Integration
Connect Productive.io to Microsoft Excel
When New time entry fires in Productive.io, your agent runs Add Table Row in Microsoft Excel. 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.
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Claude Code
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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 Productive.io can start in Microsoft Excel
When New time entry in Productive.io
then Add Table Row in Microsoft Excel
When New time entry in Productive.io
then Add Named Item in Microsoft Excel
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 Productive.io and Microsoft Excel
Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 124 actions
Trigger
New time entryTriggers when a new time entry is tracked in Productive.
Action
Add Comment to DealAdds a comment to a deal in Productive.
Action
Add comment to taskAdds a comment to a task in Productive.
Action
Add expenseCreates a new expense in Productive, optionally allocated to a budget service.
Action
Add invoiceCreates a new invoice for a client company in Productive.
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Add time entryCreates a time entry in Productive, logging minutes a person worked on a service (and optionally a task) on a given date.
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Create BookingCreates a booking that schedules a person's time on a service or an absence event over a date range in Productive.
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Create CompanyCreates a new company (client) in Productive with its billing, invoicing and contact details.
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Create ContactCreates a contact (person) in Productive, linked to a client company.
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Create DealCreates a new deal in Productive with a name, owner, deal type and date, plus optional value, company, contact and other deal details.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a new project in Productive with a name, type, project manager and workflow, optionally linked to a client company.
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Create ServiceCreates a service (a billable line of work) on a Productive deal or budget.
Action
Create TaskCreates a task in a Productive project task list, with optional assignee, dates, estimates, tags and recurrence.
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Create Task ListCreates a task list inside a project folder in Productive.
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Delete taskPermanently deletes a task in Productive.
Action
Find ContactFinds contacts (client people) in Productive by search text, email or company, returning the matches and the first one.
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Find DealFinds deals in Productive by name, number or company and returns the matches.
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Find invoices by criteriaReturns invoices matching an invoice number and/or company, with the first match and a count.
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Find projects by criteriaFinds projects matching a name, client company, project manager or status, returning the matches and the first one.
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Find TaskFinds tasks matching a title, number, search text, project, task list, assignee or status, and returns the first match plus the full list.
Action
Find time entries by criteriaReturns time entries matching the criteria you give, such as person, service, task or date range.
Action
Find UserFinds users (team members) in your Productive organization by name or email and returns the matches.
Action
Get BookingReturns a single booking (resource-planning allocation of a person to a service or event) by its ID, including dates, hours and custom fields.
Action
Get CommentReturns a single comment by its ID, including its body, timestamps and the task, deal or other record it was posted on.
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Get ExpenseReturns a single expense by its ID, including amounts, dates, approval status, custom fields and related records.
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Get ServiceReturns a single service (a budget or deal line item) by its ID, including its attributes and custom field values.
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Get Task ListReturns a single task list by its ID, including its name, position, archive status and its project, board and folder.
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Update bookingUpdates an existing booking in Productive, such as its dates, booked time, note or assigned service. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update companyUpdates an existing company in Productive. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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Update ContactUpdates an existing contact (person) in Productive. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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Update DealUpdates an existing deal or budget in Productive, changing only the fields you fill in.
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Update projectUpdates an existing project in Productive. Only the values you fill in are changed.
Action
Update TaskUpdates an existing task in Productive. Only the values you fill in are changed.
Action
Update time entryUpdates an existing time entry in Productive, changing only the fields you fill in.
Action
Add ChartAdd a chart to a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
Action
Add Named ItemAdd Named Item
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Add Sharepoint WorksheetAdd a new worksheet to a sharepoint excel workbook using microsoft graph sites api.
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Add TableCreate a table over a range in an Excel workbook.
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Add Table ColumnAdd a column to a table using microsoft graph api.
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Add Table RowAdd a row to a table using microsoft graph api.
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Add Workbook PermissionTool to grant access to a workbook via invite. use when you need to share a specific workbook file with designated recipients and roles.
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Add WorksheetAdd a new worksheet to an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
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Apply Table FilterApply a filter to a table column using microsoft graph api.
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Apply Table SortApply a sort to a table using microsoft graph api.
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Calculate FunctionRun one allowlisted Microsoft Graph v1.0 workbook function.
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Calculate WorkbookCalculate Excel Workbook
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Clear RangeTool to clear values, formats, or contents in a specified worksheet range. use when you need to reset cells before adding new data.
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Clear Table FilterClear a filter from a table column using microsoft graph api.
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Clear Table FiltersClear All Table Filters
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Clear Table SortClear Table Sort
Action
Close SessionTool to close an existing excel workbook session. use when you need to explicitly end a persistent session to release workbook locks.
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Convert Table To RangeConvert a table to a range using microsoft graph api.
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Copy Drive ItemCreate a non-destructive asynchronous copy of a file or folder. Metadata and permissions are not copied; the new item inherits destination-folder permissions. Version history is copied only when explicitly requested.
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Create FolderCreate a folder under a parent Microsoft Graph drive item.
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Create WorkbookCreate an .xlsx workbook in the user's OneDrive, from a file URL or blank.
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Delete Named ItemPermanently delete a workbook-scoped named item; this cannot be undone.
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Delete RangeDelete worksheet cells and shift the remaining cells up or left.
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Delete TablePermanently delete an Excel table by its ID or name.
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Delete Table ColumnDelete a column from a table using microsoft graph api.
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Delete Table RowDelete a row from a table using microsoft graph api.
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Delete WorksheetTool to delete a worksheet from the workbook. use when cleaning up unused or temporary sheets after verifying no dependencies exist. example: "delete 'sheet2' after review."
