Integration · Productivity

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Manifestly Checklists

Ask your AI which checklist runs are late, who owns the next step, or to start the onboarding workflow for a new hire in Manifestly. It can start runs, complete, skip or assign steps, save step data and close runs. It can also create and edit workflows and their steps, and post comments on them.

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Try asking

“Which runs are late right now?”
The AI lists the runs with status late, with workflow and title.
“Start the Employee Onboarding workflow for Sara Jensen, due Friday.”
It finds the workflow and starts a run with that title and a due time.
“What is left on the Q3 close run?”
It lists the run's steps with each step's completion status and assignee.

What your AI can do

Runs

Start and update runs, list runs by status or workflow, read run fields and close runs you are done with.

Steps

Complete, skip, undo or assign run steps, save data answers and read the comments on a step.

Workflows

Create and update workflows, add and edit their steps, list departments and users, and comment on a workflow or step.

“Mark Order laptop as done and assign Set up email to Peter.”
It completes the first step, finds Peter's user ID and assigns the second step to him.
“Add a step Collect signed contract to our client onboarding workflow.”
It adds the step to the workflow at the position you choose.
“Close the run for the old office move.”
It closes the run so it no longer shows as active.

65 tools for Manifestly Checklists

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_workflow_stepChanges dataAdd a step to a workflow (`checklist_id`) with a `title` and optional `position`.
assign_run_stepChanges dataAssign a run step to a user (`assignee_id`), by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
close_runDeletesClose a run by `run_id` so it no longer shows as active.
comment_on_workflowChanges dataPost feedback `comment` on a workflow (`checklist_id`), or on one of its steps via `step_id`.
complete_run_stepVisible to othersMark a run step complete, by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
create_checklist_hookChanges dataCreate a new hook for a checklist. API summary: Create a hook.
create_departmentChanges dataCreate a new department. Required: name. API summary: Create a department.
create_runChanges dataStart a new run of a workflow (`checklist_id`). Optionally set `title`, `notes`, `users`, `late_at` due time and `field_values`.
create_run_step_messageChanges dataCreate a new message for a run step. API summary: Add a comment to a run step.
create_run_step_unskipChanges dataCreate a new unskip for a run step. API summary: Unskip a run step.
create_step_content_objectChanges dataCreate a new content object for a step. Required: content type. API summary: Create a Content Object.
create_step_data_settingChanges dataCreate a new data setting for a step. Required: value format. API summary: Add a data setting to step.
create_step_hookChanges dataCreate a new hook for a step. API summary: Create a hook.
create_subscriptionChanges dataCreate a new subscription. Required: email or role. API summary: Create membership.
create_unsubscribeChanges dataCreate a new unsubscribe. API summary: Delete a hook.
create_workflowChanges dataCreate a new workflow with a `title`, and optionally `description`, `tag_list` and `steps`.
delete_a_hookChanges dataCreate a new unsubscribe. API summary: Delete a hook.
delete_checklistDeletesPermanently delete a checklist by checklist id. Destructive action; may require approval. API summary: Deactivate a workflow.
delete_checklist_stepDeletesPermanently delete a step by step id. Destructive action; may require approval. API summary: Delete a Workflow Step.
delete_checklistsMoves moneyPermanently delete a checklist. Financial or irreversible action; may require approval. API summary: Deactivate a workflow by external ID.
delete_departmentDeletesPermanently delete a department by department id. Destructive action; may require approval.
delete_run_step_messageDeletesPermanently delete a message by message id. Destructive action; may require approval. API summary: Delete a comment from a run step.
delete_step_content_objectDeletesPermanently delete a content object by content object id. Destructive action; may require approval. API summary: Delete Content Object.
delete_step_data_settingDeletesPermanently delete a data setting by data setting id. Destructive action; may require approval.
delete_step_data_settingsMoves moneyPermanently delete a data setting by step id. Financial or irreversible action; may require approval. API summary: Delete data setting for step.
delete_subscriptionDeletesPermanently delete a subscription by subscription id. Destructive action; may require approval. API summary: Delete a membership.
get_checklist_stepGet one step for a checklist by step id. API summary: Show step.
get_runGet one run by `run_id`, with its status and progress.
get_run_step_data_settingGet one data setting for a run step by data setting id. API summary: Show a run step data setting.
