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Paperless Parts integrations

Connect Paperless Parts to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. Paperless Parts is the secure estimating and quoting software for manufacturing that empowers shops to make smarter, faster, more informed decisions. Communicate better, quote faster, win new customers, and increase revenue with Paperless Parts.

Connects with an API keypaperlessparts.com

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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.

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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.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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Grok

Open grok.com/connectors, choose New Connector, then Custom, and paste the address. Grok signs you in in your browser.

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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.

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Pair it

Connect Paperless Parts with another app

What your agent can do with Paperless Parts

Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 28 actions

  • Trigger
    Order Created

    Triggers when a new order is placed in Paperless Parts, giving its order number.

  • Trigger
    Quote Sent

    Triggers when a quote is sent from Paperless Parts, giving its number and revision.

  • Action
    Add billing address

    Adds a new billing address to an account in Paperless Parts and returns the created address.

  • Action
    Add quote

    Creates a new quote in Paperless Parts, optionally linked to a contact, with notes, dates, estimator and salesperson.

  • Action
    Add quote item

    Adds a new line item to an existing quote, optionally tied to a part, material and process with requested quantities.

  • Action
    Create Account

    Creates a customer account in Paperless Parts.

  • Action
    Create Contact

    Creates a contact in Paperless Parts, optionally linked to a customer account.

  • Action
    Create Purchased Component

    Creates a purchased component (a bought-in part with its OEM part number and piece price).

  • Action
    Delete account

    Deletes an account (customer or vendor company) from Paperless Parts.

  • Action
    Delete contact

    Deletes a contact from your Paperless Parts account.

  • Action
    Delete Purchased Component

    Deletes a purchased component.

  • Action
    Find Accounts

    Searches Paperless Parts customer accounts by name or ERP code, 20 per page.

  • Action
    Find Contacts

    Searches Paperless Parts contacts by name or email, 20 per page.

  • Action
    Find jobs

    Returns jobs matching the given filters, such as account, contact, ERP code, or part number.

  • Action
    Find parts

    Finds manual parts whose name or part number matches the search text, optionally filtered by part type or root parts only.

  • Action
    Find Purchased Components

    Searches purchased components by OEM or internal part number.

  • Action
    Find users

    Returns the users on your Paperless Parts team whose email, name or ERP code contains the search text.

  • Action
    Get Account

    Returns one Paperless Parts customer account by its ID.

  • Action
    Get Contact

    Returns one Paperless Parts contact by its ID, with name, email, phone, address and account.

  • Action
    Get Order Details

    Returns the full details of a Paperless Parts order by its order number.

  • Action
    Get Quote Details

    Returns the full details of a Paperless Parts quote by its number and optional revision.

  • Action
    Get quote item

    Returns the details of a single line item on a Paperless Parts quote, optionally with related parts, materials, quantities and pricing expanded.

  • Action
    List billing addresses

    Returns all billing addresses associated with a Paperless Parts account.

  • Action
    List facilities

    Returns all facilities (ship-to destinations) associated with a Paperless Parts account.

  • Action
    Update Account

    Updates the fields you supply on an existing Paperless Parts customer account.

  • Action
    Update Contact

    Updates the fields you supply on an existing Paperless Parts contact.

  • Action
    Update order

    Updates the ERP code on an existing order and returns the updated order.

  • Action
    Update Purchased Component

    Updates the fields you supply on an existing purchased component.

  • Action
    Update quote

    Updates the header details of an existing quote, such as its ERP code, RFQ number, due and expiration dates, assigned estimator and salesperson, notes, tax rate and priority.

  • Action
    Update Quote Status

    Changes a Paperless Parts quote's status.

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Questions

Paperless Parts, answered

Is there a Paperless Parts MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with Paperless Parts. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server and sign in once in your browser. Your client can then run Paperless Parts actions on demand, or have APIANT build, test and run automations that use Paperless Parts. Nothing to install.

What can start an automation from Paperless Parts?

Any of Paperless Parts's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Order Created and Quote Sent. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

What can your agent do in Paperless Parts?

Any of Paperless Parts's 28 actions, including Create Account, Create Contact, Create Purchased Component and Update Account. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Can I use Paperless Parts directly from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect your AI client to APIANT once and it works with Paperless Parts two ways. Ask it to do something in Paperless Parts 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 on its own. A one-off action uses your plan's tasks the same way an automation step does.

Do I need to write code against the Paperless Parts API?

No. APIANT connects to the Paperless Parts API for you, with your Paperless Parts API key. Describe what you want in plain language and your agent builds it on the Paperless Parts triggers and actions in the catalog. If you need an endpoint that is not there yet, your agent reads the Paperless Parts API documentation and adds it.

Which apps can Paperless Parts connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Paperless Parts with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.