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Export Workbook To PdfTool to export an Excel workbook to PDF via Microsoft Graph's format conversion. Use when you need a PDF version of an Excel file for sending, storing, or attaching.
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Get ApplicationGet Excel Application
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Get ChartGet chart
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Get Chart AxisTool to retrieve a specific axis from a chart. use when you need properties like min, max, interval, and formatting of the chart axis.
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Get Chart Data LabelsTool to retrieve the data labels object of a chart. use when you need to inspect label settings like position, separator, and visibility flags after creating or updating a chart.
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Get Chart ImageGet chart image
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Get Chart LegendTool to retrieve the legend object of a chart. use after creating or updating a chart when you need to inspect legend visibility and formatting.
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Get Chart PointGet chart point
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Get Chart SeriesGet chart series
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Get Named ItemRetrieve a workbook-scoped named item by exact name.
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Get Named Item RangeGet Named Item Range
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Get RangeGet a range from a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
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Get SessionCreate a session for an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
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Get Sharepoint RangeGet a range from a worksheet in sharepoint using microsoft graph sites api.
Action
Get Sharepoint WorksheetGet a worksheet by name or id from a sharepoint excel workbook using microsoft graph sites api.
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Get TableRetrieve one workbook- or worksheet-addressed table by ID or exact name.
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Get Table ColumnTool to retrieve a specific column from a workbook table. use when you need to fetch column properties and data by its id or name.
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Get Table Column RangeGet Table Column Range
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Get Table RangeGet Table Range
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Get Table RowGet Table Row
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Get Table Row RangeGet Table Row Range
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Get Table SortGet Table Sort
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Get Visible RangeRead cells visible after worksheet filtering.
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Get WorkbookTool to retrieve the properties and relationships of a workbook. use when you need to inspect comments, names, tables, or worksheets.
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Get WorksheetGet a worksheet by name or id from an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
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Get Worksheet ProtectionGet Worksheet Protection
Action
Get Worksheet Used RangeTool to retrieve a worksheet's used range (active data region) without specifying a fixed range address. Use when you need to read all data from a sheet but don't know the exact range. The valuesOnly option helps filter out formatting-only cells.
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Insert RangeTool to insert a new cell range into a worksheet, shifting existing cells down or right. use when you need to create space for new content without overwriting.
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List Chart PointsList chart points
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List ChartsList charts in a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
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List Chart SeriesTool to list all data series in a chart. use when you need to enumerate chart series for further analysis.
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List CommentsTool to list comments in an excel workbook. use when you need to retrieve all workbook comments via microsoft graph api.
Action
List Drive Item ChildrenTool to list immediate children (files/folders) of a folder DriveItem using driveId and itemId. Returns an array of child DriveItems with stable identifiers and pagination support.
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List FilesList files and folders in a drive root or specified path.
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List Named ItemsList named items in a workbook using microsoft graph api.
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List Sharepoint TablesList tables in a sharepoint worksheet using microsoft graph sites api.
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List Sharepoint WorksheetsList worksheets in an excel workbook stored in sharepoint using microsoft graph sites api.
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List Table ColumnsList columns in a table using microsoft graph api.
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List Table RowsList rows in a table using microsoft graph api.
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List TablesList tables in a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
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List Workbook PermissionsTool to list permissions set on the workbook file. use when you need to see which users or links have access to a specific excel file by supplying its drive and item ids. example: "list permissions for workbook with drive id 'b!abc123' and item id '0123456789abcdef'."
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List WorksheetsList worksheets in an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
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Merge CellsMerge cells in a worksheet range using microsoft graph api.
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Protect WorksheetTool to protect a worksheet using optional protection options. use when you need to prevent editing certain parts of a sheet before sharing. example: "protect 'sheet1' to lock formatting and sorting."
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Reapply Table FiltersReapply All Table Filters
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Reapply Table SortReapply Table Sort
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Refresh SessionRefresh Excel Session
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Search FilesTool to search OneDrive drive items by query to discover Excel workbook IDs. Use when you need to find Excel files by name before performing workbook operations.
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Search Microsoft 365 ContentSearch OneDrive and SharePoint content using Microsoft Search.
Action
Set Chart DataSet chart data
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Set Chart PositionSet chart position
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Sort RangeSort a range in a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
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Unmerge RangeSplit a merged worksheet range back into separate cells.
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Unprotect WorksheetRemove protection from a worksheet so it can be edited again.
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Update ChartUpdate a chart in a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
Action
Update Chart LegendTool to update formatting or position of a chart legend. use when adjusting legend settings after confirming chart and worksheet exist.
Action
Update Chart SeriesRename one Excel chart series by ID or zero-based collection position.
Action
Update RangeUpdate a range in a worksheet using microsoft graph api.
Action
Update Sharepoint RangeUpdate a range in a sharepoint worksheet using microsoft graph sites api.
Action
Update TableUpdate a table in a workbook using microsoft graph api.
Action
Update Table ColumnUpdate Table Column
Action
Update Table RowUpdate Table Row
Action
Update WorksheetUpdate worksheet properties (name, position) in an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
Action
Upload WorkbookTool to upload an external Excel file from a URL into OneDrive/SharePoint. Downloads the file server-side and uploads it to the specified drive location, returning the driveItem metadata for subsequent Excel operations.
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Questions
Productive.io and Microsoft Excel, answered
What can start an automation from Productive.io?
Any of Productive.io's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New time entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Microsoft Excel when something happens in Productive.io?
Any of Microsoft Excel's 91 actions, including Create Folder, Create Workbook, Update Chart and Update Chart Legend. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Microsoft Excel to Productive.io?
Microsoft Excel has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Productive.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Microsoft Excel's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Productive.io or Microsoft Excel?
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 Productive.io and Microsoft Excel 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.