--- title: "Connect Kudosity and PaintScout - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"SMS Received to Inbox\" fires in Kudosity, your agent runs \"Add deal\" in PaintScout." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-paintscout" --- # Connect Kudosity and PaintScout When **SMS Received to Inbox** fires in [Kudosity](https://apiant.ai/connections/kudosity), your agent runs **Add deal** in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), or **Contact Created** in PaintScout to **Send RCS message** in Kudosity. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Kudosity **2** triggers Kudosity **7** actions PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **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 Kudosity and PaintScout 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 Kudosity and PaintScout can do together ### From Kudosity to PaintScout - When **SMS Received to Inbox** in Kudosity then **Add deal** in PaintScout - When **SMS Sent** in Kudosity then **Add invoice item** in PaintScout ### From PaintScout to Kudosity - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Send RCS message** in Kudosity - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Send WhatsApp message** in Kudosity 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 Kudosity and PaintScout ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 32 actions - Trigger **SMS Received to Inbox** Triggers when a new inbound SMS arrives in your Kudosity inbox, optionally limited to one of your numbers or one sender. - Trigger **SMS Sent** Triggers when a new outbound SMS message is sent from your Kudosity account. - Action **Get SMS Activity** Returns SMS messages sent or received on the account, filtered by date range, recipient, sender, status, direction and more. - Action **Get SMS Info** Returns the details and delivery status of a previously sent SMS message. - Action **Report on Messages Sent** Returns a report of SMS messages sent from your Kudosity account, filterable by date range, recipient, sender, status and message reference. - Action **Send MMS** Sends a multimedia message (MMS) with an image, audio or video attachment to a phone number. - Action **Send RCS message** Sends an RCS text or media message to a single recipient from your registered RCS agent, with optional SMS fallback. - Action **Send SMS** Sends an SMS message from one of your sender numbers to a recipient's phone. - Action **Send WhatsApp message** Sends a WhatsApp message (plain text, an approved template, or a custom Meta Cloud API payload) to one recipient, with optional SMS fallback. - Trigger **Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is created in PaintScout. - Trigger **Invoice Sent** Triggers when an invoice is sent to a customer, including when an invoice is re-sent. - Trigger **Invoice Status Changed** Triggers when an invoice's status changes, delivering the invoice with its new status. - Trigger **Quote Status Changed** Triggers when a quote's status changes, for example when it is sent, accepted or declined. - Trigger **Quote Tag Added** Triggers when a tag is added to a quote, optionally only for one specific tag. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company in PaintScout with its name, contact details, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in PaintScout, with its contact, job address, pipeline stage and value. - Action **Add event** Creates a scheduled event (such as a consultation or production job) on a PaintScout deal. - Action **Add invoice item** Adds a line item to an existing PaintScout invoice, with its name, price, hours, quantity, notes, files and materials. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note. - Action **Add quote item** Adds a line item to an existing PaintScout quote, with its price, hours, quantity, notes, files and materials. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in PaintScout, optionally linked to a deal and assigned to a user. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in PaintScout with names, email, phone numbers, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates a new invoice in PaintScout, optionally with its contact, job address, line items, discount and tax, and returns the created invoice. - Action **Create Quote** Creates a new quote in PaintScout for a contact, with its job address, notes, pricing adjustments and tags. - Action **Find companies** Returns the companies that match a search filter, such as a name, email or city. - Action **Find Contact** Returns up to 100 contacts that match the search you specify, such as an email address, name or company. - Action **Find deals** Returns the deals that match a search filter, such as a deal name, pipeline, stage or lead source. - Action **Find Invoice** Returns the invoices that match a search, such as a status, invoice number, contact name or date range. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a search filter, such as a quote number, status or contact name. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single PaintScout contact by its ID, including name, company, email, phone, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single PaintScout deal by its ID, including its contact, job address, pipeline stage, value, tags, linked quotes and invoices, and job costing. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single PaintScout invoice with its contact, line items, payments, taxes, discounts and totals. Can optionally return the work-order view, which includes per-item material costs. - Action **Get quote** Returns a single PaintScout quote by its ID, including contact, job address, totals, tax, discount, payments, tags and customer-view links. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing PaintScout company's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner or tags. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing PaintScout contact's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in PaintScout — its name, contact, job address, pipeline and stage, lead source, owner, tags and job costing. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update invoice** Updates an existing PaintScout invoice — its status, contact, line items, notes, terms, discount, tax and other details. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Quote** Updates an existing PaintScout quote, such as its status, contact, job address, notes, discount or tags, and returns the updated quote. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status. ## Each app on its own - [ **Kudosity** Kudosity is a secure SMS platform for business, empowering marketers and developers to send reliable text...](https://apiant.ai/connections/kudosity) - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Kudosity - [ **Kudosity to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-salesforce) - [ **Kudosity to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-slack) - [ **Kudosity to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-mailchimp) - [ **Kudosity to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-stripe) - [ **Kudosity to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-shopify) - [ **Kudosity to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/kudosity-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into PaintScout - [ **HubSpot to PaintScout** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Sheets to PaintScout** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-paintscout) - [ **Gmail to PaintScout** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Calendar to PaintScout** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-paintscout) - [ **Google Drive to PaintScout** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-paintscout) - [ **Mailchimp to PaintScout** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-paintscout) Questions ## Kudosity and PaintScout, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Kudosity? Any of Kudosity's 2 triggers in the catalog, including SMS Received to Inbox and SMS Sent. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in PaintScout when something happens in Kudosity? Any of PaintScout's 25 actions, including Create Contact, Create Invoice, Create Quote and Update company. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PaintScout to Kudosity? Yes. When something happens in PaintScout, your agent can act in Kudosity too. This page covers both directions: PaintScout's triggers and Kudosity's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Kudosity or PaintScout? 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 Kudosity and PaintScout 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.