" fires in Ellie, your agent runs \"Add User\" in McTime, or \"New Organization\" in McTime to \"Create Task\" in Ellie." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-mctime" --- # Connect Ellie and McTime When **New Task** fires in [Ellie](https://apiant.ai/connections/ellie), your agent runs **Add User** in [McTime](https://apiant.ai/connections/mctime), or **New Organization** in McTime to **Create Task** in Ellie. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Ellie **2** triggers Ellie **2** actions McTime **1** trigger McTime **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Ellie and McTime 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 Ellie and McTime can do together ### From Ellie to McTime - When **New Task** in Ellie then **Add User** in McTime - When **Task Complete** in Ellie then **Create Client** in McTime ### From McTime to Ellie - When **New Organization** in McTime then **Create Task** in Ellie - When **New Organization** in McTime then **Update Task** in Ellie 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 Ellie and McTime ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 18 actions - Trigger **New Task** Triggered when a new task is created in Ellie. - Trigger **Task Complete** Triggered when a task is marked complete in Ellie. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task in Ellie, optionally scheduled for a day, with a label, list, notes and subtasks. - Action **Update Task** Updates a task in Ellie. Fields you leave blank are left as they are. - Trigger **New Organization** Triggered when a new organization is created in McTime. - Action **Add Assignment** Adds a user to an organization with a role (or edits an existing assignment when an Assignment ID is given) in McTime. - Action **Add User** Create (or edit, per vendor's add-or-edit semantics) a user. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client (an organization of type "client") in McTime. - Action **Create Organization** Creates a new organization (project, client, branch, etc.) in McTime. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in McTime. Projects are McTime organization units of type "project" that time entries can be booked against. - Action **Delete User** Deletes a McTime user by ID. All of the user's time entries and payroll results are deleted too. - Action **Find Client** Returns up to 50 McTime clients whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Find Organization** Returns up to 50 organizations whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Find Project** Returns up to 50 McTime projects whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Get Time Entry** Retrieve a single McTime time entry by its ID. - Action **Get User** Retrieves a single McTime user by id, including roles, address, export ids and employment details. - Action **List Assignments** Lists a McTime user's assignments to organizations, grouped by role. - Action **List Time Entries** Retrieve time entries within a date range, optionally filtered by user IDs. - Action **List Users** Retrieves the users the authenticated McTime user is allowed to see, optionally filtered by user ids, organization, role and active status. Returns at most 20 users per page. - Action **Start Clocking** Starts a running clock (stopwatch) for a McTime user. One user can have only one running clock at a time. - Action **Stop Clocking** Stops the running McTime clock for a user, turning it into a normal time entry. ## Each app on its own - [ **Ellie** Ellie helps you organize your thoughts and plan your day in a beautiful and simple app.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ellie) - [ **McTime** McTime is an easy to use Time Tracking and Payroll Software which helps teams become more productive.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mctime) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Ellie - [ **Ellie to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-hubspot) - [ **Ellie to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-salesforce) - [ **Ellie to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-google-sheets) - [ **Ellie to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-gmail) - [ **Ellie to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-google-calendar) - [ **Ellie to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ellie-to-google-drive) ## More into McTime - [ **HubSpot to McTime** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mctime) - [ **Salesforce to McTime** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-mctime) - [ **Google Sheets to McTime** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mctime) - [ **Gmail to McTime** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-mctime) - [ **Google Calendar to McTime** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-mctime) - [ **Google Drive to McTime** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-mctime) Questions ## Ellie and McTime, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Ellie? Any of Ellie's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Task and Task Complete. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in McTime when something happens in Ellie? Any of McTime's 16 actions, including Create Client, Create Organization, Create Project and Add Assignment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from McTime to Ellie? Yes. When something happens in McTime, your agent can act in Ellie too. This page covers both directions: McTime's triggers and Ellie's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Ellie or McTime? 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 Ellie and McTime 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.