--- title: "Connect PaintScout and Spotler CRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Created\" fires in PaintScout, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Spotler CRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-spotler-crm" --- # Connect PaintScout and Spotler CRM When **Contact Created** fires in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Spotler CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/spotler-crm), or **New Contact** in Spotler CRM to **Create Contact** in PaintScout. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **19** actions Spotler CRM **4** triggers Spotler CRM **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PaintScout and Spotler CRM 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 PaintScout and Spotler CRM can do together ### From PaintScout to Spotler CRM - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Create Contact** in Spotler CRM - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Find Contact** in Spotler CRM ### From Spotler CRM to PaintScout - When **New Contact** in Spotler CRM then **Create Contact** in PaintScout - When **New Task** in Spotler CRM then **Add task** in PaintScout 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 PaintScout and Spotler CRM ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 27 actions - 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 note** Adds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note. - 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 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 task** Updates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in Spotler CRM. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in Spotler CRM. - Trigger **New/Updated Account** Triggers when an account is created or updated in Spotler CRM. - Trigger **New/Updated Opportunity** Triggers when an opportunity is created or updated in Spotler CRM. - Action **Create Account** Creates a new account (company) record in Spotler CRM. - Action **Create Activity** Creates an activity (call, meeting, email or note) in Spotler CRM, optionally linked to an account, contact or case. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in Spotler CRM, linked to an existing account. - Action **Create Opportunity** Creates a new opportunity (sales deal) against an account in Spotler CRM. - Action **Find Account** Finds accounts in Spotler CRM whose name exactly matches the name you give, returning the matching account records. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts whose email address matches exactly and returns the first match plus all matches. - Action **List Dropdown Values** Returns the values set up in a dropdown (lookup list) on a Spotler CRM record type, such as the account types. - Action **Update Dropdown List** Appends one or more new values to a dropdown (lookup) list in Spotler CRM. ## Each app on its own - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) - [ **Spotler CRM** Spotler CRM, part of the Spotler Group, allows you to track customers and sales across the entire pipeline.](https://apiant.ai/connections/spotler-crm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PaintScout - [ **PaintScout to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-salesforce) - [ **PaintScout to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-slack) - [ **PaintScout to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-stripe) - [ **PaintScout to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-shopify) - [ **PaintScout to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PaintScout to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-pipedrive) ## More into Spotler CRM - [ **HubSpot to Spotler CRM** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-spotler-crm) - [ **Salesforce to Spotler CRM** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-spotler-crm) - [ **Slack to Spotler CRM** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-spotler-crm) - [ **Google Sheets to Spotler CRM** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-spotler-crm) - [ **Gmail to Spotler CRM** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-spotler-crm) - [ **Google Calendar to Spotler CRM** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-spotler-crm) Questions ## PaintScout and Spotler CRM, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PaintScout? Any of PaintScout's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact Created, Invoice Status Changed, Quote Status Changed and Quote Tag Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Spotler CRM when something happens in PaintScout? Any of Spotler CRM's 8 actions, including Create Account, Create Activity, Create Contact and Create Opportunity. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Spotler CRM to PaintScout? Yes. When something happens in Spotler CRM, your agent can act in PaintScout too. This page covers both directions: Spotler CRM's triggers and PaintScout's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PaintScout or Spotler CRM? 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 PaintScout and Spotler CRM 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.