# Connect BuildData to Sent When **New permit** fires in [BuildData](https://apiant.ai/connections/builddata), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Sent](https://apiant.ai/connections/sent). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BuildData **1** trigger BuildData **12** actions Sent **12** 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 Sent 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 BuildData can start in Sent - When **New permit** in BuildData then **Create Contact** in Sent - When **New permit** in BuildData then **Send Message** in Sent 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 Sent ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 24 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** - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in your Sent account. - Action **Delete Contact** Deletes a contact from your Sent account. - Action **Find Templates** Searches the message templates in your Sent account and returns the ones that match. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single contact and its details. - Action **Get Contact Message Summary** Returns a summary of the messages exchanged with a contact. - Action **Get Message** Returns a single message and its current delivery status. - Action **Get Message Activities** Returns the activity history for a message, including each delivery status change. - Action **Get Template** Returns a single message template and its parameters. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Returns carrier, line type, and reachability details for a phone number. - Action **Send Message** Sends a message to one or more phone numbers from a Sent template, over SMS, WhatsApp, or RCS. - Action **Update Contact** Updates the details of an existing contact. - Action **Update Template** Updates an existing message template. ## Each app on its own - [ **BuildData** Canadian construction and development data from 17 cities](https://apiant.ai/connections/builddata) - [ **Sent** Sent is a multichannel messaging platform for sending SMS, WhatsApp, and RCS messages from templates, with...](https://apiant.ai/connections/sent) 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 Sent - [ **HubSpot to Sent** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-sent) - [ **Salesforce to Sent** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-sent) - [ **Slack to Sent** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-sent) - [ **Google Sheets to Sent** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-sent) - [ **Gmail to Sent** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-sent) - [ **Google Calendar to Sent** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-sent) Questions ## BuildData and Sent, 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 Sent when something happens in BuildData? Any of Sent's 12 actions, including Create Contact, Send Message, Update Contact and Update Template. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Sent to BuildData? Sent has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BuildData. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Sent's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BuildData or Sent? 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.