Integration
Connect Buttondown to Front
When something happens in Buttondown, your agent does the next thing in Front. Describe it 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.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Buttondown and Front to do together?
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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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.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 Buttondown can start in Front
When New Draft in Buttondown
then Create Draft in Front
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 Buttondown and Front
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 57 actions
- New Draft
Triggers when a new draft is created.
- New Scheduled Email
Triggers when a new email is scheduled.
- Newsletters
Triggers when a new newsletter is created.
- New Tag
Triggers when a new tag is created.
- Add Segment
Create a new subscriber segment.
- Add Survey
Create a new survey.
- Create Draft
Creates a draft.
- Create Email
Creates an email.
- Create Subscriber
Creates a subscriber.
- Delete Automation
Delete an automation by id.
- Delete Email
Delete an email by id.
- Delete Newsletter
Delete a newsletter by id.
- Delete Segment
Delete a subscriber segment by id.
- Delete Subscriber
Remove a subscriber by id or email address.
- Delete Survey
Delete a survey by id.
- Delete Tag
Delete a tag by id.
- Find Tag
Finds a tag given its name.
- Get Automation
Retrieve a single automation by id.
- Get Email
Retrieve a single email by id.
- Get Newsletter
Retrieve a single newsletter by id.
- Get Segment
Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id.
- Get Survey
Retrieve a single survey by id.
- Get Tag
Retrieve a single tag by id.
- List Automations
List all automations configured on the account.
- List Segments
List all subscriber segments.
- List Surveys
List all surveys on the account.
- Publish Email
Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public.
- Update Automation
Update an automation's configuration.
- Update Email
Update an existing email's content or metadata.
- Update Newsletter
Update a newsletter's settings.
- Update Segment
Update a subscriber segment's definition.
- Update Survey
Update a survey's configuration.
- Update Tag
Update a tag's name or metadata.
- Add Comment
Adds an internal comment to a Front conversation.
- Add Contact Handle
Adds a new handle (email, phone, social id, etc.) to an existing Front contact.
- Add Conversation Links
Adds one or more links to a Front conversation, either existing links by id or external URLs (links are created as needed).
- Add Conversation Tags
Adds one or more tags to a Front conversation.
- Assign or Unassign Conversation
Assign or unassign a conversation to a teammate.
- Create Account
Create a new account (company) in Front.
- Create Contact
Creates a new contact in Front at the company level.
- Create Draft
Creates a draft message that starts a new conversation in a Front channel.
- Create Draft Reply
Creates a new draft as a reply to the last message in a Front conversation.
- Create Link
Creates a new Link
- Find Account
Finds a Front account by one of its domains or by its external ID.
- Find Contact
Finds a Front contact by one of its handles (email address, phone number, social handle, etc.) and returns the matching contact.
- Find Conversation
Returns up to 100 conversations matching a Front search query, most recently active first.
- Get Conversation
Fetches a conversation by ID, with its status, assignee, tags, links and custom fields. An error occurs if the conversation is not found.
- Get Conversation Last Message
Returns the most recent message in a Front conversation.
- Get Link
Fetches a link by ID, with its name, type and external URL. An error occurs if the link is not found.
- Import Message
Imports a message into a Front inbox without sending it through a channel, e.g. historical conversations or web form submissions.
- List Conversation Comments
Returns the internal comments teammates have posted on a conversation, with each comment's body, author and time posted.
- List Link Conversations
List the conversations linked to a specific Front link.
- Remove Contact Handle
Removes a handle (email, phone, etc) from a Contact
- Remove Conversation Links
Remove Links from a conversation.
- Remove Conversation Tags
Remove Tags from a Conversation
- Send Message
Sends a new message from a Front channel, starting a new conversation.
- Send Reply
Replies to a conversation. This action is best used with a Front trigger. For example, auto-reply behavior could be setup by combining a "New Inbound Message" Front trigger with this action.
- Update Account
Updates an existing account in Front.
- Update Contact
Updates an existing Front contact's name, description, links, contact lists and custom fields. Fields left blank are not changed.
- Update Conversation
Update the conversation status, assignee, inbox or tags.
- Update Link
Update the name of a Link.
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
Buttondown and Front, answered
What can start an automation from Buttondown?
Any of Buttondown's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Scheduled Email, New Tag and Newsletters. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Front when something happens in Buttondown?
Any of Front's 28 actions, including Create Account, Create Contact, Create Draft and Create Draft Reply. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Front to Buttondown?
Front has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buttondown. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Front's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Front?
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.