--- title: "Connect Better Proposals to Placid - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Proposal Opened\" fires in Better Proposals, your agent runs \"Convert File to URL\" in Placid." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-placid" --- # Connect Better Proposals to Placid When **Proposal Opened** fires in [Better Proposals](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-proposals), your agent runs **Convert File to URL** in [Placid](https://apiant.ai/connections/placid). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Better Proposals **3** triggers Better Proposals **1** action Placid **7** 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 Placid 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 Placid - When **Proposal Opened** in Better Proposals then **Convert File to URL** in Placid - When **Proposal Paid** in Better Proposals then **Create Image** in Placid 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 Placid ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 8 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 **Convert File to URL** Convert files from previous steps into media URLs - Action **Create Image** Create an Image from one of your templates - Action **Create PDF** Create a PDF from one of your templates - Action **Create Video** Create a Video from one of your templates - Action **Get Image** Retrieve an image by its ID (for usage with queued images after a delay for processing) - Action **Get PDF** Retrieve a PDF by its ID (for usage with queued pdfs after a delay for processing) - Action **Get Video** Retrieve a Video by its ID ## 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) - [ **Placid** Placid lets you automatically create images from templates](https://apiant.ai/connections/placid) 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 Placid - [ **Pixabay to Placid** Pixabay is a free image and video library. Search over 4 million royalty-free photos, illustrations, vector...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pixabay-to-placid) - [ **HubSpot to Placid** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-placid) - [ **Salesforce to Placid** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-placid) - [ **Slack to Placid** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-placid) - [ **Google Sheets to Placid** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-placid) - [ **Gmail to Placid** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-placid) Questions ## Better Proposals and Placid, 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 Placid when something happens in Better Proposals? Any of Placid's 7 actions, including Create Image, Create PDF, Create Video and Convert File to URL. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Placid to Better Proposals? Placid has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Better Proposals. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Placid's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Better Proposals or Placid? 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 Placid 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.