# Connect Bart and Google Slides When **New service advisory** fires in [Bart](https://apiant.ai/connections/bart), your agent runs **Presentations Pages Get** in [Google Slides](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-slides), or **New Slide Added** in Google Slides to **Find trips by origin and destination** in Bart. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bart **1** trigger Bart **8** actions Google Slides **1** trigger Google Slides **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Bart and Google Slides to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 Bart and Google Slides can do together ### From Bart to Google Slides - When **New service advisory** in Bart then **Presentations Pages Get** in Google Slides - When **New service advisory** in Bart then **Presentations Pages Get Thumbnail** in Google Slides ### From Google Slides to Bart - When **New Slide Added** in Google Slides then **Find trips by origin and destination** in Bart - When **New Slide Added** in Google Slides then **Get route** in Bart 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 Bart and Google Slides ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 14 actions - Trigger **New service advisory** Triggers when BART posts a new service advisory (delay, emergency or information notice). - Action **Find trips by origin and destination** Finds BART trips departing from an origin station to a destination station around a given time, with fares and legs for each trip. - Action **Get route** Returns details for a BART route: its name, colour, origin and destination, and the ordered list of stations it serves. - Action **Get station** Returns detailed information about a BART station, including its address, location, routes, platforms and nearby attractions. - Action **Get station schedule** Returns the full day's scheduled train departures from a BART station, with line, destination, time and platform for each. - Action **List real-time departures** Returns the current estimated departure times for trains leaving a BART station, grouped by destination. - Action **List routes** Returns the list of BART routes (lines) in service for the current or a chosen schedule date. - Action **List service advisories** Returns BART's current service advisories (delays, emergencies and general information). - Action **List stations** Returns every BART station with its full name, abbreviation, coordinates and address. - Trigger **New Slide Added** Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation. - Action **Create Slides Markdown** Creates a new google slides presentation from markdown text. automatically splits content into slides using '---' separators and applies appropriate templates based on content structure. - Action **Presentations Batch Update** Tool to update existing google slides presentations with either raw api requests or markdown content. **two operation modes:** 1. **raw api mode**: provide direct slides api requests for precise control 2. **markdown mode**: provide markdown text to automatically add professional slides **markdown features:** - professional themes with coordinated colors and backgrounds - dynamic font sizing that prevents overflow (notion-like hierarchy) - smart table auto-sizing with column width optimization - auto-centering and professional positioning - bold formatting, emojis, and multi-line content support - multiple slide types: title, bullet, table, quote, image, two-column **use cases:** - add new slides to existing presentations - update presentation content with markdown - apply professional themes and styling - bulk slide creation with consistent formatting - Action **Presentations Create** Tool to create a blank or duplicate presentation. use when you need to initialize a presentation with a specific title or duplicate an existing one. - Action **Presentations Get** Tool to retrieve the latest version of a presentation. use after obtaining the presentation id. - Action **Presentations Pages Get** Tool to get the latest version of a specific page in a presentation. use when you need to inspect slide, layout, master, or notes page details. - Action **Presentations Pages Get Thumbnail** Tool to generate and return a thumbnail image url for a specific page. use when you need a quick preview of a slide page after loading it. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bart** Real-time BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train schedules, arrivals, and station data API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bart) - [ **Google Slides** Google Slides is a cloud-based presentation editor with real-time collaboration, template gallery, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-slides) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bart - [ **Bart to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-hubspot) - [ **Bart to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-salesforce) - [ **Bart to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-slack) - [ **Bart to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-google-sheets) - [ **Bart to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-gmail) - [ **Bart to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bart-to-google-calendar) ## More into Google Slides - [ **Adyen to Google Slides** Payment infrastructure platform enabling enterprises to accept, settle, and move funds globally with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/adyen-to-google-slides) - [ **Hex to Google Slides** Hex is a data science and analytics platform for building collaborative data projects and notebooks](https://apiant.ai/connect/hex-to-google-slides) - [ **Gmail to Google Slides** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-google-slides) - [ **Google Calendar to Google Slides** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-google-slides) - [ **Google Drive to Google Slides** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-google-slides) - [ **Mailchimp to Google Slides** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-google-slides) Questions ## Bart and Google Slides, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Bart? Any of Bart's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New service advisory. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Google Slides when something happens in Bart? Any of Google Slides's 6 actions, including Create Slides Markdown, Presentations Batch Update, Presentations Create and Presentations Get. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Google Slides to Bart? Yes. When something happens in Google Slides, your agent can act in Bart too. This page covers both directions: Google Slides's triggers and Bart's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bart or Google Slides? 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.