--- title: "Connect LeanKit and SQL Server - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New card\" fires in LeanKit, your agent runs \"Add Row\" in SQL Server, or \"New or Updated Row\" in SQL Server to \"Add Comment\" in LeanKit." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-sql-server" --- # Connect LeanKit and SQL Server When **New card** fires in [LeanKit](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit), your agent runs **Add Row** in [SQL Server](https://apiant.ai/connections/sql-server), or **New or Updated Row** in SQL Server to **Add Comment** in LeanKit. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. LeanKit **3** triggers LeanKit **37** actions SQL Server **4** triggers SQL Server **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want LeanKit and SQL Server 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) Connecting SQL Server and LeanKit lets the rows in your database and the cards on your boards describe the same work. New or changed rows can open cards, add comments or set assignees in LeanKit, and cards created by the team can write back to SQL Server so reporting tables hold the card id, lane and status without anyone retyping them. Example flows ## What LeanKit and SQL Server can do together ### From LeanKit to SQL Server - When **New card** in LeanKit then **Add Row** in SQL Server - When **New card in lane** in LeanKit then **Update Row** in SQL Server ### From SQL Server to LeanKit - When **New or Updated Row** in SQL Server then **Add Comment** in LeanKit - When **New Row** in SQL Server then **Search Cards** in LeanKit 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 LeanKit and SQL Server ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 44 actions - Trigger **New board** Polling trigger: fires when a new board is created. - Trigger **New card** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified board. - Trigger **New card in lane** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified lane in the specified board. - Action **Add Card Connections** Create parent and child connections — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/create) - Action **Add Comment** Create a comment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (comment/create) - Action **Archive a board** Archive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/archive) - Action **Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards** Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/assign-members) - Action **Create a card** Create a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/create) - Action **Create an attachment** Create an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/create) - Action **Create a new board** Create a new board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/create) - Action **Create a new planning increment** Create a new planning increment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-increment) - Action **Create a new planning series** Create a new planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-series) - Action **Create a team** Create a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/create) - Action **Create dependencies** Create dependencies — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (dependencies/create) - Action **Delete a board** Delete a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/delete) - Action **Delete an attachment** Delete an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/delete) - Action **Delete a planning increment by id** Delete a planning increment by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/delete-increment) - Action **Delete a team** Delete a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/delete) - Action **Delete Card** Delete a card by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete) - Action **Delete multiple cards** Delete multiple cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete-many) - Action **Get a list of attachments for a card** Get a list of attachments for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/list) - Action **Get a list of cards** Get a list of cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list) - Action **Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards)** Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards) — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/leaf-lanes) - Action **Get a list of parent cards** Get a list of parent cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/parents) - Action **Get a list of planning series for an account** Get a list of planning series for an account — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/list-series) - Action **Get a list of tags on a board** Get a list of tags on a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (tags/list) - Action **Get a list of task cards for a card** Get a list of task cards for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list-tasks) - Action **Get an attachment's contents** Get an attachment's contents — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/get) - Action **Get a specified planning series** Get a specified planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/get-series) - Action **Get Board** Retrieve a board by ID, including its lanes. - Action **Get Card** Get card details by card id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/get) - Action **Get User** Retrieve a user by ID. - Action **List Boards** List boards on the account. - Action **List Board Users** List board users — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/user-roles) - Action **List Comments** List comments on a card. - Action **List Users** List users on the account. - Action **Move Card** Move a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/move) - Action **Search Cards** Search cards on a board with filters. - Action **Unarchive a board** Unarchive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/unarchive) - Action **Update Card** Update a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/update) - Trigger **New or Updated Row** Triggers when a new row is added or modified. - Trigger **New or Updated Row (Custom Query)** Fires for each new or changed row returned by a SELECT statement you write against the connected SQL Server database. - Trigger **New Row** Triggers when you add a new row. - Trigger **New Table** Fires when a new table appears in the connected SQL Server database. - Action **Add Row** Add one row to a table on the connected SQL Server database. - Action **Delete Row** Delete the rows in a table whose chosen column equals a value. - Action **Find Row** Find the first row in a table whose chosen column matches a value. - Action **Find Rows via Custom Query** Runs a SELECT statement you write against the connected SQL Server database and returns every row it matches. - Action **Find Row via Custom Query** Runs a SELECT statement you write against the connected SQL Server database and returns the first row it matches. - Action **Run Custom Statement** Runs a statement you write against the connected SQL Server database that changes data rather than returning rows, and reports how many rows it changed. - Action **Update Row** Change column values on every row of a table whose chosen column matches a value. ## Each app on its own - [ **LeanKit** LeanKit is a Kanban-style project and work management platform. Manage boards, cards, lanes, and users.](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit) - [ **SQL Server** Connect directly to a Microsoft SQL Server database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connections/sql-server) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from LeanKit - [ **LeanKit to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-salesforce) - [ **LeanKit to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Before creating anything, the automation can run Search Cards on the board and only use Create a card when nothing matching comes back, then use Update Row in SQL Server to store the card id so later changes update instead of create. ### ### Can a card moving into a particular lane update my database? The New card in lane trigger fires when a card is added to a lane you name on a board, and it can run Update Row or Run Custom Statement against SQL Server. Use the card id or ticket reference held in a column to pick the row to change. ### ### What can start an automation from LeanKit? Any of LeanKit's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New card, New card in lane and New board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in SQL Server when something happens in LeanKit? Any of SQL Server's 7 actions, including Add Row, Update Row, Find Row and Find Rows via Custom Query. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SQL Server to LeanKit? Yes. When something happens in SQL Server, your agent can act in LeanKit too. This page covers both directions: SQL Server's triggers and LeanKit's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for LeanKit or SQL Server? 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 LeanKit and SQL Server 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.