--- title: "Connect Karbon and Transifex - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New work item\" fires in Karbon, your agent runs \"Add task\" in Transifex." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-transifex" --- # Connect Karbon and Transifex When **New work item** fires in [Karbon](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon), your agent runs **Add task** in [Transifex](https://apiant.ai/connections/transifex), or **Localization Activity Completed** in Transifex to **Create Organization Contact** in Karbon. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Karbon **1** trigger Karbon **16** actions Transifex **1** trigger Transifex **25** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Karbon and Transifex 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 Karbon and Transifex can do together ### From Karbon to Transifex - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Add task** in Transifex - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Update task** in Transifex ### From Transifex to Karbon - When **Localization Activity Completed** in Transifex then **Create Organization Contact** in Karbon - When **Localization Activity Completed** in Transifex then **Create Person Contact** in 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 Transifex ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 41 actions - Trigger **New work item** Triggers when a new work item is created in Karbon. - Action **Add client group** Creates a new client group in Karbon, optionally with members, owner, manager and client team. - Action **Add note** Creates a note in Karbon, optionally assigned to a user and linked to work items, contacts, organizations or client groups. - Action **Add work item** Creates a new work item for a client in Karbon. - Action **Create Organization Contact** Creates a new Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Create Person Contact** Creates a new person Contact in Karbon and returns the created Contact record. - Action **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. - Action **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. - Action **Get work item** Returns the details of a single Karbon work item, including its client, dates, status, fee settings and role assignments. - Action **List invoices** Returns the invoices in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by invoice status and sorted. - Action **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. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by name or email address. - Action **List work items** Returns the work items in your Karbon account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **Update client group** Renames an existing Karbon client group by changing its full name. - Action **Update Organization Contact** Updates the name or privacy level of an existing Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Update Person Contact** Updates the name details or privacy level of an existing Person Contact in Karbon. - Action **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. - Trigger **Localization Activity Completed** Triggers when localization activity completes on a Transifex project, such as a language being fully translated, reviewed or proofread. - Action **Add project** Creates a new Transifex project in an organization with the given source language. - Action **Add resource** Creates a new, empty resource in a Transifex project with the chosen file format. - Action **Add resource string comment** Creates a comment or issue on a Transifex resource string for a given language. - Action **Add task** Creates a translation task in a Transifex project for the chosen languages and source strings. - Action **Delete project** Permanently deletes a Transifex project. - Action **Delete resource** Deletes a resource (source file) from a Transifex project. - Action **Download File** Downloads the translated file of a Transifex resource for one language, waiting for Transifex to prepare it. - Action **Get project** Returns the details of a Transifex project, including its name, slug, settings and related source language, organization and team. - Action **Get resource** Returns the details of a Transifex resource, including its name, slug, priority, categories and string/word counts. - Action **Get resource string** Returns the details of a single resource string in Transifex, including its key, source text, tags and context. - Action **Get resource translation** Returns one resource translation: the translated text of a source string in a target language, with its review and proofread status. - Action **Get task** Returns a single Transifex task, including its name, status, priority, due date and project. - Action **List languages** Returns the languages Transifex supports, optionally narrowed to specific language codes. - Action **List projects** Returns the projects that belong to a Transifex organization, optionally filtered by slug or name. - Action **List resources** Returns the resources (source files) in a Transifex project, optionally filtered by slug or name. - Action **List resource string comments** Returns the comments and issues left on source strings in a Transifex organization, optionally narrowed by project, resource, string, author, status, priority or date. - Action **List resource strings** Returns the source strings of a Transifex resource, optionally filtered by key, tags or modification date. - Action **List resource translations** Returns the translations of a resource's strings in one target language, with optional filters by status, translator, origin, tags and dates. - Action **List tasks** Returns the tasks in a Transifex organization, optionally filtered by project, name, status, assignee, creator, dates or language. - Action **List teams** Returns the teams that belong to a Transifex organization, optionally filtered by team slug or name. - Action **Update project** Updates a Transifex project's name, description, URLs, license, visibility, tags and fill-up settings. - Action **Update resource string** Updates a source string in a Transifex resource: its text, tags, character limit or translator instructions. - Action **Update resource translation** Updates the translated text of a resource string in one target language, and/or marks that translation as reviewed or proofread. - Action **Update task** Updates a Transifex task: change its name, description, priority or due dates, mark it completed, reopen it, or toggle exclusive editing. - Action **Upload File** Uploads a new source file for a Transifex resource and returns the upload job with its status. ## Each app on its own - [ **Karbon** Karbon is the collaborative practice management platform for accounting firms.](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon) - [ **Transifex** Transifex is a localization platform service.](https://apiant.ai/connections/transifex) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Karbon - [ **Karbon to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-salesforce) - [ **Karbon to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-slack) - [ **Karbon to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-mailchimp) - [ **Karbon to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-stripe) - [ **Karbon to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-shopify) - [ **Karbon to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Transifex - [ **HubSpot to Transifex** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-transifex) - [ **Salesforce to Transifex** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-transifex) - [ **Slack to Transifex** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-transifex) - [ **Google Sheets to Transifex** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-transifex) - [ **Gmail to Transifex** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-transifex) - [ **Google Calendar to Transifex** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-transifex) Questions ## Karbon and Transifex, 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 Transifex when something happens in Karbon? Any of Transifex's 25 actions, including Update project, Update resource string, Update resource translation and Update task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Transifex to Karbon? Yes. When something happens in Transifex, your agent can act in Karbon too. This page covers both directions: Transifex's triggers and Karbon's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Karbon or Transifex? 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 Transifex 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.