--- title: "Connect SEOTakeoff and Xero - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Cluster Created\" fires in SEOTakeoff, your agent runs \"Add purchase order\" in Xero, or \"New bill\" in Xero to \"Generate Article\" in SEOTakeoff." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-xero" --- # Connect SEOTakeoff and Xero When **New Cluster Created** fires in [SEOTakeoff](https://apiant.ai/connections/seotakeoff), your agent runs **Add purchase order** in [Xero](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero), or **New bill** in Xero to **Generate Article** in SEOTakeoff. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. SEOTakeoff **4** triggers SEOTakeoff **4** actions Xero **4** triggers Xero **26** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want SEOTakeoff and Xero 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 SEOTakeoff and Xero can do together ### From SEOTakeoff to Xero - When **New Cluster Created** in SEOTakeoff then **Add purchase order** in Xero - When **Article Generation Failed** in SEOTakeoff then **Create or update contact** in Xero ### From Xero to SEOTakeoff - When **New bill** in Xero then **Generate Article** in SEOTakeoff - When **New or updated contact** in Xero then **Research Keywords for Cluster** in SEOTakeoff 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 SEOTakeoff and Xero ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **Article Generation Failed** Triggers when an article fails to generate. Use this to get alerts about failures and set up retry workflows. - Trigger **Article Published** Triggers when an article is published to your connected CMS. - Trigger **Article Ready** Triggers when an article finishes generating. Use this for notifications, auto-publishing, or adding to a review queue. - Trigger **New Cluster Created** Triggers when a new topic cluster is created. - Action **Find Article** Search for an article by title or keyword. Use this to get an article ID for other actions. - Action **Find Cluster** Search for a topic cluster by name. Use this to get a cluster ID for other actions. - Action **Generate Article** Generate a new SEO-optimized article from a keyword. The article will be created in the background. - Action **Research Keywords for Cluster** Find keyword ideas for a topic cluster using SEO research. Great for expanding your content plan. - Trigger **New bill** Triggered when a new bill (ACCPAY) is added. - Trigger **New or updated contact** Triggered when a contact is created or updated. - Trigger **New payment** Triggered when a new payment is received. - Trigger **New sales invoice** Triggered when a new sales invoice (ACCREC) is added. - Action **Add account** Create a chart of accounts entry. - Action **Add credit note** Create a credit note. - Action **Add item** Create an inventory/sales item. - Action **Add purchase order** Create a purchase order. - Action **Add quote** Create a quote. - Action **Create bank transaction** Create a spend or receive money bank transaction. - Action **Create bill** Create a new bill (Accounts Payable, Type=ACCPAY). - Action **Create or update contact** Create a new contact or update an existing one. - Action **Create payment** Create a payment against an approved invoice. - Action **Create sales invoice** Create a new sales invoice (Accounts Receivable, Type=ACCREC). - Action **Find contact by email** Find a contact by email address. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by ContactID. - Action **Get invoice** Retrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID. - Action **Get quote** Returns one quote by its id, with its contact, status, line items and totals. - Action **List accounts** Retrieve the chart of accounts. - Action **List bank transactions** List bank transactions. - Action **List contacts** Retrieve contacts from Xero. - Action **List credit notes** List credit notes. - Action **List invoices** Retrieve sales invoices and bills. - Action **List items** List items. - Action **List organisations** Retrieve organisation details for the connected Xero tenant. - Action **List payments** Retrieve payments. - Action **List purchase orders** List purchase orders. - Action **List tax rates** List tax rates. - Action **Update contact** Update a contact by id. - Action **Update invoice** Update a draft/submitted invoice. ## Each app on its own - [ **SEOTakeoff** SEOTakeoff is a platform to generate SEO-optimized articles with AI and publish directly to your CMS](https://apiant.ai/connections/seotakeoff) - [ **Xero** Xero online accounting — manage contacts, invoices, bills, payments, accounts, and bank transactions via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from SEOTakeoff - [ **SEOTakeoff to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-slack) - [ **SEOTakeoff to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-stripe) - [ **SEOTakeoff to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-shopify) - [ **SEOTakeoff to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-trello) - [ **SEOTakeoff to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-zoom) - [ **SEOTakeoff to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/seotakeoff-to-twilio) ## More into Xero - [ **Gallabox to Xero** Gallabox is no-code conversation workspace for business to grow sales](https://apiant.ai/connect/gallabox-to-xero) - [ **HubSpot to Xero** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-xero) - [ **Salesforce to Xero** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-xero) - [ **Slack to Xero** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-xero) - [ **Google Sheets to Xero** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-xero) - [ **Gmail to Xero** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-xero) Questions ## SEOTakeoff and Xero, answered ### ### What can start an automation from SEOTakeoff? Any of SEOTakeoff's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Cluster Created, Article Generation Failed, Article Published and Article Ready. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Xero when something happens in SEOTakeoff? Any of Xero's 26 actions, including Create bank transaction, Create bill, Create or update contact and Create payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Xero to SEOTakeoff? Yes. When something happens in Xero, your agent can act in SEOTakeoff too. This page covers both directions: Xero's triggers and SEOTakeoff's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for SEOTakeoff or Xero? 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 SEOTakeoff and Xero 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.