--- title: "Connect Businessmap to Alai - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Board\" fires in Businessmap, your agent runs \"Add slide\" in Alai. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-alai" --- # Connect Businessmap to Alai When **New Board** fires in [Businessmap](https://apiant.ai/connections/businessmap), your agent runs **Add slide** in [Alai](https://apiant.ai/connections/alai). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Businessmap **1** trigger Businessmap **14** actions Alai **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 Businessmap and Alai 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 Businessmap can start in Alai - When **New Board** in Businessmap then **Add slide** in Alai - When **New Board** in Businessmap then **Upload images** in Alai 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 Businessmap and Alai ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 25 actions - Trigger **New Board** Triggered when a new board is created in Businessmap. - Action **Add Card** Creates a new card in the chosen column and lane of a Businessmap board and returns the new card's ID. - Action **Add Comment** Adds a plain-text comment to a Businessmap card, optionally with file attachments, and returns the new comment. - Action **Add Subtask** Adds a new subtask to a Businessmap card and returns the created subtask, with optional assignee, deadline, position and attachments. - Action **Create/Remove Link** Creates or removes a link between two cards, as a parent, child, predecessor, successor or relative. Returns whether the change succeeded and the linked card's position. - Action **Discard Card or Restore Discarded Card** Discards a card, or restores a previously discarded card to the board, and returns the updated card's details. - Action **Find Card** Returns the cards whose title matches the search text, optionally narrowed by further filters. - Action **Get Card Attachments** Returns all attachments on a card, including each attachment's file name, link and position. - Action **Get Columns** Returns the columns on a Businessmap board, including each column's workflow, section, position, name and work-in-progress limit. - Action **Get Lanes** Returns the lanes on a Businessmap board, including each lane's name, workflow, position, description and color. - Action **Get Users** Returns the users in the Businessmap account with their details, optionally filtered by ID, email, username or status. - Action **Log Time for Card** Logs time worked against a card or one of its subtasks, and returns the new logged time entry. - Action **Unblock Card** Unblocks a card, removing its block reason and comment so work on it can continue. - Action **Update/Move Card** Updates an existing card's details and can move it to a different column, lane or position. Returns the updated card. - Action **Upload Attachment** Adds an attachment to a card from a file name and a link to the file, and returns the new attachment. - Action **Add slide** Add a slide to an existing presentation. - Action **Delete presentation** Delete a presentation. - Action **Delete slide** Delete a slide from a presentation. - Action **Export presentation** Export a presentation (e.g. to PDF/PPTX). - Action **Generate Presentation** Creates a new presentation from the provided text content and customization options. - Action **Generate slide transcripts** Generate speaker transcripts for a presentation's slides. - Action **Get generation status** Check the status of a presentation generation job by id. - Action **List presentations** List all presentations in the account. - Action **List themes** List available presentation themes. - Action **List vibes** List available presentation vibes (style presets). - Action **Upload images** Upload images for use in presentations. ## Each app on its own - [ **Businessmap** Businessmap is the most flexible software platform for outcomes-driven enterprise agility while enabling...](https://apiant.ai/connections/businessmap) - [ **Alai** Alai is an AI presentation tool that turns rough ideas into complete slides by providing multiple layout...](https://apiant.ai/connections/alai) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Businessmap - [ **Businessmap to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-hubspot) - [ **Businessmap to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-salesforce) - [ **Businessmap to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-slack) - [ **Businessmap to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-google-sheets) - [ **Businessmap to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-gmail) - [ **Businessmap to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/businessmap-to-google-calendar) ## More into Alai - [ **Telegram to Alai** Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service developed by Telegram Messenger LLP.](https://apiant.ai/connect/telegram-to-alai) - [ **HubSpot to Alai** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-alai) - [ **Salesforce to Alai** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-alai) - [ **Slack to Alai** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-alai) - [ **Google Sheets to Alai** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-alai) - [ **Gmail to Alai** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-alai) Questions ## Businessmap and Alai, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Businessmap? Any of Businessmap's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Alai when something happens in Businessmap? Any of Alai's 11 actions, including Upload images, Add slide, Export presentation and Generate Presentation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Alai to Businessmap? Alai has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Businessmap. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Alai's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Businessmap or Alai? 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 Businessmap and Alai 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.