--- title: "Connect Anchor and HigherGov - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Proposal Sent\" fires in Anchor, your agent runs \"Find Agencies\" in HigherGov, or \"Pursuit Added\" in HigherGov to \"Create Contact\" in Anchor." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-highergov" --- # Connect Anchor and HigherGov When **New Proposal Sent** fires in [Anchor](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor), your agent runs **Find Agencies** in [HigherGov](https://apiant.ai/connections/highergov), or **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov to **Create Contact** in Anchor. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Anchor **4** triggers Anchor **6** actions HigherGov **1** trigger HigherGov **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Anchor and HigherGov 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 Anchor and HigherGov can do together ### From Anchor to HigherGov - When **New Proposal Sent** in Anchor then **Find Agencies** in HigherGov - When **Agreement Amended** in Anchor then **Find Awardees** in HigherGov ### From HigherGov to Anchor - When **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov then **Create Contact** in Anchor - When **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov then **Find Contact by ID** in 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 HigherGov ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 16 actions - Trigger **Agreement Amended** Triggers when an agreement is amended. - Trigger **New Proposal Sent** Triggers when a proposal is sent to a client. - Trigger **Proposal Approved** Triggers when a proposal is approved. The payload is the resulting agreement (a proposal becomes an agreement on approval). - Trigger **Proposal Published** Triggers when a proposal is published. - Action **Add Service to Agreement** Adds a service to a signed Anchor agreement as a new amendment. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new client contact in Anchor. - Action **Find Contact by ID** Looks up a single contact by its Anchor ID. - Action **List Contacts** Returns a list of contacts (client businesses), optionally filtered by search text or status. - Action **Publish Proposal** Publishes a proposal draft as a proposal and, unless set to silent, emails the client. - Action **Submit Charges** Submits charges on an agreement to issue an invoice now or schedule one for a future billing date. - Trigger **Pursuit Added** Triggered when a new pursuit is added to your HigherGov pipeline. - Action **Find Agencies** Returns U.S. government agencies from HigherGov, with each agency's ID, name, abbreviation, type and place in the agency hierarchy. Supply an agency ID to look up a single one. - Action **Find Awardees** Returns companies that hold U.S. government awards, with each company's name, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, address, contacts, industry codes and SAM registration dates. Filter by Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, parent company or industry code. - Action **Find Contract Vehicles** Returns U.S. government contract vehicles, each with its name, description, type, status, award date and the awarding and funding agencies. - Action **Find Federal Contracts** Returns U.S. federal contract awards, each with its Award ID, winning company, awarding and funding agencies, dollar values, performance dates, industry codes and place of performance. Filter by company, agency, industry code, contract vehicle or a saved HigherGov search. - Action **Find Federal Grants** Returns U.S. federal grant awards, each with its Award ID, recipient organization, awarding and funding agencies, grant program number, dollar amounts and dates. Filter by recipient, agency, program number or a saved HigherGov search. - Action **Find Opportunities** Returns open U.S. government contract and grant opportunities, each with its title, description, posting agency, source, posted and due dates. Filter by agency, source, posted date or a saved HigherGov search. - Action **Find People** Returns federal, state and local government contacts, each with their name, title, email, phone and agency. Supply an email address to look up one specific person. - Action **Find Pursuits** Returns the pursuits your team is tracking in HigherGov, each with its keys, name, stage and related opportunity details. Filter to a single pursuit by its key or your own reference ID. - Action **Find State and Local Contracts** Returns U.S. state and local government contract awards, each with its buyer, supplier, award amount and start and end dates. Filter by date range or a saved HigherGov search. - Action **Get Opportunity Documents** Returns the documents attached to a government opportunity, each with its file name, type, size, posted date, download link and extracted text. ## Each app on its own - [ **Anchor** Get freedom from the burden of invoicing and collections.](https://apiant.ai/connections/anchor) - [ **HigherGov** HigherGov is a market intelligence platform for federal, state, and local government contractors and grant...](https://apiant.ai/connections/highergov) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Anchor - [ **Anchor to Outlook** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-outlook) - [ **Anchor to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-hubspot) - [ **Anchor to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-salesforce) - [ **Anchor to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-slack) - [ **Anchor to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-google-sheets) - [ **Anchor to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/anchor-to-gmail) ## More into HigherGov - [ **Slack to HigherGov** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-highergov) - [ **Google Sheets to HigherGov** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-highergov) - [ **Google Calendar to HigherGov** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-highergov) - [ **Google Drive to HigherGov** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-highergov) - [ **Mailchimp to HigherGov** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-highergov) - [ **ActiveCampaign to HigherGov** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-highergov) Questions ## Anchor and HigherGov, 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 HigherGov when something happens in Anchor? Any of HigherGov's 10 actions, including Find Agencies, Find Awardees, Find Contract Vehicles and Find Federal Contracts. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from HigherGov to Anchor? Yes. When something happens in HigherGov, your agent can act in Anchor too. This page covers both directions: HigherGov's triggers and Anchor's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Anchor or HigherGov? 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 Anchor and HigherGov 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.