# Connect EspoCRM to OpenVan When **New contact** fires in [EspoCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm), your agent runs **Get event** in [OpenVan](https://apiant.ai/connections/openvan). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. EspoCRM **3** triggers EspoCRM **16** actions OpenVan **18** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want EspoCRM and OpenVan to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 EspoCRM can start in OpenVan - When **New contact** in EspoCRM then **Get event** in OpenVan - When **New Lead** in EspoCRM then **Calculate route cost** in OpenVan 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 EspoCRM and OpenVan ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **New contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in EspoCRM. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a new lead is created in EspoCRM. - Trigger **New opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created in EspoCRM. - Action **Add account** Creates a new account (company) in EspoCRM and returns its attributes. - Action **Add case** Creates a new case (support ticket) in EspoCRM. - Action **Add contact** Creates a new contact in EspoCRM. - Action **Add opportunity** Creates a new opportunity (deal) in EspoCRM and returns the created record. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in EspoCRM, optionally linked to an account, contact, lead, opportunity or case. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead in EspoCRM and returns the created lead record. - Action **Find accounts** Finds EspoCRM accounts whose name matches the text you supply. - Action **Find contacts** Finds contacts whose email address (or another chosen attribute) matches the value you supply, returning every matching contact. - Action **Find Lead** Finds leads in EspoCRM matching a value on a chosen attribute (email address by default). - Action **Get contact** Returns a single EspoCRM contact by its ID, with all its attributes including custom fields. - Action **Get Lead** Returns a single EspoCRM lead by its ID, with all of its fields. - Action **Get Task** Returns one task by its ID, with its subject, status, dates, parent record and assignee. - Action **Update account** Updates an existing account (company) in EspoCRM. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Update Lead** Updates an existing lead in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in, and returns the updated lead. - Action **Update opportunity** Updates an existing opportunity in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Calculate route cost** Estimate the fuel and travel cost of a road-trip route between locations. - Action **Check visa requirement** Check whether a passport needs a visa for a given destination country. - Action **Compare food prices** Compare VanBasket food-price index values between two countries. - Action **Find news stories** Semantically search vanlife news stories by topic (RAG-based search). - Action **Get event** Get details for a single vanlife event. - Action **Get fuel prices** Get current fuel prices by country, for trip budgeting and route comparison. - Action **Get story** Get the full details of a single vanlife news story. - Action **Get temporary vehicle import rules** Get temporary vehicle-import rules for a country. - Action **Get VanBasket country** Get the VanBasket food-price index detail for a single country. - Action **Get VanSky weather for a country** Get the vanlife-oriented weather suitability score for a single country. - Action **Get visa rules changelog** Get the change log of visa and vehicle-import rule updates. - Action **Get visa rules for route** Get visa and vehicle-import rules for every country along a whole road-trip route in one request. - Action **List event articles** List news articles related to a vanlife event. - Action **List events** List vanlife-oriented events. - Action **List stories** List vanlife news stories. - Action **List VanBasket countries** List all countries covered by the VanBasket food-price index. - Action **List VanSky weather scores** List vanlife-oriented weather suitability scores for all countries. - Action **List visa-free destinations for a passport** List all destinations a given passport can enter without a prior visa. ## Each app on its own - [ **EspoCRM** EspoCRM is a highly customizable open source CRM software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm) - [ **OpenVan** OpenVan publishes travel-cost and conditions data aimed at RV, campervan and road-trip planning.](https://apiant.ai/connections/openvan) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from EspoCRM - [ **EspoCRM to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-hubspot) - [ **EspoCRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-salesforce) - [ **EspoCRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-slack) - [ **EspoCRM to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-google-sheets) - [ **EspoCRM to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-gmail) - [ **EspoCRM to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-google-calendar) ## More into OpenVan - [ **Pipedrive to OpenVan** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-openvan) - [ **HubSpot to OpenVan** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-openvan) - [ **Salesforce to OpenVan** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-openvan) - [ **Slack to OpenVan** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-openvan) - [ **Google Sheets to OpenVan** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-openvan) - [ **Gmail to OpenVan** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-openvan) Questions ## EspoCRM and OpenVan, answered ### ### What can start an automation from EspoCRM? Any of EspoCRM's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New contact, New Lead and New opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in OpenVan when something happens in EspoCRM? Any of OpenVan's 18 actions, including Calculate route cost, Check visa requirement, Compare food prices and Find news stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from OpenVan to EspoCRM? OpenVan has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in EspoCRM. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OpenVan's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for EspoCRM or OpenVan? 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. ### ### 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.