--- title: "Connect Elai and Perigon - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Video\" fires in Elai, your agent runs \"Add monitor\" in Perigon, or \"New article\" in Perigon to \"List users\" in Elai." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-perigon" --- # Connect Elai and Perigon When **New Video** fires in [Elai](https://apiant.ai/connections/elai), your agent runs **Add monitor** in [Perigon](https://apiant.ai/connections/perigon), or **New article** in Perigon to **List users** in Elai. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Elai **2** triggers Elai **10** actions Perigon **1** trigger Perigon **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Elai and Perigon 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 Elai and Perigon can do together ### From Elai to Perigon - When **New Video** in Elai then **Add monitor** in Perigon - When **Video Ready** in Elai then **Update monitor** in Perigon ### From Perigon to Elai - When **New article** in Perigon then **List users** in Elai - When **New article** in Perigon then **Add video** in Elai 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 Elai and Perigon ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **New Video** Triggers when a new video is created in the account. - Trigger **Video Ready** Triggers when any video change it's status to "ready", "moderation" or "error". - Action **Add video** Create a new video (blank/from slides definition). - Action **Delete video** Delete a video by id. - Action **Get avatar** Retrieve one avatar by id. - Action **Get video** Retrieve a single video by id. - Action **List avatars** List available AI avatars. - Action **List users** List users in the workspace. - Action **List videos** List all videos in the workspace. - Action **List voices** List available languages/voices for speech synthesis. - Action **Render Video From Template** Request to render one video from a template providing proper tags. - Action **Update video** Update an existing video's slides/settings. - Trigger **New article** Polling trigger for newly added articles matching a query, sortBy=addDate. - Action **Add monitor** Create a monitor. - Action **Delete monitor** Delete a monitor. - Action **Find articles** Search news articles by query, source, date, etc. - Action **Find people** Search people. - Action **Find stories** Search story clusters. - Action **Get journalist** Get journalist by id. - Action **Get monitor** Get monitor by uuid. - Action **List monitors** List monitors. - Action **Update monitor** Update a monitor. ## Each app on its own - [ **Elai** Elai.io is a leading text-to-video platform that allows anyone to build customized AI videos with a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/elai) - [ **Perigon** REST API for real-time news search, monitoring, and enriched data on companies, people, and topics.](https://apiant.ai/connections/perigon) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Elai - [ **Elai to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-hubspot) - [ **Elai to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-salesforce) - [ **Elai to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-slack) - [ **Elai to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-google-sheets) - [ **Elai to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-gmail) - [ **Elai to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/elai-to-google-calendar) ## More into Perigon - [ **HubSpot to Perigon** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-perigon) - [ **Google Sheets to Perigon** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-perigon) - [ **Gmail to Perigon** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-perigon) - [ **Google Calendar to Perigon** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-perigon) - [ **Google Drive to Perigon** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-perigon) - [ **Mailchimp to Perigon** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-perigon) Questions ## Elai and Perigon, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Elai? Any of Elai's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Video and Video Ready. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Perigon when something happens in Elai? Any of Perigon's 9 actions, including Update monitor, Add monitor, Find articles and Find people. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Perigon to Elai? Yes. When something happens in Perigon, your agent can act in Elai too. This page covers both directions: Perigon's triggers and Elai's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Elai or Perigon? 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 Elai and Perigon 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.