--- title: "Connect Getgrist to FormCan - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in Getgrist, your agent runs \"Add form\" in FormCan. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-formcan" --- # Connect Getgrist to FormCan When **New record** fires in [Getgrist](https://apiant.ai/connections/getgrist), your agent runs **Add form** in [FormCan](https://apiant.ai/connections/formcan). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Getgrist **1** trigger Getgrist **6** actions FormCan **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Getgrist and FormCan 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 Getgrist can start in FormCan - When **New record** in Getgrist then **Add form** in FormCan - When **New record** in Getgrist then **Add option list** in FormCan 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 Getgrist and FormCan ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 14 actions - Trigger **New record** Polling trigger: fires when a new record appears in a table. - Action **Delete record** Delete records of a table. - Action **Get document** Describe a document. - Action **List columns** List columns in a table. - Action **List records** Fetch records from a table. - Action **List tables** List tables in a document. - Action **List workspaces** List workspaces and documents within an org. - Action **Add form** Creates a new form. - Action **Add option list** Creates a new team option list (dropdown choice set). - Action **Delete option list** Deletes a team option list by identifier. - Action **Get form** Retrieves metadata for a single form by identifier. - Action **Get option list** Retrieves a team option list by identifier. - Action **List option lists** Lists all team option lists. - Action **List submissions** Lists submissions for a given form. - Action **Update option list** Updates a team option list's values. ## Each app on its own - [ **Getgrist** Spreadsheet-database platform for building data apps with relational tables, forms, and a REST API for...](https://apiant.ai/connections/getgrist) - [ **FormCan** FormCan is the next generation of online form builders with stunning form builders, live previews and a huge...](https://apiant.ai/connections/formcan) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Getgrist - [ **Getgrist to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-anthropic) - [ **Getgrist to Google Address Validation** API that validates, standardizes, and geocodes mailing addresses for accuracy.](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-google-address-validation) - [ **Getgrist to Short Menu** Short Menu is a tool for creating short links.](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-short-menu) - [ **Getgrist to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-hubspot) - [ **Getgrist to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-salesforce) - [ **Getgrist to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/getgrist-to-slack) ## More into FormCan - [ **Bitly to FormCan** Bitly is a link-management platform for shortening, branding, and tracking URLs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bitly-to-formcan) - [ **HubSpot to FormCan** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-formcan) - [ **Salesforce to FormCan** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-formcan) - [ **Slack to FormCan** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-formcan) - [ **Google Sheets to FormCan** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-formcan) - [ **Gmail to FormCan** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-formcan) Questions ## Getgrist and FormCan, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Getgrist? Any of Getgrist's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in FormCan when something happens in Getgrist? Any of FormCan's 8 actions, including Update option list, Add form, Add option list and Get form. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from FormCan to Getgrist? FormCan has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Getgrist. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads FormCan's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Getgrist or FormCan? 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 Getgrist and FormCan 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.