Integration
Connect Brandfolder to NGP VAN
When New Brandfolder fires in Brandfolder, your agent runs Add Contact History in NGP VAN. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Brandfolder and NGP VAN to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Brandfolder can start in NGP VAN
When New Brandfolder in Brandfolder
then Add Contact History in NGP VAN
When New Collection in Brandfolder
then Add Note to Contact in NGP VAN
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 Brandfolder and NGP VAN
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 38 actions
Trigger
New BrandfolderTriggers when a new Brandfolder becomes accessible to the connected user.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection becomes accessible to the connected Brandfolder user.
Trigger
New SectionTriggers when a new section is added to a Brandfolder.
Action
Create AssetCreates an asset in a Brandfolder section, optionally with file attachments imported from public URLs.
Action
Create BrandfolderCreates a new Brandfolder in the chosen organization.
Action
Create Custom FieldCreates a controlled custom field key in a Brandfolder, optionally restricting its allowed values.
Action
Create SectionCreates a new section in a Brandfolder to organize assets.
Action
Create TagAdds one or more tags to a Brandfolder asset and returns all of the asset's tags.
Action
Delete assetDeletes an asset from Brandfolder.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from Brandfolder.
Action
Get assetReturns a single Brandfolder asset by its id, optionally with its related attachments, tags, collections, section and custom fields.
Action
Get BrandfolderReturns a single Brandfolder by its id, including its name, privacy, slug and tagline.
Action
Get collectionReturns a Brandfolder collection's details, optionally with its asset count and related records.
Action
List assetsReturns the assets in a Brandfolder, optionally narrowed by a search query and expanded with related records such as tags, collections or attachments.
Action
List BrandfoldersReturns all Brandfolders the connected user can access, optionally filtered by a search query.
Action
List collectionsReturns every collection your Brandfolder account can access, across all Brandfolders.
Action
List sectionsReturns the sections in a Brandfolder, with each section's name, default asset type and position.
Action
List tagsReturns the tags on assets in a Brandfolder.
Action
Update AssetUpdates an existing Brandfolder asset's name, description, thumbnail, approval, availability dates, and can add new attachments.
Action
Update attachmentUpdates an attachment's file name or replaces its file from a URL, and returns the updated attachment.
Action
Update BrandfolderUpdates the name, privacy, slug or tagline of a Brandfolder.
Action
Add a ContributionCreates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation.
Action
Add Activist CodesApplies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN.
Action
Add Canvass ResponsesRecords a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities.
Action
Add Contact HistoryRecords a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone.
Action
Add Note to ContactAdds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record.
Action
Add Survey ResponsesRecords one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed.
Action
Create Financial BatchCreates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation.
Action
Create or Update Contact With a ContributionFinds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID.
Action
Delete code from contactRemoves a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN.
Action
Delete contactDeletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID.
Action
Find ContactFinds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record.
Action
Find Financial BatchFinds financial batches whose names contain the given text.
Action
Get contactReturns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details.
Action
List activist codesReturns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type.
Action
List campaignsReturns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status.
Action
List notesReturns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN.
Action
Merge contactsMerges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source.
Action
Subscribe EmailFinds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed.
Action
Tag a ContactApplies a tag or source code to an existing contact.
Action
Update noteUpdates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Brandfolder and NGP VAN, answered
What can start an automation from Brandfolder?
Any of Brandfolder's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Brandfolder, New Collection and New Section. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Brandfolder?
Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from NGP VAN to Brandfolder?
NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Brandfolder. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Brandfolder or NGP VAN?
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 Brandfolder and NGP VAN 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.