--- title: "Connect Bidledger and Cartes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New tender (polling)\" fires in Bidledger, your agent runs \"Add map\" in Cartes, or \"New marker\" in Cartes to \"Find tenders by country\" in Bidledger." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-cartes" --- # Connect Bidledger and Cartes When **New tender (polling)** fires in [Bidledger](https://apiant.ai/connections/bidledger), your agent runs **Add map** in [Cartes](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes), or **New marker** in Cartes to **Find tenders by country** in Bidledger. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bidledger **1** trigger Bidledger **6** actions Cartes **1** trigger Cartes **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Bidledger and Cartes 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 Bidledger and Cartes can do together ### From Bidledger to Cartes - When **New tender (polling)** in Bidledger then **Add map** in Cartes - When **New tender (polling)** in Bidledger then **Add marker** in Cartes ### From Cartes to Bidledger - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Find tenders by country** in Bidledger - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Find tenders by CPV division** in Bidledger 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 Bidledger and Cartes ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **New tender (polling)** Fires when a new EU tender notice appears in the daily-rebuilt open-tenders index. - Action **Find tenders by country** Find all open EU tenders for a given country (ISO3 code). - Action **Find tenders by CPV division** Find all open EU tenders within a given CPV sector division. - Action **List countries** List EU countries with their current count of open tenders. - Action **List CPV codes** List every CPV procurement code in use, with its label and open-tender count. - Action **List sectors** List the CPV sector divisions with their current count of open tenders. - Action **List tenders** List the full compact index of all currently open EU tenders. - Trigger **New marker** Triggers when a new marker is added to a Cartes map. - Action **Add map** Creates a new map on Cartes.io and returns it, including the one-time map token needed to edit or delete it. - Action **Add marker** Adds a marker at a latitude and longitude on a Cartes.io map, in an existing or new category. - Action **Delete map** Deletes a map from Cartes.io. - Action **Delete marker** Deletes a marker from a Cartes.io map. - Action **Find maps by keyword** Returns public Cartes.io maps that match a keyword. - Action **Get map** Returns a single Cartes.io map, including its title, description, privacy setting and categories. - Action **List categories** Returns all marker categories available on Cartes.io. - Action **List maps** Returns the public maps on Cartes.io, optionally filtered by ID, category or query. - Action **List markers** Returns all markers on a Cartes.io map, optionally including expired ones. - Action **Update map** Updates the title, description, privacy or marker-creation setting of an existing Cartes.io map. - Action **Update marker** Updates a marker on a Cartes.io map: change its description, or (as the map owner) flag it as spam. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bidledger** Bidledger is a public dataset of open public procurement tenders across the European Union, rebuilt daily...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bidledger) - [ **Cartes** Open-source platform for creating live, community-driven, anonymous maps with custom markers via API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bidledger - [ **Bidledger to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-hubspot) - [ **Bidledger to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-salesforce) - [ **Bidledger to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-slack) - [ **Bidledger to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-google-sheets) - [ **Bidledger to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-gmail) - [ **Bidledger to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bidledger-to-google-calendar) ## More into Cartes - [ **ActiveCampaign to Cartes** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-cartes) - [ **Airtable to Cartes** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-cartes) - [ **Asana to Cartes** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-cartes) - [ **Brevo to Cartes** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-cartes) - [ **Calendly to Cartes** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-cartes) - [ **Capsule CRM to Cartes** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-cartes) Questions ## Bidledger and Cartes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Bidledger? Any of Bidledger's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New tender (polling). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Cartes when something happens in Bidledger? Any of Cartes's 11 actions, including Update map, Update marker, Add map and Add marker. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Cartes to Bidledger? Yes. When something happens in Cartes, your agent can act in Bidledger too. This page covers both directions: Cartes's triggers and Bidledger's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bidledger or Cartes? 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 Bidledger and Cartes 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.