Integration
Connect Grist and Method CRM
When New or Updated Record fires in Grist, your agent runs Update record in Method CRM, or New Activity in Method CRM to Create or Update Record in Grist. 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 Grist and Method CRM 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)Example flows
What Grist and Method CRM can do together
From Grist to Method CRM
When New or Updated Record in Grist
then Update record in Method CRM
When New Record in Grist
then Add Contact to Existing Entity in Method CRM
From Method CRM to Grist
When New Activity in Method CRM
then Create or Update Record in Grist
When New Contact in Method CRM
then Create Record in Grist
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 Grist and Method CRM
Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 35 actions
Trigger
New or Updated RecordTriggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
Trigger
New or Updated Record (Instant)Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
Trigger
New RecordTriggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
Trigger
New Record (Instant)Triggers when a new Record is created
Action
Add ColumnAdds a column to a table in a Grist document.
Action
Add TableCreates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
Action
Create DocumentCreates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
Action
Create or Update RecordAdds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
Action
Create RecordAdds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
Action
Create WorkspaceCreates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
Action
Delete DocumentDeletes a Grist document permanently.
Action
Delete RecordsDeletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
Action
Delete WorkspaceDeletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
Action
Find RecordSearches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
Action
Get DocumentReturns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
Action
Get OrgReturns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
Action
Get WorkspaceReturns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
Action
List ColumnsReturns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
Action
List OrgsReturns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
Action
List TablesReturns the tables in a Grist document.
Action
List WorkspacesReturns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
Action
Run SQL QueryRuns a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
Action
Update DocumentRenames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
Action
Update RecordChanges the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update WorkspaceRenames a Grist workspace.
Trigger
New ActivityTriggers when a new activity is added in Method CRM.
Trigger
New ContactTriggers when a new contact is added in Method CRM.
Trigger
New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Triggers when a new customer or customer lead is added to a QuickBooks-synced Method account.
Trigger
New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Triggers when a new customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead is added in a Xero-synced Method account.
Trigger
New OpportunityTriggers when a new opportunity is created in Method CRM.
Trigger
New VendorTriggers when a new vendor is added in Method CRM.
Action
Add ActivityCreates an activity record in your Method CRM account, using the fields your Activity table defines (including custom fields).
Action
Add Contact to Existing EntityCreates a contact in Method CRM linked to an existing customer, vendor or lead.
Action
Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Creates a customer or customer lead in a QuickBooks-synced Method CRM account.
Action
Add Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Creates a customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead in a Method CRM account synced with Xero.
Action
Add Generic EntryCreates a new record (entry) in any Method CRM table, using the field values you supply, and returns the new record's id.
Action
Add OpportunityCreates a new opportunity in your Method CRM account.
Action
Delete recordDeletes a record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or activity.
Action
Find ContactFinds contacts in Method CRM matching your filter criteria, such as an email or name, and returns up to 100 matching contacts.
Action
Find Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Finds customers or customer leads in a QuickBooks-synced Method account by name, returning the matching records.
Action
Find Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Finds customers, vendors, or customer/vendor leads by name in a Xero-synced Method account.
Action
Find records by criteriaFinds records in a Method CRM table that match your filter criteria, returning up to 100 matches.
Action
Find VendorFinds vendors in your Method account that match the criteria you give, returning the first match and the full list of matches.
Action
Get recordReturns one record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or invoice, by its record ID.
Action
Update recordUpdates the chosen fields of an existing record in any Method table, such as a contact, customer or invoice.
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
Grist and Method CRM, answered
What can start an automation from Grist?
Any of Grist's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record, New or Updated Record (Instant), New Record and New Record (Instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Method CRM when something happens in Grist?
Any of Method CRM's 14 actions, including Update record, Add Activity, Add Contact to Existing Entity and Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only). Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Method CRM to Grist?
Yes. When something happens in Method CRM, your agent can act in Grist too. This page covers both directions: Method CRM's triggers and Grist's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Grist or Method CRM?
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 Grist and Method CRM 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.