--- title: "Connect Paperless and Teamwork - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Document updated\" fires in Paperless, your agent runs \"Add Message\" in Teamwork." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-teamwork" --- # Connect Paperless and Teamwork When **Document updated** fires in [Paperless](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless), your agent runs **Add Message** in [Teamwork](https://apiant.ai/connections/teamwork), or **New Company** in Teamwork to **Create Document (From Template)** in Paperless. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Paperless **2** triggers Paperless **6** actions Teamwork **6** triggers Teamwork **22** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Paperless and Teamwork 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 Paperless and Teamwork can do together ### From Paperless to Teamwork - When **Document updated** in Paperless then **Add Message** in Teamwork - When **New document created** in Paperless then **Create Task** in Teamwork ### From Teamwork to Paperless - When **New Company** in Teamwork then **Create Document (From Template)** in Paperless - When **New Milestone** in Teamwork then **Update Document** in Paperless 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 Paperless and Teamwork ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **Document updated** Fires when a document is updated (e.g. name changed). Backed by the document.updated webhook event. - Trigger **New document created** Fires when a new document is created. Backed by the document.created webhook event. - Action **Create Document (From Template)** Creates a new Paperless document from an existing template, optionally filling in recipients, form-field defaults and variables, and optionally sending it right away. - Action **Delete Document** Permanently delete a document by ID. - Action **Get Document** Retrieves a single Paperless document by its id. - Action **Get Template** Retrieves a single Paperless template by its id. - Action **List Templates** List all templates the API key's integration has access to, used to pick a template_id before creating a document. - Action **Update Document** Updates an existing Paperless document: rename it, set its recipients, form field defaults and variables, or send it by setting its state to dispatched. - Trigger **New Company** Triggered when a new company is added. - Trigger **New Milestone** Triggered when a new milestone is added. - Trigger **New Person** Triggered when a new person is added. - Trigger **New Project** Triggered when a new project is added. - Trigger **New Task** Triggered when a new task is added. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggered when a new time entry is added. - Action **Add Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Add Message** Adds a message to the specified project. - Action **Add Milestone** Adds a new milestone to the specified project. - Action **Add Time Entry** Logs a time entry against the specified task. - Action **Complete Task** Marks a task as complete. - Action **Create Project** Adds a new project. - Action **Create Task** Adds a new task to the specified task list. - Action **Create Task List** Creates a new task list in the specified project. - Action **Delete Project** Deletes a project by ID. - Action **Delete Task** Deletes a task by ID. - Action **Get Project** Returns a single project by ID. - Action **Get Task** Returns a single task by ID. - Action **List Companies** Returns all companies on the site. - Action **List Milestones** Returns all milestones on the site. - Action **List People** Returns all people on the site. - Action **List Projects** Returns all projects on the Teamwork site. - Action **List Task Lists** Returns all task lists in the specified project. - Action **List Tasks** Returns all tasks across the site. - Action **List Tasks in Project** Returns all tasks in the specified project. - Action **List Time Entries** Returns time entries across the site. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project. - Action **Update Task** Updates an existing task. ## Each app on its own - [ **Paperless** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless) - [ **Teamwork** Project management software that lets you own the big picture — manage projects, tasks, milestones, time...](https://apiant.ai/connections/teamwork) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Paperless - [ **Paperless to Google Maps Platform** APIs and SDKs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, and location-based data in apps.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Paperless to Metropolitan Museum of Art** The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API exposes the museum's open-access catalogue of more than four...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-metropolitan-museum-of-art) - [ **Paperless to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML is a German e-invoice compliance service for creating, validating...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Paperless to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-salesforce) - [ **Paperless to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-slack) - [ **Paperless to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-stripe) ## More into Teamwork - [ **Slack to Teamwork** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-teamwork) - [ **Gmail to Teamwork** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-teamwork) - [ **Mailchimp to Teamwork** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-teamwork) - [ **Stripe to Teamwork** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-teamwork) - [ **Shopify to Teamwork** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-teamwork) - [ **Pipedrive to Teamwork** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-teamwork) Questions ## Paperless and Teamwork, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Paperless? Any of Paperless's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Document updated and New document created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Teamwork when something happens in Paperless? Any of Teamwork's 22 actions, including Create Project, Create Task, Create Task List and Update Project. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Teamwork to Paperless? Yes. When something happens in Teamwork, your agent can act in Paperless too. This page covers both directions: Teamwork's triggers and Paperless's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Paperless or Teamwork? 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 Paperless and Teamwork 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.