--- title: "Connect FormDesigner to MagicSlides - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Submission\" fires in FormDesigner, your agent runs \"Generate presentation from template\" in MagicSlides." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-magicslides" --- # Connect FormDesigner to MagicSlides When **New Submission** fires in [FormDesigner](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner), your agent runs **Generate presentation from template** in [MagicSlides](https://apiant.ai/connections/magicslides). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. FormDesigner **1** trigger FormDesigner **10** actions MagicSlides **2** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want FormDesigner and MagicSlides 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 FormDesigner can start in MagicSlides - When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **Generate presentation from template** in MagicSlides - When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **List presentation templates** in MagicSlides 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 FormDesigner and MagicSlides ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 12 actions - Trigger **New Submission** Triggers when a submission is added for a form. - Action **Add form** Create a new form. - Action **Add form entry** Create a new entry (submission) on a form programmatically. - Action **Delete form** Delete a form by id. - Action **Delete form entry** Delete form entries by id. - Action **Get form** Retrieve a single form by id. - Action **Get form entry** Retrieve a single form entry by questionnaire id. - Action **List form entries** List entries (submissions) for a form. - Action **List forms** List all forms in the account. - Action **Update form** Update an existing form's settings/fields. - Action **Update form entry** Update an existing form entry. - Action **Generate presentation from template** Generates a presentation using a specific named template and returns per-slide HTML plus PPTX/PDF download links. - Action **List presentation templates** Lists the 30+ available HTML/PPTX presentation templates and their keys. ## Each app on its own - [ **FormDesigner** FormDesigner - builder of web forms, surveys, quizzes and calculators](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner) - [ **MagicSlides** MagicSlides is an AI-powered tool that creates professional presentations from text, PDFs, and more in...](https://apiant.ai/connections/magicslides) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from FormDesigner - [ **FormDesigner to DiceBear** REST API that generates deterministic, seed-based avatar images in dozens of customizable styles.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-dicebear) - [ **FormDesigner to Turso** Distributed SQLite-compatible database platform for creating per-user cloud databases with sync.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-turso) - [ **FormDesigner to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-hubspot) - [ **FormDesigner to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-salesforce) - [ **FormDesigner to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-slack) - [ **FormDesigner to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-google-sheets) ## More into MagicSlides - [ **Conversion Tools to MagicSlides** Converting your documents between different formats (XML, Excel, CSV, PDF, etc). Fast and Simple.](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-magicslides) - [ **HubSpot to MagicSlides** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-magicslides) - [ **Salesforce to MagicSlides** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-magicslides) - [ **Slack to MagicSlides** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-magicslides) - [ **Google Sheets to MagicSlides** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-magicslides) - [ **Gmail to MagicSlides** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-magicslides) Questions ## FormDesigner and MagicSlides, answered ### ### What can start an automation from FormDesigner? Any of FormDesigner's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Submission. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in MagicSlides when something happens in FormDesigner? Any of MagicSlides's 2 actions, including Generate presentation from template and List presentation templates. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from MagicSlides to FormDesigner? MagicSlides has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in FormDesigner. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads MagicSlides's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for FormDesigner or MagicSlides? 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 FormDesigner and MagicSlides 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.