--- title: "Connect Better Proposals to OkSurf - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Proposal Opened\" fires in Better Proposals, your agent runs \"Find news articles by section\" in OkSurf." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-oksurf" --- # Connect Better Proposals to OkSurf When **Proposal Opened** fires in [Better Proposals](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-proposals), your agent runs **Find news articles by section** in [OkSurf](https://apiant.ai/connections/oksurf). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Better Proposals **3** triggers Better Proposals **1** action OkSurf **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Better Proposals and OkSurf 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 Better Proposals can start in OkSurf - When **Proposal Opened** in Better Proposals then **Find news articles by section** in OkSurf - When **Proposal Paid** in Better Proposals then **List news articles** in OkSurf 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 Better Proposals and OkSurf ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 4 actions - Trigger **Proposal Opened** Triggers when a proposal is opened. - Trigger **Proposal Paid** Triggers when a proposal is paid. - Trigger **Proposal Signed** Triggers when a proposal is signed. - Action **Create a Proposal** Creates a new proposal. - Action **Find news articles by section** retrieve Google News articles filtered to the given section name(s), e.g. body {"sections": ["Business"]}. Response is a JSON array of articles (title, link, og, source, source_icon). No auth. - Action **List news articles** retrieve all available Google News articles across all sections. Response is a JSON array of articles, each with title, link, og (og:image URL), source, source_icon. No auth, no params. - Action **List news section names** fetch the available Google News section names (e.g. World, Sports, Science) that can be passed to News Section lookups. No auth, no params. ## Each app on its own - [ **Better Proposals** Better Proposals is a simple, web-based proposal creation tool that lets you send professionally designed...](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-proposals) - [ **OkSurf** Free Google News with OG Images](https://apiant.ai/connections/oksurf) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Better Proposals - [ **Better Proposals to DocuSeal** DocuSeal is an open-source platform for electronic document signing and management, offering secure, legally...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-docuseal) - [ **Better Proposals to HTML/CSS to Image** HTML/CSS to Image is a tool for converting code into an image (jpg, png or webp).](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-html-css-to-image) - [ **Better Proposals to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-hubspot) - [ **Better Proposals to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-salesforce) - [ **Better Proposals to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-slack) - [ **Better Proposals to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-google-sheets) ## More into OkSurf - [ **HubSpot to OkSurf** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-oksurf) - [ **Salesforce to OkSurf** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-oksurf) - [ **Slack to OkSurf** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-oksurf) - [ **Google Sheets to OkSurf** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-oksurf) - [ **Gmail to OkSurf** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-oksurf) - [ **Google Calendar to OkSurf** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-oksurf) Questions ## Better Proposals and OkSurf, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Better Proposals? Any of Better Proposals's 3 triggers in the catalog, including Proposal Opened, Proposal Paid and Proposal Signed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in OkSurf when something happens in Better Proposals? Any of OkSurf's 3 actions, including Find news articles by section, List news articles and List news section names. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from OkSurf to Better Proposals? OkSurf has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Better Proposals. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OkSurf's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Better Proposals or OkSurf? 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 Better Proposals and OkSurf 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.