--- title: "Connect PaintScout and WorkflowMax - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Created\" fires in PaintScout, your agent runs \"Create Job Task\" in WorkflowMax." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-workflowmax" --- # Connect PaintScout and WorkflowMax When **Contact Created** fires in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), your agent runs **Create Job Task** in [WorkflowMax](https://apiant.ai/connections/workflowmax), or **Job Category Created** in WorkflowMax to **Add deal** in PaintScout. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **19** actions WorkflowMax **23** triggers WorkflowMax **19** 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 WorkflowMax 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 WorkflowMax can do together ### From PaintScout to WorkflowMax - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Create Job Task** in WorkflowMax - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Create Lead** in WorkflowMax ### From WorkflowMax to PaintScout - When **Job Category Created** in WorkflowMax then **Add deal** in PaintScout - When **Job Cost Added** in WorkflowMax 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 WorkflowMax ## Triggers and actions 28 triggers · 38 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 **Job Category Created** Triggers when a new job category is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **Job Cost Added** Triggers when a new cost is added to any job. - Trigger **Job Document Added** Triggers when a new document is added to the selected WorkflowMax job. - Trigger **Job Task Added** Triggers when a new task is added to a job in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **Job Task Completed** Triggers when a task on the selected job is marked completed. - Trigger **Job Task Updated** Triggers when a task on the chosen job is added or changed. - Trigger **Job Updated** Triggers when a job is created or any of its details change in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **List Job Tasks** Triggers for each task on a WorkflowMax job, firing when a new task appears on the selected job. - Trigger **New Client Created** Triggers when a new client is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Cost Created** Triggers when a new cost item is added to the WorkflowMax cost list. - Trigger **New Custom Field Created** Triggers when a new custom field definition is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Invoice Created** Triggers when a new invoice is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Job Created** Triggers when a new job is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Job Status** Triggers when a new job status is added to the WorkflowMax account. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a new lead is added in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New or Updated Quote** Triggers when a quote is created or an existing quote changes in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New PO Bill Created** Triggers when a new bill is created against a purchase order in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Purchase Order Created** Triggers when a new purchase order is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Quote Accepted** Triggers when a quote in WorkflowMax is accepted. - Trigger **New Quote Issued** Triggers when a quote in WorkflowMax is in the Issued state. - Trigger **New Supplier Created** Triggers when a new supplier is created in WorkflowMax. - Trigger **New Task Created** Triggers when a new task type is created in WorkflowMax settings. - Trigger **New Timesheet Created** Triggers when a new timesheet entry is created in WorkflowMax. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in WorkflowMax. - Action **Create Cost Admin** Creates a cost item in the WorkflowMax cost settings list. - Action **Create Job** Creates a new job in WorkflowMax for a client. - Action **Create Job Cost** Adds a cost line to an existing WorkflowMax job. - Action **Create Job Task** Adds a task from your WorkflowMax task list to a job. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead in WorkflowMax. - Action **Create Purchase Order** Creates a draft purchase order with one line for a job and supplier. - Action **Create Task Admin** Creates a task in your WorkflowMax task list, which can then be added to jobs. - Action **Create Timesheet** Logs time against a job task for a staff member. - Action **Find Account** Finds WorkflowMax accounts (organisations) your connection can access whose name contains the text you enter. - Action **Find Business Structure** Finds client business structures (such as Company or Sole Trader) whose name contains the text you give. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients whose name contains the text you give. - Action **Find Client Type** Finds client types in WorkflowMax whose name contains the text you supply. - Action **Find Job** Finds jobs whose name or job number contains the text you supply. - Action **Find Job Cost** Finds costs on a WorkflowMax job whose description or code contains the text you supply. - Action **Find Job Status** Finds job statuses in your WorkflowMax account whose name contains the text you give. - Action **Find Job Task** Finds the tasks on a job whose name or description contains the text you supply. - Action **Find Staff** Finds staff members in WorkflowMax whose name or email contains the text you supply. - Action **Find Tax** Finds tax rates in WorkflowMax whose name contains the text you supply. Returns the matching taxes and whether any were found. ## Each app on its own - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) - [ **WorkflowMax** WorkflowMax is a powerful cloud-based project management software designed to help businesses streamline...](https://apiant.ai/connections/workflowmax) 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 WorkflowMax - [ **HubSpot to WorkflowMax** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-workflowmax) - [ **Salesforce to WorkflowMax** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-workflowmax) - [ **Slack to WorkflowMax** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-workflowmax) - [ **Google Sheets to WorkflowMax** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-workflowmax) - [ **Gmail to WorkflowMax** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-workflowmax) - [ **Google Calendar to WorkflowMax** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-workflowmax) Questions ## PaintScout and WorkflowMax, 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 WorkflowMax when something happens in PaintScout? Any of WorkflowMax's 19 actions, including Create Client, Create Cost Admin, Create Job and Create Job Cost. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from WorkflowMax to PaintScout? Yes. When something happens in WorkflowMax, your agent can act in PaintScout too. This page covers both directions: WorkflowMax's triggers and PaintScout's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PaintScout or WorkflowMax? 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 WorkflowMax 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.