--- title: "Connect AskHandle to VLM Run - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New keyword notification\" fires in AskHandle, your agent runs \"Add file\" in VLM Run." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-vlm-run" --- # Connect AskHandle to VLM Run When **New keyword notification** fires in [AskHandle](https://apiant.ai/connections/askhandle), your agent runs **Add file** in [VLM Run](https://apiant.ai/connections/vlm-run). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. AskHandle **3** triggers AskHandle **7** actions VLM Run **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want AskHandle and VLM Run 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 AskHandle can start in VLM Run - When **New keyword notification** in AskHandle then **Add file** in VLM Run - When **New message** in AskHandle then **Analyze Document** in VLM Run 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 AskHandle and VLM Run ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **New keyword notification** Triggers when a customer's chat matches one of your AskHandle notification keywords. - Trigger **New message** Triggers when a new chat message is posted in any AskHandle room. - Trigger **New room** Triggers when a new chat room is created in AskHandle. - Action **Add message** Adds a new message to an existing AskHandle chat room. - Action **Add room** Creates a new chat room in AskHandle. - Action **Get message** Returns the details of a single AskHandle chat message, including its sender, body and send time. - Action **Get room** Returns the details of a specific chat room, including its messages. - Action **List messages** Returns all messages in your AskHandle account. - Action **List rooms** Returns all chat rooms in your AskHandle account. - Action **Update room** Updates a chat room's name, rating or bot setting, and returns the updated room. - Action **Add agent** Create an agent. - Action **Add file** Upload a file. - Action **Analyze Audio** Processes and analyzes audio content. - Action **Analyze Document** Extracts structured data from a document. - Action **Analyze Image** Generates a description from an image. - Action **Analyze Video** Processes and analyzes video content. - Action **Execute Agent** Executes a specific agent with a prompt using vlmrun. - Action **Generate chat completion** Multimodal chat completion. - Action **Get execution** Get an agent execution by ID. - Action **Get file** Get a file by ID. - Action **Get prediction** Get a prediction by ID. - Action **List agents** List agents. - Action **List executions** List agent executions. - Action **List files** List files. - Action **List models** List models. - Action **List predictions** Lists the predictions made on your VLM Run account. ## Each app on its own - [ **AskHandle** AskHandle is a cutting-edge AI platform that allows businesses to create their own personalized AI.](https://apiant.ai/connections/askhandle) - [ **VLM Run** VLM Run is a visual AI platform that extracts data from images, videos, and documents, streamlining...](https://apiant.ai/connections/vlm-run) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from AskHandle - [ **AskHandle to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-hubspot) - [ **AskHandle to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-salesforce) - [ **AskHandle to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-slack) - [ **AskHandle to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-google-sheets) - [ **AskHandle to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-gmail) - [ **AskHandle to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/askhandle-to-google-calendar) ## More into VLM Run - [ **HubSpot to VLM Run** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-vlm-run) - [ **Salesforce to VLM Run** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-vlm-run) - [ **Slack to VLM Run** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-vlm-run) - [ **Google Sheets to VLM Run** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-vlm-run) - [ **Gmail to VLM Run** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-vlm-run) - [ **Google Calendar to VLM Run** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-vlm-run) Questions ## AskHandle and VLM Run, answered ### ### What can start an automation from AskHandle? Any of AskHandle's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New keyword notification, New message and New room. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in VLM Run when something happens in AskHandle? Any of VLM Run's 16 actions, including Add agent, Add file, Analyze Audio and Analyze Document. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from VLM Run to AskHandle? VLM Run has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in AskHandle. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads VLM Run's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for AskHandle or VLM Run? 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 AskHandle and VLM Run 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.