--- title: "Connect Ekklo to USAspending.gov - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Prospect Created\" fires in Ekklo, your agent runs \"Download award data\" in USAspending.gov." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-usaspending-gov" --- # Connect Ekklo to USAspending.gov When **New Prospect Created** fires in [Ekklo](https://apiant.ai/connections/ekklo), your agent runs **Download award data** in [USAspending.gov](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Ekklo **5** triggers Ekklo **14** actions USAspending.gov **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Ekklo and USAspending.gov 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 Ekklo can start in USAspending.gov - When **New Prospect Created** in Ekklo then **Download award data** in USAspending.gov - When **Prospect Stage Changed** in Ekklo then **Find awards** in USAspending.gov 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 Ekklo and USAspending.gov ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New Prospect Created** Fires when a new prospect is created in Ekklo. Registers a prospect.created webhook subscription automatically. - Trigger **Prospect Converted to Client** Triggers when a prospect is converted into a paying client. - Trigger **Prospect Deleted** Triggers when a prospect is removed from your CRM. - Trigger **Prospect Stage Changed** Triggers when a prospect moves to a different funnel stage (first_contact, discovery, proposal, closing). - Trigger **Prospect Updated** Triggers when an existing prospect is modified (any field). - Action **Add Note to Prospect** Adds a free-form note to a prospect (useful for logging calls, emails, meetings). - Action **Block Client** Blocks a client. This action is idempotent. - Action **Convert Prospect to Client** Converts a prospect into a paying client and sends an invitation email. The prospect must have a first name, last name, and email. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client and sends them an invitation email. - Action **Create Prospect** Creates a new prospect in your CRM funnel. - Action **Delete Prospect** Permanently deletes a prospect from your CRM. - Action **Find Client by Email** Finds a client by their exact email address. - Action **Find Clients** Finds clients with optional filters. - Action **Find Prospects** Finds prospects with optional filters (free-text search, stage). - Action **Move Prospect to Stage** Moves a prospect to a different funnel stage (first_contact, discovery, proposal, closing). - Action **Resend Invitation** Resends the invitation email to a client. - Action **Unblock Client** Unblocks a client. This action is idempotent. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client. Only provided fields are changed. - Action **Update Prospect** Updates an existing prospect. Only provided fields are changed. - Action **Download award data** Request a bulk data extract (CSV) of awards matching a set of search filters. - Action **Find awards** Search federal contract, grant, and loan awards by filters such as agency, recipient, keyword, time period, and award type. - Action **Find recipients by name** Autocomplete search for award recipients by partial name match. - Action **Find spending by category** Summarize award spending grouped by a category such as awarding agency, recipient, NAICS code, or PSC code. - Action **Find spending over time** Summarize award spending trends across a specified time period. - Action **Find transactions** Returns the individual transactions (modifications) recorded against a single federal award. - Action **Get agency** Retrieve overview information for a federal agency, including award and budget summaries. - Action **Get award** Retrieve full details for a single federal award by its award ID. - Action **Get recipient** Retrieve profile and award-summary details for a single award recipient. - Action **List agencies** List all top-tier federal agencies that have made awards. - Action **List recipients** List award recipients with summary spending totals. - Action **List spending by geography** Summarize award spending grouped by state, county, or congressional district. ## Each app on its own - [ **Ekklo** Ekklo is a coaching platform that helps fitness coaches manage their clients, send invitations, and automate...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ekklo) - [ **USAspending.gov** USAspending.gov is the official open data source for United States federal government spending, covering...](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Ekklo - [ **Ekklo to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-hubspot) - [ **Ekklo to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-salesforce) - [ **Ekklo to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-slack) - [ **Ekklo to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-google-sheets) - [ **Ekklo to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-gmail) - [ **Ekklo to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ekklo-to-google-calendar) ## More into USAspending.gov - [ **HubSpot to USAspending.gov** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Salesforce to USAspending.gov** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Slack to USAspending.gov** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Sheets to USAspending.gov** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Gmail to USAspending.gov** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Calendar to USAspending.gov** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-usaspending-gov) Questions ## Ekklo and USAspending.gov, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Ekklo? Any of Ekklo's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Prospect Created, Prospect Stage Changed, Prospect Updated and Prospect Converted to Client. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in USAspending.gov when something happens in Ekklo? Any of USAspending.gov's 12 actions, including Download award data, Find awards, Find recipients by name and Find spending by category. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from USAspending.gov to Ekklo? USAspending.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Ekklo. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads USAspending.gov's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Ekklo or USAspending.gov? 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 Ekklo and USAspending.gov 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.