Integration
Connect FreeAgent and Slack
When New Contact fires in FreeAgent, your agent runs Send Direct Message in Slack, or New Channel in Slack to Get Contact in FreeAgent. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want FreeAgent and Slack to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)FreeAgent holds the contacts, projects, invoices and timeslips; Slack is where the team actually talks about them. Connecting the two means a new project in FreeAgent can open its own Slack channel, a new invoice can be announced in the finance channel, and messages in Slack can be turned into FreeAgent timeslips or projects without anyone retyping the details.
Example flows
What FreeAgent and Slack can do together
From FreeAgent to Slack
When New Contact in FreeAgent
then Send Direct Message in Slack
When New Project in FreeAgent
then Send Ephemeral Message in Slack
From Slack to FreeAgent
When New Channel in Slack
then Get Contact in FreeAgent
When New Message Posted to Channel in Slack
then Create Contact in FreeAgent
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 FreeAgent and Slack
Triggers and actions 21 triggers · 110 actions
Trigger
New Bank TransactionTriggers when a new transaction appears in a FreeAgent bank account.
Trigger
New ContactTriggers when a new contact is created.
Trigger
New InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice is created.
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New or Updated ContactTriggers when a contact is created or changed in FreeAgent.
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New or Updated TimeslipTriggers when a timeslip (time entry) is created or edited in FreeAgent.
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New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created.
Action
Convert Estimate to InvoiceConverts an estimate into an invoice, marking the estimate as Invoiced and returning the URL of the new invoice.
Action
Create BillCreates a bill from a supplier contact in FreeAgent, with its line items, and returns the new bill.
Action
Create ContactCreate a new contact.
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Create Credit NoteCreates a draft credit note for a FreeAgent contact, with optional line items.
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Create EstimateCreates a new estimate, quote or proposal in FreeAgent for a contact or project, optionally with line items.
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Create ExpenseCreates an expense claim in FreeAgent for a user, with its category, date, amount and sales tax details.
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Create InvoiceCreate an invoice for a contact.
Action
Create Mileage ClaimCreates a mileage claim (a mileage expense) for a user in FreeAgent and returns the new claim.
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Create NoteAdds a note to a FreeAgent contact or project.
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Create Price List ItemCreates a price list item in FreeAgent that can be added to invoices and estimates.
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Create ProjectCreate a project for a contact.
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Create TaskCreates a task under a FreeAgent project.
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Create TimeslipCreate a timeslip (time tracking entry).
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Delete ContactDelete a contact by id.
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Delete InvoiceDeletes an invoice from FreeAgent.
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Delete TimeslipDeletes a timeslip from FreeAgent.
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Explain Bank TransactionExplains a bank transaction in FreeAgent by creating a bank transaction explanation (categorising it, or matching it to an invoice, bill, transfer or user payment). Returns the created explanation.
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Find Contact by EmailFinds FreeAgent contacts whose email or billing email matches the given address.
Action
Get BillReturns a single bill, including its line items, by its ID.
Action
Get ContactGet a single contact by id.
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Get Credit NoteReturns a single FreeAgent credit note, including its line items, status and totals.
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Get EstimateReturns a single FreeAgent estimate with its line items.
Action
Get ExpenseReturns a single FreeAgent expense by its ID, including amounts, category, claimant and attachment details.
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Get InvoiceGet a single invoice by id.
Action
Get NoteReturns a single note attached to a FreeAgent contact or project, including its text, author and timestamps.
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Get Price List ItemReturns a single price list item from FreeAgent by its ID.
Action
Get ProjectReturns a single FreeAgent project by its ID, including its contact, status, budget and billing details.
Action
Get TimeslipReturns a single FreeAgent timeslip, including its hours, date, user, project and task.
Action
List Bank AccountsReturns the bank accounts in your FreeAgent company, optionally filtered to standard, credit card or PayPal accounts.
Action
List Bank TransactionsReturns the bank transactions in a FreeAgent bank account, optionally filtered by date range, last update time, or explanation status.
Action
List BillsList bills.
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List CategoriesReturns all accounting categories for the company, grouped into admin expenses, cost of sales, income and general categories, optionally including sub accounts.
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List ContactsList contacts in FreeAgent.
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List Corporation Tax ReturnsReturns the company's Corporation Tax Returns, including amount due, payment and filing deadlines, and filing/payment status.
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List EstimatesList estimates.
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List ExpensesList expenses.
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List InvoicesList invoices.
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List ProjectsList projects.
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List Self Assessment ReturnsReturns the Self Assessment (income tax) returns for a FreeAgent user, including payments due and filing status.
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List TasksReturns the tasks in your FreeAgent account, optionally filtered by status, project or last-updated date.
Action
List TimeslipsList timeslips (time tracking entries).
Action
List UsersReturns the users on the FreeAgent account, optionally filtered to staff or advisors.
Action
Mark Invoice as CancelledMarks a FreeAgent invoice as cancelled, writing it off as unpaid. The invoice must be sent and past its due date.
Action
Mark Invoice as SentMarks a FreeAgent invoice as sent without emailing it. Can also re-open a cancelled invoice.
Action
Update BillUpdates an existing bill in FreeAgent — its supplier, reference, dates, rebilling, recurrence and bill items. Only the values you supply are changed.
Action
Update ContactUpdate an existing contact.
Action
Update ExpenseUpdates an existing expense in FreeAgent, changing only the details you supply.
