# Connect Dovetail to Render When **New Project** fires in [Dovetail](https://apiant.ai/connections/dovetail), your agent runs **Add service** in [Render](https://apiant.ai/connections/render). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Dovetail **3** triggers Dovetail **4** actions Render **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Dovetail and Render 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 Dovetail can start in Render - When **New Project** in Dovetail then **Add service** in Render - When **New Published Insight** in Dovetail then **Update service** in Render 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 Dovetail and Render ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 14 actions - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created - Trigger **New Published Insight** Triggers when a new insight is published. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a project is updated. - Action **Add Contact** Adds a contact to the contacts database. - Action **Add Data Point to Channel** Adds a data point to a channel. - Action **Add Data to Project** Adds data to an existing project. - Action **Add Insight to Project** Adds an insight to an existing project. - Action **Add service** /v1/services - create a service. - Action **Delete service** /v1/services/{serviceId} - delete a service. - Action **Get deploy** /v1/services/{serviceId}/deploys/{deployId} - retrieve a deploy. - Action **Get service** /v1/services/{serviceId} - retrieve a service. - Action **List deploys** /v1/services/{serviceId}/deploys - list deploys for a service. - Action **Restart service** /v1/services/{serviceId}/restart - restart a service. - Action **Resume service** /v1/services/{serviceId}/resume - resume a suspended service. - Action **Suspend service** /v1/services/{serviceId}/suspend - suspend a service. - Action **Trigger deploy** /v1/services/{serviceId}/deploys - trigger a deploy. - Action **Update service** /v1/services/{serviceId} - update a service. ## Each app on its own - [ **Dovetail** Dovetail is an AI-first customer insights hub that combines feedback and research to create a single source...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dovetail) - [ **Render** Cloud platform for deploying and scaling web services, static sites, background workers, and databases.](https://apiant.ai/connections/render) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Dovetail - [ **Dovetail to Minecraft Server Status** Minecraft Server Status pings a Minecraft server address and reports what it finds.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-minecraft-server-status) - [ **Dovetail to TypeSafe** TypeSafe's Jev model answers typed questions about a piece of content and tells you how certain it is.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-typesafe) - [ **Dovetail to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-hubspot) - [ **Dovetail to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-salesforce) - [ **Dovetail to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-slack) - [ **Dovetail to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/dovetail-to-google-sheets) ## More into Render - [ **Cloudinary to Render** Cloudinary makes it easy to upload, store, manage, manipulate and deliver images and videos efficiently and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cloudinary-to-render) - [ **HubSpot to Render** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-render) - [ **Salesforce to Render** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-render) - [ **Slack to Render** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-render) - [ **Google Sheets to Render** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-render) - [ **Gmail to Render** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-render) Questions ## Dovetail and Render, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Dovetail? Any of Dovetail's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Project, New Published Insight and Updated Project. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Render when something happens in Dovetail? Any of Render's 10 actions, including Update service, Add service, Get deploy and Get service. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Render to Dovetail? Render has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Dovetail. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Render's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Dovetail or Render? 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.