Integration
Connect Method CRM and TriNet
When New Activity fires in Method CRM, your agent runs TriNet Create Emergency Contact in TriNet, or New employee approved in TriNet to Add Contact to Existing Entity in Method CRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Method CRM and TriNet to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.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.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What Method CRM and TriNet can do together
From Method CRM to TriNet
When New Activity in Method CRM
then TriNet Create Emergency Contact in TriNet
When New Contact in Method CRM
then TriNet Add Company Department in TriNet
From TriNet to Method CRM
When New employee approved in TriNet
then Add Contact to Existing Entity in Method CRM
When New employee approved in TriNet
then Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only) in Method CRM
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 Method CRM and TriNet
Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 29 actions
Trigger
New ActivityTriggers when a new activity is added in Method CRM.
Trigger
New ContactTriggers when a new contact is added in Method CRM.
Trigger
New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Triggers when a new customer or customer lead is added to a QuickBooks-synced Method account.
Trigger
New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Triggers when a new customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead is added in a Xero-synced Method account.
Trigger
New OpportunityTriggers when a new opportunity is created in Method CRM.
Trigger
New VendorTriggers when a new vendor is added in Method CRM.
Action
Add ActivityCreates an activity record in your Method CRM account, using the fields your Activity table defines (including custom fields).
Action
Add Contact to Existing EntityCreates a contact in Method CRM linked to an existing customer, vendor or lead.
Action
Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Creates a customer or customer lead in a QuickBooks-synced Method CRM account.
Action
Add Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Creates a customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead in a Method CRM account synced with Xero.
Action
Add Generic EntryCreates a new record (entry) in any Method CRM table, using the field values you supply, and returns the new record's id.
Action
Add OpportunityCreates a new opportunity in your Method CRM account.
Action
Delete recordDeletes a record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or activity.
Action
Find ContactFinds contacts in Method CRM matching your filter criteria, such as an email or name, and returns up to 100 matching contacts.
Action
Find Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)Finds customers or customer leads in a QuickBooks-synced Method account by name, returning the matching records.
Action
Find Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)Finds customers, vendors, or customer/vendor leads by name in a Xero-synced Method account.
Action
Find records by criteriaFinds records in a Method CRM table that match your filter criteria, returning up to 100 matches.
Action
Find VendorFinds vendors in your Method account that match the criteria you give, returning the first match and the full list of matches.
Action
Get recordReturns one record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or invoice, by its record ID.
Action
Update recordUpdates the chosen fields of an existing record in any Method table, such as a contact, customer or invoice.
Trigger
New employee approvedTriggered when a new employee is added. Lists employees from TriNet filtered by employment status.
Action
Get department id by nameReturns the department's id for the specified department name.
Action
Get emergency contact name by employee idGet the person name for an emergency contact of the employee by employee id.
Action
Search Job code by nameSearch job code by job name.
Action
Search location id by nameSearch location id by name of the company's location.
Action
Search supervisor id by nameSearch supervisor id by name.
Action
TriNet Add Company DepartmentAdd information about a company department in TriNet.
Action
TriNet Add Company LocationAdd information about a company location in TriNet.
Action
TriNet Add EmployeeAdd a new employee to TriNet.
Action
TriNet Create Emergency ContactCreate an emergency contact for an employee in TriNet.
Action
TriNet Get All EmployeesRetrieve details for all employees in the company.
Action
TriNet Get Employee DetailsRetrieve detailed information for a single employee by employee id.
Action
TriNet Get Employee Pay InfoRetrieve pay information for an employee.
Action
TriNet Get Employee RolesRetrieve role information for an employee.
Action
TriNet Update Employee NameUpdate an employee's name details in TriNet.
Action
TriNet Update Personal IdentificationUpdate an employee's personal identification details in TriNet.
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
Method CRM and TriNet, answered
What can start an automation from Method CRM?
Any of Method CRM's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Contact, New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only) and New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in TriNet when something happens in Method CRM?
Any of TriNet's 15 actions, including Get department id by name, Get emergency contact name by employee id, Search Job code by name and Search location id by name. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from TriNet to Method CRM?
Yes. When something happens in TriNet, your agent can act in Method CRM too. This page covers both directions: TriNet's triggers and Method CRM's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Method CRM or TriNet?
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 Method CRM and TriNet 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.