# Connect GitHub and HigherGov

When **New Branch** fires in [GitHub](https://apiant.ai/connections/github), your agent runs **Find Agencies** in [HigherGov](https://apiant.ai/connections/highergov), or **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov to **Add Labels to Issue** in GitHub. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

GitHub **15** triggers GitHub **19** actions HigherGov **1** trigger HigherGov **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 GitHub and HigherGov to do together?

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`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 GitHub and HigherGov can do together

### From GitHub to HigherGov

- When **New Branch** in GitHub then **Find Agencies** in HigherGov
- When **New Collaborator** in GitHub then **Find Awardees** in HigherGov

### From HigherGov to GitHub

- When **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov then **Add Labels to Issue** in GitHub
- When **Pursuit Added** in HigherGov then **Create Issue** in GitHub

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 GitHub and HigherGov

## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 29 actions

- Trigger

**Issue Closed**

Triggers when an issue in a repository is closed.

- Trigger

**New Branch**

Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Collaborator**

Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Commit**

Triggers when a new commit is pushed to a GitHub repository's default branch.

- Trigger

**New Commit Comment**

Triggers when someone comments on a commit in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Gist**

Triggers when you create a new gist on GitHub.

- Trigger

**New Global Event**

Triggers when a new public event happens anywhere on GitHub, such as a push, fork, or new issue.

- Trigger

**New Issue**

Triggers when a new issue is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Label**

Triggers when a new label is added to a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Milestone**

Triggers when a new milestone is created in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Pull Request**

Triggers when a new pull request is opened in a repository.

- Trigger

**New Release**

Triggers when a new release is published in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repo Event**

Triggers when new activity (pushes, issues, pull requests, releases and more) happens in a GitHub repository.

- Trigger

**New Repository**

Triggers when a new public repository appears under a GitHub user or organization.

- Trigger

**New Watcher**

Triggers when someone starts watching a repository.

- Action

**Add Labels to Issue**

Adds labels to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository, keeping its existing labels.

- Action

**Check Organization Membership**

Checks whether a GitHub user is a member of an organization and returns true or false.

- Action

**Create Branch**

Creates a new branch in a repository, starting from the commit you choose.

- Action

**Create Comment**

Adds a comment to an issue or pull request in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create Gist**

Creates a new gist with one file on the connected GitHub account.

- Action

**Create Issue**

Creates a new issue in a GitHub repository.

- Action

**Create or Update File**

Creates a new file in a repository, or replaces an existing file's contents, as a commit.

- Action

**Create Pull Request**

Opens a pull request asking to merge one branch into another.

- Action

**Delete Branch**

Deletes a branch from a repository. Any open pull request from that branch is closed.

- Action

**Find Branch**

Finds a branch in a GitHub repository by name and returns its latest commit and protection status.

- Action

**Find Issue**

Finds an issue in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, body, state, author and labels.

- Action

**Find Organization**

Finds a GitHub organization by its login and returns its profile details.

- Action

**Find Pull Request**

Finds a pull request in a GitHub repository by its number and returns its title, state, branches and merge status.

- Action

**Find Repository**

Returns a GitHub repository by its owner and name, including its description, visibility, default branch and counts.

- Action

**Find User**

Finds a GitHub user by username and returns their public profile.

- Action

**Get File Contents**

Returns a file from a GitHub repository, with its base64-encoded content, at the default branch or a chosen branch, tag or commit.

- Action

**Submit Review**

Submits a review on a pull request: approve it, request changes, or leave a review comment.

- Action

**Update Issue**

Updates an existing issue in a GitHub repository, such as its title, text, state, labels or assignees.

- Action

**Update Pull Request**

Changes a pull request's title, description, target branch, or open/closed state.

- Trigger

**Pursuit Added**

Triggered when a new pursuit is added to your HigherGov pipeline.

- Action

**Find Agencies**

Returns U.S. government agencies from HigherGov, with each agency's ID, name, abbreviation, type and place in the agency hierarchy. Supply an agency ID to look up a single one.

- Action

**Find Awardees**

Returns companies that hold U.S. government awards, with each company's name, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, address, contacts, industry codes and SAM registration dates. Filter by Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, parent company or industry code.

- Action

**Find Contract Vehicles**

Returns U.S. government contract vehicles, each with its name, description, type, status, award date and the awarding and funding agencies.

- Action

**Find Federal Contracts**

Returns U.S. federal contract awards, each with its Award ID, winning company, awarding and funding agencies, dollar values, performance dates, industry codes and place of performance. Filter by company, agency, industry code, contract vehicle or a saved HigherGov search.

- Action

**Find Federal Grants**

Returns U.S. federal grant awards, each with its Award ID, recipient organization, awarding and funding agencies, grant program number, dollar amounts and dates. Filter by recipient, agency, program number or a saved HigherGov search.

- Action

**Find Opportunities**

Returns open U.S. government contract and grant opportunities, each with its title, description, posting agency, source, posted and due dates. Filter by agency, source, posted date or a saved HigherGov search.

- Action

**Find People**

Returns federal, state and local government contacts, each with their name, title, email, phone and agency. Supply an email address to look up one specific person.

- Action

**Find Pursuits**

Returns the pursuits your team is tracking in HigherGov, each with its keys, name, stage and related opportunity details. Filter to a single pursuit by its key or your own reference ID.

- Action

**Find State and Local Contracts**

Returns U.S. state and local government contract awards, each with its buyer, supplier, award amount and start and end dates. Filter by date range or a saved HigherGov search.

- Action

**Get Opportunity Documents**

Returns the documents attached to a government opportunity, each with its file name, type, size, posted date, download link and extracted text.

## Each app on its own

- [ **GitHub** GitHub is the perfect place to share code and work collaboratively on private and open source software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/github)
- [ **HigherGov** HigherGov is a market intelligence platform for federal, state, and local government contractors and grant...](https://apiant.ai/connections/highergov)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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Questions

## GitHub and HigherGov, answered

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### What can start an automation from GitHub?

Any of GitHub's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Branch, New Collaborator, New Commit and New Commit Comment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in HigherGov when something happens in GitHub?

Any of HigherGov's 10 actions, including Find Agencies, Find Awardees, Find Contract Vehicles and Find Federal Contracts. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from HigherGov to GitHub?

Yes. When something happens in HigherGov, your agent can act in GitHub too. This page covers both directions: HigherGov's triggers and GitHub's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for GitHub or HigherGov?

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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
