Integration
Connect Busybusy to NGP VAN
When Certifications: Certification Updated fires in Busybusy, 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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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.
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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 Busybusy can start in NGP VAN
When Certifications: Certification Updated in Busybusy
then Add Contact History in NGP VAN
When Certifications: New Certification Created in Busybusy
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 Busybusy and NGP VAN
Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 47 actions
Trigger
Certifications: Certification UpdatedTriggers when a certification is created or updated in Busybusy.
Trigger
Certifications: New Certification CreatedTriggers when a new certification type is created in Busybusy.
Trigger
Employee CreatedTriggers when a new employee (member) is added to your busybusy organization.
Trigger
Employee UpdatedTriggers when an employee in busybusy is created or changed.
Trigger
Project CreatedTriggers when a new project is created in busybusy.
Trigger
Project UpdatedTriggers when a project or subproject is created or changed in Busybusy, including when it is unarchived.
Action
Archive EmployeeArchives an employee (member) in busybusy by setting their archived date.
Action
Archive ProjectArchives a project in Busybusy by setting its archived date.
Action
Certifications: Create CertificationCreates a certification type in your Busybusy organization that employees can later be certified against.
Action
Certifications: Create Employee CertificationRecords that an employee holds a certification, with its issue, renewal and expiry dates.
Action
Certifications: Delete CertificationDeletes a certification from your Busybusy organization by marking it deleted.
Action
Certifications: Renew Employee CertificationRenews an employee's certification record in busybusy by setting a new renewal date and, optionally, a new expiration date.
Action
Certifications: Search CertificationsSearches certifications in Busybusy by name, ID or date filters and returns the matching certifications.
Action
Certifications: Update CertificationUpdates an existing certification's name, description, renewal period or documentation settings.
Action
Certifications: Update Employee CertificationUpdates an employee's certification record in busybusy, such as its issue, renewal or expiration date or the employee it belongs to.
Action
Create Break EntryCreates a break on an existing busybusy time entry, with its start time and optional end time.
Action
Create BudgetCreates a cost budget for a busybusy project, optionally scoped to a cost code or piece of equipment.
Action
Create Cost Code GroupCreates a cost code group in busybusy for organizing cost codes.
Action
Create EmployeeCreates a new employee (member) in your busybusy organization.
Action
Create EquipmentCreates a piece of equipment in busybusy with its name, model, serial number and tracking options.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a new project in busybusy.
Action
Create Time EntryCreates a time entry (clock-in record) for an employee in busybusy, optionally against a project, cost code and equipment.
Action
Search Break EntriesReturns the break entries that match the filters you supply, such as a time entry, start time or paid status.
Action
Search Employee (Single)Finds a single employee by ID and returns the first matching employee record.
Action
Search Employees (Multiple)Returns the employees that match the filters you supply, such as name, username, employee number or group.
Action
Search Projects (Multiple)Returns all projects matching the given title, parent project, ID or dates.
Action
Unarchive Cost CodeRestores an archived cost code so it is active again.
Action
Unarchive EmployeeRestores an archived employee in busybusy so they are active again.
Action
Unarchive ProjectRestores an archived project in Busybusy so it is active again.
Action
Update Cost CodeUpdates an existing cost code's title, code, unit, group, insurance classes or custom fields.
Action
Update EmployeeUpdates an existing busybusy employee's name, username, contact details, position, employee number or group.
Action
Update EquipmentUpdates an existing piece of equipment in busybusy, changing only the details you fill in.
Action
Update ProjectUpdates an existing project's name, parent project, or archive date in busybusy.
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
Busybusy and NGP VAN, answered
What can start an automation from Busybusy?
Any of Busybusy's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Certifications: Certification Updated, Certifications: New Certification Created, Employee Created and Employee Updated. 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 Busybusy?
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 Busybusy?
NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Busybusy. 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 Busybusy 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 Busybusy 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.