--- title: "Connect Better Stack to Vector Express - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Monitor Status Change\" fires in Better Stack, your agent runs \"Optimize SVG\" in Vector Express." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-vector-express-v2-0" --- # Connect Better Stack to Vector Express When **New Monitor Status Change** fires in [Better Stack](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack), your agent runs **Optimize SVG** in [Vector Express](https://apiant.ai/connections/vector-express-v2-0). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Better Stack **3** triggers Better Stack **13** actions Vector Express **2** 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 Vector Express 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 Stack can start in Vector Express - When **New Monitor Status Change** in Better Stack then **Optimize SVG** in Vector Express - When **New or Updated Incident** in Better Stack then **Get conversion path** in Vector Express 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 Vector Express ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 15 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 **Get conversion path** Find the sequence of converters needed to go from one vector format to another. - Action **Optimize SVG** Run the svgo optimizer on an SVG file to reduce file size. POST the file body to /api/v2/public/convert/svg/svgo/svg/. ## 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) - [ **Vector Express** Vector Express is a vector-graphics file conversion service.](https://apiant.ai/connections/vector-express-v2-0) 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 Mailsoftly** Mailsoftly is a free email marketing tool designed to send personalized emails and newsletters.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-mailsoftly) - [ **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) ## More into Vector Express - [ **Busybusy to Vector Express** Busybusy is the perfect time tracking & job costing app built BY construction companies FOR construction...](https://apiant.ai/connect/busybusy-to-vector-express-v2-0) - [ **HubSpot to Vector Express** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-vector-express-v2-0) - [ **Salesforce to Vector Express** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-vector-express-v2-0) - [ **Slack to Vector Express** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-vector-express-v2-0) - [ **Google Sheets to Vector Express** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-vector-express-v2-0) - [ **Gmail to Vector Express** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-vector-express-v2-0) Questions ## Better Stack and Vector Express, 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 Vector Express when something happens in Better Stack? Any of Vector Express's 2 actions, including Get conversion path and Optimize SVG. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Vector Express to Better Stack? Vector Express has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Better Stack. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Vector Express's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Better Stack or Vector Express? 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 Stack and Vector Express 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.