--- title: "Connect Handwrytten to Leave Dates - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Address List\" fires in Handwrytten, your agent runs \"Add department\" in Leave Dates." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-leave-dates" --- # Connect Handwrytten to Leave Dates When **Address List** fires in [Handwrytten](https://apiant.ai/connections/handwrytten), your agent runs **Add department** in [Leave Dates](https://apiant.ai/connections/leave-dates). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Handwrytten **1** trigger Handwrytten **7** actions Leave Dates **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Handwrytten and Leave Dates 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 Handwrytten can start in Leave Dates - When **Address List** in Handwrytten then **Add department** in Leave Dates - When **Address List** in Handwrytten then **Add leave** in Leave Dates 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 Handwrytten and Leave Dates ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 16 actions - Trigger **Address List** Triggers when Recipient Addresses are needed. - Action **Add Order to Basket** Adds an order to a basket. If sending multiple cards at once, use this for each order, then check-out with Send Basket - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new address book entry for the Handwrytten address book. (Note: other zaps don't really use the address book, but the rest of Handwrytten does.). - Action **Create Custom Card** Creates a new custom 5x7 card with full bleed cover, using specified images, fonts, and logos. - Action **Empty Basket** Clears your basket. - Action **Find Contact** Finds a contact in your address book. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an entry in the Handwrytten address book. - Action **Upload Custom Image** Adds an image to Handwrytten for use in custom card designs. - Action **Add department** Creates a new department in a Leave Dates company. - Action **Add leave** Requests a leave for one or more employees in a Leave Dates company, using the day breakdowns returned by a leave draft. - Action **Cancel leave** Cancels a leave request in Leave Dates. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee in a Leave Dates company. - Action **Delete employee** Deletes an employee's employment record from a Leave Dates company. - Action **List departments** Returns the departments of a Leave Dates company. - Action **List employees** Returns the employees of a Leave Dates company, optionally limited to one department. - Action **Update employee** Updates an existing employee's details, such as name, email, department, approver and employment dates. - Action **Update leave** Updates an existing leave request's dates, type, reason and day breakdown. ## Each app on its own - [ **Handwrytten** Handwrytten is a way to automatically send real cards and notes written in pen and ink.](https://apiant.ai/connections/handwrytten) - [ **Leave Dates** Leave Dates is a leave management system for modern companies to plan and track employee holidays and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/leave-dates) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Handwrytten - [ **Handwrytten to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-hubspot) - [ **Handwrytten to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-salesforce) - [ **Handwrytten to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-slack) - [ **Handwrytten to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-mailchimp) - [ **Handwrytten to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-stripe) - [ **Handwrytten to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/handwrytten-to-shopify) ## More into Leave Dates - [ **HubSpot to Leave Dates** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-leave-dates) - [ **Salesforce to Leave Dates** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-leave-dates) - [ **Slack to Leave Dates** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-leave-dates) - [ **Google Sheets to Leave Dates** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-leave-dates) - [ **Gmail to Leave Dates** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-leave-dates) - [ **Google Calendar to Leave Dates** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-leave-dates) Questions ## Handwrytten and Leave Dates, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Handwrytten? Any of Handwrytten's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Address List. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Leave Dates when something happens in Handwrytten? Any of Leave Dates's 9 actions, including Create Employee, Update employee, Update leave and Add department. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Leave Dates to Handwrytten? Leave Dates has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Handwrytten. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Leave Dates's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Handwrytten or Leave Dates? 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 Handwrytten and Leave Dates 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.