# Connect crates.io to MobileAPI

When **New crate** fires in [crates.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/crates-io), your agent runs **Find device name suggestions** in [MobileAPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/mobileapi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

crates.io **2** triggers crates.io **8** actions MobileAPI **7** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want crates.io and MobileAPI 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 crates.io can start in MobileAPI

- When **New crate** in crates.io then **Find device name suggestions** in MobileAPI
- When **New crate version** in crates.io then **Find devices by manufacturer** in MobileAPI

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 crates.io and MobileAPI

## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 15 actions

- Trigger

**New crate**

Fires when a new crate is registered on crates.io.

- Trigger

**New crate version**

Fires when any crate publishes a new version.

- Action

**Find crates by category**

Search crates.io within a given category slug.

- Action

**Find crates by name**

Search crates.io for crates matching a query string.

- Action

**Get crate**

Get metadata for a single crate by name.

- Action

**Get crate downloads**

Get download counts (daily history + totals) for a crate.

- Action

**Get crate version**

Get metadata for one specific version of a crate.

- Action

**Get crate version readme**

Get the rendered README HTML for a specific crate version.

- Action

**List categories**

List all crates.io categories with descriptions and crate counts.

- Action

**List crate versions**

List all published versions of a crate.

- Action

**Find device name suggestions**

Returns device name suggestions (id, name, brand, full name) matching the text you type, for building autocomplete search.

- Action

**Find devices by manufacturer**

Returns the devices made by a manufacturer you name, with their specifications.

- Action

**Find devices by name or model number**

Searches the device catalog by device name or model number, optionally limited to one manufacturer, and returns matching devices with their specifications and match certainty.

- Action

**Get device**

Returns the full specifications, images and metadata for one mobile device by its ID.

- Action

**Get manufacturer**

Returns a device manufacturer's name and website URL by its ID.

- Action

**List devices**

Returns devices from the MobileAPI database, with their specifications and the total device count.

- Action

**List manufacturers**

Returns the device manufacturers in the MobileAPI database, with each one's name and website.

## Each app on its own

- [ **crates.io** Search Rust crates and read crate metadata, versions, owners and download counts from the crates.io package...](https://apiant.ai/connections/crates-io)
- [ **MobileAPI** Smartphone, tablet, and wearable device specifications, images, and pricing](https://apiant.ai/connections/mobileapi)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from crates.io

- [ **crates.io to Postman** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-postman)
- [ **crates.io to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-hubspot)
- [ **crates.io to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-salesforce)
- [ **crates.io to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-slack)
- [ **crates.io to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-google-calendar)
- [ **crates.io to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-google-drive)

## More into MobileAPI

- [ **HubSpot to MobileAPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mobileapi)
- [ **Salesforce to MobileAPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-mobileapi)
- [ **Slack to MobileAPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-mobileapi)
- [ **Google Sheets to MobileAPI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mobileapi)
- [ **Gmail to MobileAPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-mobileapi)
- [ **Google Calendar to MobileAPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-mobileapi)

Questions

## crates.io and MobileAPI, answered

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### What can start an automation from crates.io?

Any of crates.io's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New crate and New crate version. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in MobileAPI when something happens in crates.io?

Any of MobileAPI's 7 actions, including Find device name suggestions, Find devices by manufacturer, Find devices by name or model number and Get device. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from MobileAPI to crates.io?

MobileAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in crates.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads MobileAPI's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for crates.io or MobileAPI?

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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.