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Claude Code
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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.
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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.
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What crates.io can start in Writer
When New crate in crates.io
then Add file in Writer
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 Writer
Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 24 actions
- New crate
Fires when a new crate is registered on crates.io.
- New crate version
Fires when any crate publishes a new version.
- Find crates by category
Search crates.io within a given category slug.
- Find crates by name
Search crates.io for crates matching a query string.
- Get crate
Get metadata for a single crate by name.
- Get crate downloads
Get download counts (daily history + totals) for a crate.
- Get crate version
Get metadata for one specific version of a crate.
- Get crate version readme
Get the rendered README HTML for a specific crate version.
- List categories
List all crates.io categories with descriptions and crate counts.
- List crate versions
List all published versions of a crate.
- Add file
Uploads a file (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, image, email, HTML, subtitle, CSV or Excel) to your Writer account, optionally attaching it to a Knowledge Graph.
- Add file to knowledge graph
Adds an uploaded file to a Writer Knowledge Graph.
- Add knowledge graph
Create a new Knowledge Graph.
- Ask knowledge graph
Ask a natural-language question against a Knowledge Graph and get an answer with citations.
- Delete file
Permanently delete a file from Writer. This cannot be undone.
- Delete file from knowledge graph
Remove a file from a Knowledge Graph. The file remains in your Writer files.
- Delete knowledge graph
Delete a Writer Knowledge Graph.
- Generate chat completion
Generate a multi-turn chat completion from a list of messages, distinct from the existing single-prompt Send Prompt/Text generation op.
- Get file
Retrieve a file's details, including its name, processing status, and the Knowledge Graphs it belongs to.
- Get knowledge graph
Retrieve a Writer Knowledge Graph by its id, including file processing status and connected web URLs.
- List knowledge graphs
Retrieve a list of Knowledge Graphs. By default only org-wide Knowledge Graphs are returned; supply team IDs to include graphs deployed to those teams.
- List models
Lists the models available to your Writer account for text generation, chat completions and other AI tasks.
- Parse PDF
Parse a PDF document into structured text.
- Search web
Searches the web for a query using Writer's web search tool and returns a generated answer with the source URLs it drew on.
- Send Prompt
Generates text from a single prompt with a Writer Palmyra model (or an external model configured for your organization), without conversational context.
- Update knowledge graph
Update a Knowledge Graph's name/description.
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
crates.io and Writer, 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 Writer when something happens in crates.io?
Any of Writer's 16 actions, including Send Prompt, Update knowledge graph, Add file and Add file to knowledge graph. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Writer to crates.io?
Writer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in crates.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Writer's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for crates.io or Writer?
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.