--- title: "Connect Mendato and Slack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in Mendato, your agent runs \"Send Direct Message\" in Slack, or \"New Channel\" in Slack to \"Add order\" in Mendato." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-slack" --- # Connect Mendato and Slack When **New Employee** fires in [Mendato](https://apiant.ai/connections/mendato), your agent runs **Send Direct Message** in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), or **New Channel** in Slack to **Add order** in Mendato. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Mendato **2** triggers Mendato **23** actions Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Mendato and Slack 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 Mendato and Slack can do together ### From Mendato to Slack - When **New Employee** in Mendato then **Send Direct Message** in Slack - When **New Subcontractor** in Mendato then **Send Ephemeral Message** in Slack ### From Slack to Mendato - When **New Channel** in Slack then **Add order** in Mendato - When **New Channel Member** in Slack then **Add ticket** in Mendato 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 Mendato and Slack ## Triggers and actions 17 triggers · 83 actions - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added in Mendato. Optional filters limit which employees fire the trigger. - Trigger **New Subcontractor** Triggers when a new subcontractor is added in Mendato. - Action **Add employee** Creates a new employee in Mendato. - Action **Add material** GraphQL mutation createMaterial. - Action **Add object** GraphQL mutation createObject (cleaning object/property). - Action **Add order** Creates a new order (Auftrag) for an object, with the services to perform, and optionally the materials used and the employees or subcontractors assigned. - Action **Add prospect** Creates a new prospect (potential customer) in Mendato, optionally with contact persons and a first prospect object. - Action **Add supplier** GraphQL mutation createSupplier. - Action **Add ticket** Creates a ticket (a complaint, extra request, material demand or damage report) for an object in Mendato. - Action **Add time record** Creates a time record for an employee in Mendato, with start and end time, optional journey start, break duration and the object (site) worked at. - Action **Create Credit Note** Creates a credit note (Gutschrift) for a subcontractor in Mendato, with its line items, dates and texts. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer (person or company) in Mendato with address, contact and billing details. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate - Action **Create Invoice** Creates an invoice for a customer in Mendato, with its line items, dates and texts, optionally completing and sending it right away. - Action **Create Subcontractor** Creates a new subcontractor - Action **Find Customer** Returns up to 100 customers whose number, name, email address or contact person matches the search text. - Action **Find employees by criteria** Returns the employees that match the given criteria, such as name or personnel number, status, city or ZIP, supervisor or driving licence. - Action **Find invoices by criteria** Returns up to 100 invoices that match the search text, statuses, date ranges, payment state, customer, order, service or object you specify. - Action **Find Subcontractor** Returns up to 100 subcontractors whose number, name or other details match the search text. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single customer by id, including contact details, address, email addresses, tax details, note and tags. - Action **Get order** Returns a single order (Auftrag) by its id, including its object, status, dates, staffing requirements and services. - Action **Get prospect** Returns a single prospect (lead) by its id, with address, contact details, outcome and contact persons. - Action **Get Supplier** Returns a single supplier (Lieferant) by its id, with name, address, contact and tax details. - Action **Get time record** Returns a single time record by its id, including its date, start and end times, breaks, employee and object. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer's name, address, contact details and email addresses. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. ## Each app on its own - [ **Mendato** Mendato is a cloud-based software for cleaning companies that manages staff, shifts, time tracking, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/mendato) - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Mendato - [ **Mendato to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-salesforce) - [ **Mendato to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-stripe) - [ **Mendato to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-shopify) - [ **Mendato to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Mendato to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-pipedrive) - [ **Mendato to Notion** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-notion) ## More into Slack - [ **Salesforce to Slack** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-slack) - [ **Google Calendar to Slack** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-slack) - [ **Mailchimp to Slack** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-slack) - [ **Stripe to Slack** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-slack) - [ **Shopify to Slack** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-slack) - [ **Notion to Slack** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-slack) Questions ## Mendato and Slack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Mendato? Any of Mendato's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Employee and New Subcontractor. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Slack when something happens in Mendato? Any of Slack's 60 actions, including Create Canvas, Create Channel, Create Channel Canvas and Create Reminder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Slack to Mendato? Yes. When something happens in Slack, your agent can act in Mendato too. This page covers both directions: Slack's triggers and Mendato's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Mendato or Slack? 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 Mendato and Slack 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.