--- title: "Connect crates.io and Previsto - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New crate\" fires in crates.io, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Previsto." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/crates-io-to-previsto" --- # Connect crates.io and Previsto When **New crate** fires in [crates.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/crates-io), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Previsto](https://apiant.ai/connections/previsto), or **Completed Assignment** in Previsto to **Find crates by category** in crates.io. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. crates.io **2** triggers crates.io **8** actions Previsto **5** triggers Previsto **13** 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 Previsto 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 crates.io and Previsto can do together ### From crates.io to Previsto - When **New crate** in crates.io then **Create Contact** in Previsto - When **New crate version** in crates.io then **Update contact** in Previsto ### From Previsto to crates.io - When **Completed Assignment** in Previsto then **Find crates by category** in crates.io - When **Created Agreement** in Previsto then **Find crates by name** in crates.io 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 Previsto ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 21 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. - Trigger **Completed Assignment** Triggers when an assignment is marked as completed in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Agreement** Triggers when a new service agreement is created in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Assignment** Triggers when a new assignment is created in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is created or changed in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details. - Action **Create Agreement** Creates a service agreement in Previsto for one of your contacts, setting the work description, expected duration, price and how often it repeats. - Action **Create Assignment** Creates an assignment in Previsto for a customer and returns the created assignment. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in Previsto with the name, address and billing details you supply, and returns the new contact including its id. - Action **Delete agreement** Deletes a service agreement from Previsto. - Action **Delete assignment** Deletes an assignment from Previsto. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from Previsto. - Action **Get account** Returns a single Previsto account, including its contact details, roles and location. - Action **Get agreement** Retrieves a single service agreement from Previsto, with its description, amount, schedule and linked contact. - Action **Get assignment** Returns one assignment from Previsto, including its contact, status, planned time, address and the tasks it covers. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Previsto contact, including its address, billing settings and notification preferences. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Previsto account, optionally narrowed to a name, email address, reference number or archived state. - Action **Update agreement** Updates a service agreement in Previsto and returns the updated agreement. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing Previsto contact — its name, address, contact details, billing settings and your own extra information. ## 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) - [ **Previsto** Previsto is a route planning tool for tasks and service agreements.](https://apiant.ai/connections/previsto) 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 Previsto - [ **HubSpot to Previsto** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-previsto) - [ **Google Sheets to Previsto** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-previsto) - [ **Gmail to Previsto** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-previsto) - [ **Google Calendar to Previsto** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-previsto) - [ **Google Drive to Previsto** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-previsto) - [ **Mailchimp to Previsto** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-previsto) Questions ## crates.io and Previsto, answered ### ### 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. ### ### What can your agent do in Previsto when something happens in crates.io? Any of Previsto's 13 actions, including Create Agreement, Create Assignment, Create Contact and Update agreement. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Previsto to crates.io? Yes. When something happens in Previsto, your agent can act in crates.io too. This page covers both directions: Previsto's triggers and crates.io's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for crates.io or Previsto? 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 crates.io and Previsto 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.