--- title: "Connect Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Distribution\" fires in Amazon CloudFront, your agent runs \"Start/Stop Instance\" in Amazon EC2." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-amazon-ec2" --- # Connect Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 When **New Distribution** fires in [Amazon CloudFront](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-cloudfront), your agent runs **Start/Stop Instance** in [Amazon EC2](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-ec2), or **New Instance** in Amazon EC2 to **Invalidate Item** in Amazon CloudFront. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Amazon CloudFront **2** triggers Amazon CloudFront **1** action Amazon EC2 **1** trigger Amazon EC2 **2** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 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 Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 can do together ### From Amazon CloudFront to Amazon EC2 - When **New Distribution** in Amazon CloudFront then **Start/Stop Instance** in Amazon EC2 - When **New Invalidation** in Amazon CloudFront then **Find Instance** in Amazon EC2 ### From Amazon EC2 to Amazon CloudFront - When **New Instance** in Amazon EC2 then **Invalidate Item** in Amazon CloudFront 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 Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 3 actions - Trigger **New Distribution** Triggers when a new CloudFront distribution is created. - Trigger **New Invalidation** Triggers when a new cache invalidation is created on a CloudFront distribution. - Action **Invalidate Item** Clears one file path (or a wildcard such as /*) from a CloudFront distribution's cache so the next request fetches the latest version. - Trigger **New Instance** Triggers when a new EC2 instance is launched in the connected region. - Action **Find Instance** Finds EC2 instances by instance ID, Name tag or state, and returns their details. - Action **Start/Stop Instance** Starts a stopped EC2 instance or stops a running one. ## Each app on its own - [ **Amazon CloudFront** Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery web service.](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-cloudfront) - [ **Amazon EC2** Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-ec2) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Amazon CloudFront - [ **Amazon CloudFront to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-hubspot) - [ **Amazon CloudFront to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-salesforce) - [ **Amazon CloudFront to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-slack) - [ **Amazon CloudFront to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-google-sheets) - [ **Amazon CloudFront to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-gmail) - [ **Amazon CloudFront to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudfront-to-google-calendar) ## More into Amazon EC2 - [ **ActiveCampaign to Amazon EC2** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-amazon-ec2) - [ **Airtable to Amazon EC2** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-amazon-ec2) - [ **2Chat to Amazon EC2** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-amazon-ec2) - [ **3Scribe to Amazon EC2** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-amazon-ec2) - [ **5pm to Amazon EC2** 5pm is an online project management tool for teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/5pm-to-amazon-ec2) - [ **Abyssale to Amazon EC2** Abyssale is a banner maker platform that helps you to automatically generate on-brand images at scale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/abyssale-to-amazon-ec2) Questions ## Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Amazon CloudFront? Any of Amazon CloudFront's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Distribution and New Invalidation. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Amazon EC2 when something happens in Amazon CloudFront? Any of Amazon EC2's 2 actions, including Find Instance and Start/Stop Instance. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Amazon EC2 to Amazon CloudFront? Yes. When something happens in Amazon EC2, your agent can act in Amazon CloudFront too. This page covers both directions: Amazon EC2's triggers and Amazon CloudFront's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Amazon CloudFront or Amazon EC2? 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 Amazon CloudFront and Amazon EC2 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.