# Connect crates.io and Returnless

When **New crate** fires in [crates.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/crates-io), your agent runs **Find customers** in [Returnless](https://apiant.ai/connections/returnless), or **Request Created** in Returnless 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 Returnless **2** triggers Returnless **16** 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 Returnless 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 and Returnless can do together

### From crates.io to Returnless

- When **New crate** in crates.io then **Find customers** in Returnless
- When **New crate version** in crates.io then **Add note** in Returnless

### From Returnless to crates.io

- When **Request Created** in Returnless then **Find crates by category** in crates.io
- When **Return Created** in Returnless 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 Returnless

## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 24 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

**Request Created**

Triggers when a customer creates a new return request that needs approval.

- Trigger

**Return Created**

Triggers when a new return is created, including a request once it is approved.

- Action

**Add note**

Adds an internal note to a return or return request.

- Action

**Add Request**

Creates a return request in Returnless for items from an existing sales order.

- Action

**Approve a Request**

Approves a return request in Returnless so the customer can send the items back.

- Action

**Approve a Request Without Shipment**

Approves a pending return request without a return shipment, so the customer keeps the items.

- Action

**Find customers**

Returns the customers in your Returnless account that match an email address.

- Action

**Find products**

Returns the products in your Returnless account that match a SKU.

- Action

**Find Requests**

Finds a Request in your Returnless account.

- Action

**Find Returns**

Finds returns (return orders) in Returnless by return number.

- Action

**Find sales orders**

Finds sales orders in Returnless by order number.

- Action

**Get customer**

Returns a single Returnless customer by its id.

- Action

**Get Request (By Request ID)**

Returns a single return request (return order) from Returnless by its ID.

- Action

**Get Return (By Return ID)**

Returns a single return in Returnless, with all of its details, by its return ID.

- Action

**Get sales order**

Returns a single sales order by its ID, including its customer, address and order details.

- Action

**List return reasons**

Returns the return reasons configured in your Returnless account.

- Action

**Reject Request**

Rejects a pending return request in Returnless.

- Action

**Update return**

Changes the status of a return, such as Checked, Approved or Resolved.

## 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)
- [ **Returnless** Returnless gives e-commerce businesses a way to get their returns in check.](https://apiant.ai/connections/returnless)

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 Returnless

- [ **HubSpot to Returnless** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-returnless)
- [ **Google Sheets to Returnless** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-returnless)
- [ **Gmail to Returnless** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-returnless)
- [ **Google Calendar to Returnless** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-returnless)
- [ **Google Drive to Returnless** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-returnless)
- [ **Mailchimp to Returnless** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-returnless)

Questions

## crates.io and Returnless, 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 Returnless when something happens in crates.io?

Any of Returnless's 16 actions, including Update return, Add note, Add Request and Approve a Request. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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

Yes. When something happens in Returnless, your agent can act in crates.io too. This page covers both directions: Returnless's triggers and crates.io's actions are listed here as well.

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

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.