Action
Update InvoiceUpdates an existing FreeAgent invoice's details, such as dates, contact, payment terms, comments and line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
Action
Update ProjectUpdates an existing FreeAgent project's name, client, status, budget, billing rate and dates. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
Action
Update TimeslipUpdates an existing timeslip in FreeAgent, changing its task, user, project, date, hours or comment. Fields left blank are not changed.
Trigger
New ChannelTriggers when a new channel is created in the workspace.
Trigger
New Channel (instant)Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created).
Trigger
New Channel MemberTriggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel).
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New File (instant)Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created).
Trigger
New Mention (instant)Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter.
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New Message Posted to ChannelTriggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels).
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New Message Posted to Private ChannelTriggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim).
Trigger
New Pinned ItemTriggers when an item is pinned in a channel.
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New Public Message Posted AnywhereTriggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels).
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New Reaction AddedTriggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added).
Trigger
New Saved MessageTriggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added).
Trigger
New Team Custom EmojiTriggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed).
Trigger
New Thread ReplyTriggers when a new reply is added to a message thread.
Trigger
New UserTriggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id.
Trigger
New User (instant)Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join).
Action
Add BookmarkAdd a bookmark to a channel.
Action
Add ReactionAdd an emoji reaction to a message.
Action
Add StarSave a message or file by starring it.
Action
Archive ChannelArchive a channel.
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Complete ReminderMark a reminder as complete.
Action
Create CanvasCreate a standalone canvas document.
Action
Create ChannelCreate a new public or private channel.
Action
Create Channel CanvasCreate a canvas attached to a channel.
Action
Create ReminderCreate a reminder for a user at a specified time.
Action
Delete CanvasDelete a canvas.
Action
Delete FileDelete a file from the workspace.
Action
Delete MessageDelete a message from a channel by timestamp.
Action
Delete ReminderDelete a reminder.
Action
Delete Scheduled MessageCancel a scheduled message before it is sent.
Action
Edit BookmarkEdit an existing channel bookmark.
Action
Edit CanvasEdit the content of a canvas.
Action
Find Channel by NameList channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list).
Action
Find User by EmailLook up a Slack user by their email address.
Action
Get Channel MessagesFetch the message history of a channel.
Action
Get File InfoGet information about a file.
Action
Get Message PermalinkGet a permanent link to a specific message.
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Get Message ReactionsGet the emoji reactions on a message.
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Get Team InfoGet information about the workspace.
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Get Thread RepliesGet the replies in a message thread.
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Get User InfoGet profile information for a Slack user by ID.
Action
Get User PresenceGet a user's current presence status.
Action
Get User ProfileGet a user's profile fields.
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Invite User to ChannelInvite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs).
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Join ChannelJoin a public channel.
Action
Leave ChannelLeave a channel.
Action
List BookmarksList the bookmarks in a channel.
Action
List Channel MembersList the members of a channel.
Action
List ChannelsList channels in the workspace (public and private).
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List Custom EmojisList the workspace's custom emojis.
Action
List FilesList files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user.
Action
List Pinned ItemsList the items pinned in a channel.
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List Scheduled MessagesList messages scheduled to be sent later.
Action
List User GroupsList the workspace's user groups.
Action
List UsersList all users in the workspace.
Action
List User's ChannelsList the channels a user is a member of.
Action
Mark Channel ReadSet the read cursor position in a channel.
Action
Pin MessagePin a message to a channel.
Action
Remove BookmarkRemove a bookmark from a channel.
Action
Remove ReactionRemove an emoji reaction from a message.
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Remove StarRemove a star from a message or file.
Action
Remove User from ChannelRemove a member from a channel.
Action
Rename ChannelRename a channel.
Action
Schedule MessageSchedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time.
Action
Search FilesSearch files across the workspace.
Action
Search MessagesSearch messages across the workspace.
Action
Send Direct MessageOpen a DM with a user and post a message to it.
Action
Send Ephemeral MessageSend a message in a channel that is visible only to one user.
Action
Send MessagePost a message to a channel, private group, or DM.
Action
Set Channel PurposeSet the purpose (description) for a channel.
Action
Set Channel TopicSet the topic for a channel.
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Set User PresenceSet the authenticated user's presence status.
Action
Unarchive ChannelRestore an archived channel.
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Unpin MessageRemove a pinned message from a channel.
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Update MessageUpdate an existing message in a channel by timestamp.
Action
Upload FileUpload a file and share it to one or more channels.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
FreeAgent and Slack, answered
Can a Slack channel be created automatically for each new FreeAgent project?
Yes. The New Project trigger in FreeAgent can create a channel in Slack, set its topic and post an opening message, and it can first fetch the linked contact in FreeAgent so the client name is included. The agent tests every scenario before it goes live.
What happens if the FreeAgent contact on a project is missing?
The Get Contact step in FreeAgent is a lookup, so you decide what happens when nothing comes back, such as posting the Slack message with the project name only. Both scenarios are tested so neither one leaves a channel half set up.
What can start an automation from FreeAgent?
Any of FreeAgent's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Project, New Bank Transaction and New Invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Slack when something happens in FreeAgent?
Any of Slack's 60 actions, including Send Direct Message, Create Canvas, Create Channel and Create Channel Canvas. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Slack to FreeAgent?
Yes. When something happens in Slack, your agent can act in FreeAgent too. This page covers both directions: Slack's triggers and FreeAgent's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreeAgent or Slack?
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 FreeAgent and Slack 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.