# Connect Better Stack to Captions When **New Monitor Status Change** fires in [Better Stack](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack), your agent runs **Add Captions** in [Captions](https://apiant.ai/connections/captions). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Better Stack **3** triggers Better Stack **13** actions Captions **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 Better Stack and Captions 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 Better Stack can start in Captions - When **New Monitor Status Change** in Better Stack then **Add Captions** in Captions - When **New or Updated Incident** in Better Stack then **Add video** in Captions 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 Stack and Captions ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **New Monitor Status Change** Fires when a monitor's status changes (up/down). - Trigger **New or Updated Incident** Triggers when new incidents are created, or when existing incidents are updated. - Trigger **On-Call Contact Changed** Triggers when an on-call contact changes. - Action **Acknowledge Incident** Acknowledges an incident. - Action **Add Heartbeat** Create a new heartbeat check. - Action **Add Incident Comment** Adds a comment to an incident. - Action **Add Monitor** Create a new uptime monitor. - Action **Create Incident** Creates an incident that notifies the team. - Action **Delete Heartbeat** Remove a heartbeat check by id. - Action **Delete Monitor** Delete an uptime monitor by id. - Action **Find Incident** Finds an Incident. - Action **Find On-Call Contact** Finds On-Call Contact. Supports time lookup. - Action **Get Monitor** Retrieve a single monitor by id. - Action **List Monitors** List all uptime monitors. - Action **Resolve Incident** Resolves an incident. - Action **Update Monitor** Update an existing monitor's settings. - Action **Add Captions** Starts a captioning job that adds styled captions to an existing video or an uploaded video file, and returns the new captioned video's job record. - Action **Add video** Starts generating an AI avatar video from a driving audio file and one appearance reference (an image or a video). Returns the new video job and its status. - Action **Get caption template** Returns a caption style template, including its name and preview video link. - Action **Get video** Returns a video and its current generation status, progress and any failure details. - Action **Get video content** Downloads the finished video file for a generated video. - Action **List caption templates** Returns the caption style templates you can use when adding captions to a video. ## Each app on its own - [ **Better Stack** Better Stack is a tool to provide reliable monitoring with voice calls and beautiful on-call scheduling.](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack) - [ **Captions** Captions is an AI powered video editor for vertical videos.](https://apiant.ai/connections/captions) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Better Stack - [ **Better Stack to PagerDuty** PagerDuty is an incident management and on-call alerting platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-pagerduty) - [ **Better Stack to Telegram** Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service developed by Telegram Messenger LLP.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-telegram) - [ **Better Stack to Vdocipher** Video hosting platform with DRM encryption, watermarking, and APIs to prevent piracy of streamed video...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-vdocipher) - [ **Better Stack to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-hubspot) - [ **Better Stack to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-slack) - [ **Better Stack to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-google-sheets) ## More into Captions - [ **HubSpot to Captions** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-captions) - [ **Salesforce to Captions** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-captions) - [ **Slack to Captions** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-captions) - [ **Google Sheets to Captions** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-captions) - [ **Gmail to Captions** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-captions) - [ **Google Calendar to Captions** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-captions) Questions ## Better Stack and Captions, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Better Stack? Any of Better Stack's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Monitor Status Change, New or Updated Incident and On-Call Contact Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Captions when something happens in Better Stack? Any of Captions's 6 actions, including Add Captions, Add video, Get caption template and Get video. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Captions to Better Stack? Captions has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Better Stack. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Captions's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Better Stack or Captions? 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.