get_step_content_objectGet one content object for a step by content object id. API summary: Show Content Object.
get_step_data_settingGet one data setting for a step by data setting id. API summary: Show a data setting.
get_subscriptionGet one subscription by subscription id. API summary: Show membership.
get_workflowGet one workflow by `checklist_id`.
list_archivedsList archiveds. API summary: List archived workflows.
list_checklist_fieldsList fields for a checklist. API summary: List the workflow field definitions the caller can read.
list_checklist_hooksList hooks for a checklist. Optional filters: target url or event.
list_data_settings_for_stepList data settings for a step. API summary: List data settings for step.
list_departmentsList departments in the account. Paginated.
list_run_fieldsList the field values on a run by `run_id`.
list_run_step_commentsList comments on a run step, by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
list_run_step_data_settingsList data settings for a run step.
list_run_stepsList the steps of a run by `run_id`, with each step's completion status and assignee. Gives the `run_step_id` needed to act on steps.
list_runsList checklist runs, filtered by `status` (e.g. in-progress, late, completed), `checklist_id`, `title` or `external_id`. Paginated.
list_step_content_objectsList content objects for a step.
list_step_data_settingsList data settings for a step. API summary: Get data setting for step.
list_step_hooksList hooks for a step. Optional filters: event or target url.
list_unique_usersList users. API summary: List unique users.
list_usersList users in the Manifestly account. Use to find a user ID for assignments.
list_workflow_stepsList the steps of a workflow by `checklist_id`.
list_workflowsList workflows (checklist templates), optionally filtered by `tag`.
save_run_step_dataChanges dataSave a data answer (`data`) for a run step that collects input, by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
skip_run_stepChanges dataSkip a run step, by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
start_runChanges dataStart a run that was created as scheduled or upcoming, by `run_id`.
uncomplete_run_stepChanges dataUndo completion of a run step, by `run_id` and `run_step_id`.
update_departmentChanges dataUpdate an existing department identified by department id. API summary: Update a department.
update_runChanges dataUpdate a run by `run_id`; pass the changed attributes (e.g. title, notes) in `run`.
update_run_fieldsVisible to othersUpdate an existing field identified by run id. Has effects visible outside this system. API summary: Set run field values on an existing run (admin only, per field).
update_run_step_data_settingChanges dataUpdate an existing data setting identified by data setting id. API summary: Save data for a specific data setting.
update_step_content_objectChanges dataUpdate an existing content object identified by content object id. API summary: Update Content Object.
update_step_data_settingChanges dataUpdate an existing data setting identified by data setting id. API summary: Update a data setting.
update_step_data_settingsVisible to othersUpdate an existing data setting identified by step id. Has effects visible outside this system. API summary: Create or update data setting for step.
update_subscriptionChanges dataUpdate an existing subscription identified by subscription id. API summary: Update a membership.
update_workflowChanges dataUpdate a workflow's `title`, `description`, tags or expected duration by `checklist_id`.
update_workflow_stepChanges dataUpdate a workflow step's `title` or `position` by `checklist_id` and `step_id`.
upload_checklistChanges dataImport a checklist. API summary: Import a workflow from a JSON.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free HeyMyApps account and choose Manifestly Checklists from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a Manifestly API key. A master admin opens Account Settings › Integrations (app.manifest.ly/account?section=integrations) and creates an API key. A key scoped to the whole account may need a department ID on some write calls.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Manifestly Checklists?

It can list and read workflows, workflow steps, runs, run steps, run fields, step comments, departments and users. It can create and update workflows and steps, comment on workflows, start and update runs, complete, skip, undo or assign run steps, save step data and close runs.

Does the AI see my Manifestly Checklists credentials?

No. Your Manifestly API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start read-only. Completing a step and closing a run change what your team sees, and both can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your HeyMyApps link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

HeyMyApps has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Manifestly account.

Who can create a Manifestly API key?

A master admin creates the key under Account Settings › Integrations in Manifestly. If the key covers the whole account, some write calls may need a department ID. The AI can find it with the list_departments tool.