--- title: "Connect Emailchef and GrowSurf - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Emailchef, your agent runs \"Add participant\" in GrowSurf." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-growsurf" --- # Connect Emailchef and GrowSurf When **New Contact** fires in [Emailchef](https://apiant.ai/connections/emailchef), your agent runs **Add participant** in [GrowSurf](https://apiant.ai/connections/growsurf), or **New Participant** in GrowSurf to **Add / Update Contact** in Emailchef. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Emailchef **2** triggers Emailchef **19** actions GrowSurf **2** triggers GrowSurf **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Emailchef and GrowSurf 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 Emailchef and GrowSurf can do together ### From Emailchef to GrowSurf - When **New Contact** in Emailchef then **Add participant** in GrowSurf - When **Contact Unsubscribed** in Emailchef then **Update program** in GrowSurf ### From GrowSurf to Emailchef - When **New Participant** in GrowSurf then **Add / Update Contact** in Emailchef - When **Campaign Ended** in GrowSurf then **Import contacts** in Emailchef 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 Emailchef and GrowSurf ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **Contact Unsubscribed** Triggers when a contact unsubscribes from your list. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to your list. - Action **Add blocking** Add an email to the blocklist. - Action **Add custom field** Create a custom field in a list. - Action **Add / Update Contact** Adds a new contact or updates an existing one with the provided data. - Action **Create New List** Creates a new contact list in your account. - Action **Delete blocking** Remove an email from the blocklist. - Action **Delete campaign** Delete a campaign. - Action **Delete custom field** Delete a custom field. - Action **Delete list** Delete a list. - Action **Find Contact in List** Finds an existing contact within a specific list by their email address. - Action **Get contact** Get a contact by id. - Action **Get list** Get a list by id. - Action **Import contacts** Bulk import contacts into a list. - Action **List blockings** Lists the account's blocked email addresses, each with email, type and added_date. - Action **List contacts** List contacts. - Action **List custom fields** List custom fields of a list. - Action **List lists** List all contact lists. - Action **Unsubscribe Contact in List** Unsubscribes a contact from a specific list using their Contact ID. - Action **Update custom field** Update a custom field. - Action **Update list** Update a list. - Trigger **Campaign Ended** Triggers when a campaign ends. - Trigger **New Participant** Triggers when a new participant is added or referred to your campaign. - Action **Add participant** Adds a participant to a GrowSurf program, optionally crediting the person who referred them. - Action **List programs** Lists the referral and affiliate programs in your GrowSurf account. - Action **Trigger Referral** Triggers a referral for an existing referred participant, awarding referral credit to whoever referred them. - Action **Update program** Updates a GrowSurf program's name, company details, or status — including publishing it or ending it. ## Each app on its own - [ **Emailchef** Emailchef is an email marketing platform that allows you to create, send and analyze mass emails and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/emailchef) - [ **GrowSurf** GrowSurf is referral software for B2C and B2B tech companies.](https://apiant.ai/connections/growsurf) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Emailchef - [ **Emailchef to Smartsheet via API Token** Smartsheet is a work management and collaboration platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-smartsheet-via-api-token) - [ **Emailchef to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-hubspot) - [ **Emailchef to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-salesforce) - [ **Emailchef to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-slack) - [ **Emailchef to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-google-sheets) - [ **Emailchef to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/emailchef-to-gmail) ## More into GrowSurf - [ **Google Sheets to GrowSurf** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-growsurf) - [ **Gmail to GrowSurf** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-growsurf) - [ **Google Calendar to GrowSurf** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-growsurf) - [ **Google Drive to GrowSurf** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-growsurf) - [ **ActiveCampaign to GrowSurf** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-growsurf) - [ **Airtable to GrowSurf** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-growsurf) Questions ## Emailchef and GrowSurf, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Emailchef? Any of Emailchef's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact and Contact Unsubscribed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in GrowSurf when something happens in Emailchef? Any of GrowSurf's 4 actions, including Update program, Add participant, List programs and Trigger Referral. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from GrowSurf to Emailchef? Yes. When something happens in GrowSurf, your agent can act in Emailchef too. This page covers both directions: GrowSurf's triggers and Emailchef's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Emailchef or GrowSurf? 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 Emailchef and GrowSurf 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.