--- title: "Connect BuildData and Diagrams.so - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New permit\" fires in BuildData, your agent runs \"Update diagram\" in Diagrams.so, or \"New diagram\" in Diagrams.so to \"Geocode address\" in BuildData." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-diagrams-so" --- # Connect BuildData and Diagrams.so When **New permit** fires in [BuildData](https://apiant.ai/connections/builddata), your agent runs **Update diagram** in [Diagrams.so](https://apiant.ai/connections/diagrams-so), or **New diagram** in Diagrams.so to **Geocode address** in BuildData. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BuildData **1** trigger BuildData **12** actions Diagrams.so **1** trigger Diagrams.so **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BuildData and Diagrams.so 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 BuildData and Diagrams.so can do together ### From BuildData to Diagrams.so - When **New permit** in BuildData then **Update diagram** in Diagrams.so - When **New permit** in BuildData then **Edit diagram** in Diagrams.so ### From Diagrams.so to BuildData - When **New diagram** in Diagrams.so then **Geocode address** in BuildData - When **New diagram** in Diagrams.so then **Get permit** in BuildData 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 BuildData and Diagrams.so ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New permit** - Action **Geocode address** - Action **Get permit** - Action **Get property** - Action **Get zoning** /zoning (point-in-polygon zoning lookup by coordinate) - Action **List business licences** - Action **List contractors** - Action **List development permits** - Action **List inspections** - Action **List major projects** - Action **List permits** - Action **List planning applications** - Action **List property assessments** - Trigger **New diagram** Fires when a new diagram is created in the account. - Action **Delete diagram** Delete a diagram. - Action **Edit diagram** Edit an existing diagram with a follow-up natural-language prompt. - Action **Export diagram** Export a diagram as draw.io XML or SVG. - Action **Find gallery templates** Search public community-shared architecture diagram templates in the gallery. - Action **Fix diagram warning** Apply an automated fix to a flagged Well-Architected warning on a diagram. - Action **Fork gallery template** Fork a public gallery template into the account's own diagrams. - Action **Get diagram** Retrieve a single diagram by id. - Action **Get diagram version** Retrieve a specific saved version of a diagram. - Action **Get diagram warnings** Retrieve the Well-Architected findings and score for a diagram. - Action **Import diagram** Import an existing draw.io file as a new diagram. - Action **List diagrams** List the diagrams in the account. - Action **List diagram versions** List the saved versions of a diagram. - Action **Relayout diagram** Start an automatic re-layout job on a diagram to clean up its arrangement. - Action **Update diagram** Update a diagram's metadata (name, visibility, tags, etc). ## Each app on its own - [ **BuildData** Canadian construction and development data from 17 cities](https://apiant.ai/connections/builddata) - [ **Diagrams.so** Generate editable draw.io architecture diagrams from text or infrastructure code](https://apiant.ai/connections/diagrams-so) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BuildData - [ **BuildData to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-hubspot) - [ **BuildData to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-salesforce) - [ **BuildData to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-slack) - [ **BuildData to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-google-sheets) - [ **BuildData to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-gmail) - [ **BuildData to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/builddata-to-google-calendar) ## More into Diagrams.so - [ **Shopify to Diagrams.so** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-diagrams-so) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Diagrams.so** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-diagrams-so) - [ **Airtable to Diagrams.so** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-diagrams-so) - [ **Asana to Diagrams.so** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-diagrams-so) - [ **ClickUp to Diagrams.so** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-diagrams-so) - [ **Zoom to Diagrams.so** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-diagrams-so) Questions ## BuildData and Diagrams.so, answered ### ### What can start an automation from BuildData? Any of BuildData's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New permit. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Diagrams.so when something happens in BuildData? Any of Diagrams.so's 14 actions, including Update diagram, Edit diagram, Export diagram and Find gallery templates. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Diagrams.so to BuildData? Yes. When something happens in Diagrams.so, your agent can act in BuildData too. This page covers both directions: Diagrams.so's triggers and BuildData's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BuildData or Diagrams.so? 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 BuildData and Diagrams.so 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.