Integration
Connect Anchor and Grist
When something happens in Anchor or Grist, your agent does the next thing in the other. Describe it 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.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Anchor and Grist to do together?
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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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.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 Anchor and Grist can do together
From Anchor to Grist
When New Proposal Sent in Anchor
then Add Column in Grist
From Grist to Anchor
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 Anchor and Grist
Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 27 actions
- Agreement Amended
Triggers when an agreement is amended.
- New Proposal Sent
Triggers when a proposal is sent to a client.
- Proposal Approved
Triggers when a proposal is approved. The payload is the resulting agreement (a proposal becomes an agreement on approval).
- Proposal Published
Triggers when a proposal is published.
- Add Service to Agreement
Adds a service to a signed Anchor agreement as a new amendment.
- Create Contact
Creates a new client contact in Anchor.
- Find Contact by ID
Looks up a single contact by its Anchor ID.
- List Contacts
Returns a list of contacts (client businesses), optionally filtered by search text or status.
- Publish Proposal
Publishes a proposal draft as a proposal and, unless set to silent, emails the client.
- Submit Charges
Submits charges on an agreement to issue an invoice now or schedule one for a future billing date.
- New or Updated Record
Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
- New or Updated Record (Instant)
Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
- New Record
Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
- New Record (Instant)
Triggers when a new Record is created
- Add Column
Adds a column to a table in a Grist document.
- Add Table
Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
- Create Document
Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
- Create or Update Record
Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
- Create Record
Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
- Create Workspace
Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
- Delete Document
Deletes a Grist document permanently.
- Delete Records
Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
- Delete Workspace
Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
- Find Record
Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
- Get Document
Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
- Get Org
Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
- Get Workspace
Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
- List Columns
Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
- List Orgs
Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
- List Tables
Returns the tables in a Grist document.
- List Workspaces
Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
- Run SQL Query
Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
- Update Document
Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
- Update Record
Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
- Update Workspace
Renames a Grist workspace.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Anchor and Grist, answered
What can start an automation from Anchor?
Any of Anchor's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Proposal Sent, Agreement Amended, Proposal Approved and Proposal Published. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Grist when something happens in Anchor?
Any of Grist's 21 actions, including Create Document, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Workspace. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Grist to Anchor?
Yes. When something happens in Grist, your agent can act in Anchor too. This page covers both directions: Grist's triggers and Anchor's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Anchor or Grist?
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.
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.