Integration
Connect Karbon and ServiceM8
When New work item fires in Karbon, your agent runs Add company contact in ServiceM8, or New Job in ServiceM8 to Create Organization Contact in Karbon. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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Claude Code
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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.
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What Karbon and ServiceM8 can do together
From Karbon to ServiceM8
When New work item in Karbon
then Add company contact in ServiceM8
From ServiceM8 to Karbon
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 Karbon and ServiceM8
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 39 actions
- New work item
Triggers when a new work item is created in Karbon.
- Add client group
Creates a new client group in Karbon, optionally with members, owner, manager and client team.
- Add note
Creates a note in Karbon, optionally assigned to a user and linked to work items, contacts, organizations or client groups.
- Add work item
Creates a new work item for a client in Karbon.
- Create Organization Contact
Creates a new Organization contact in Karbon.
- Create Person Contact
Creates a new person Contact in Karbon and returns the created Contact record.
- Find an Organization Contact
Finds Organization contacts in Karbon matching a full name, email address, external key or contact type, and returns the matching organizations.
- Find a Person Contact
Finds person contacts in Karbon by email address, full name, phone number, contact type or external key, and returns the matches.
- Get work item
Returns the details of a single Karbon work item, including its client, dates, status, fee settings and role assignments.
- List invoices
Returns the invoices in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by invoice status and sorted.
- List timesheets
Returns a list of timesheets from your Karbon account, optionally filtered by date, user, work item or status, with their time entries if requested.
- List users
Returns the users in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by name or email address.
- List work items
Returns the work items in your Karbon account, optionally filtered and sorted.
- Update client group
Renames an existing Karbon client group by changing its full name.
- Update Organization Contact
Updates the name or privacy level of an existing Organization contact in Karbon.
- Update Person Contact
Updates the name details or privacy level of an existing Person Contact in Karbon.
- Update work item
Updates a Karbon work item's title, description, dates, assignee, work type, role assignments or status. Fields left blank are not changed.
- Job Queued
Triggers when a Job is assigned to a Queue.
- New Job
Triggers when a new job is created.
- Add attachment
Uploads a file and attaches it to a job (or another ServiceM8 record), so it appears in that record's diary.
- Add company contact
Creates a new contact person on a ServiceM8 client (company), such as a billing or job contact.
- Add job allocation
Allocates a ServiceM8 job to a staff member, optionally with a scheduled date and allocation window.
- Add job material
Adds a material line item to a ServiceM8 job, with quantity, pricing and tax details.
- Add job payment
Records a payment against a ServiceM8 job, with its amount, method, date and optional note.
- Add note
Adds a note to a job, client or other ServiceM8 record.
- Create Client
Creates a new client (company) record in ServiceM8.
- Create Job
Creates a new job in ServiceM8, optionally linked to a client, category and queue, and returns the new job's UUID.
- Delete client
Deletes (archives) a client in ServiceM8.
- Delete job
Deletes (archives) a job in ServiceM8. The job is hidden in the app and can be restored later.
- Get attachment
Returns the details of a single file attachment (photo, PDF or other file) by its UUID.
- Get client
Returns one ServiceM8 client (company) record by its UUID, including its name, address and billing details.
- Get job
Returns a single ServiceM8 job by its UUID, including its status, client, address and totals.
- Get Job Allocation
Returns a single job allocation — which staff member a job is allocated to, its window, dates and status.
- List clients
Returns the clients (companies) in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
- List job materials
Returns the materials (line items) recorded on jobs, optionally filtered, for example to a single job.
- List job payments
Returns the payments recorded against jobs, optionally filtered (for example to a single job).
- List Job Queues
Returns the job queues set up in the ServiceM8 account.
- List jobs
Returns the jobs in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
- List notes
Returns the notes in your ServiceM8 account, optionally filtered and sorted.
- List staff members
Returns the staff members in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter.
- Update client
Updates an existing client (company) in ServiceM8. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
- Update job
Updates an existing job in ServiceM8, changing only the fields you fill in.
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
Karbon and ServiceM8, answered
What can start an automation from Karbon?
Any of Karbon's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New work item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in ServiceM8 when something happens in Karbon?
Any of ServiceM8's 23 actions, including Create Client, Create Job, Update client and Update job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from ServiceM8 to Karbon?
Yes. When something happens in ServiceM8, your agent can act in Karbon too. This page covers both directions: ServiceM8's triggers and Karbon's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Karbon or ServiceM8?
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 Karbon and ServiceM8 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.