# Connect Gridfox and Shade

When **Record Created** fires in [Gridfox](https://apiant.ai/connections/gridfox), your agent runs **Copy a File** in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), or **Asset Updated** in Shade to **Add record** in Gridfox. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Gridfox **2** triggers Gridfox **9** actions Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Gridfox and Shade 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 Gridfox and Shade can do together

### From Gridfox to Shade

- When **Record Created** in Gridfox then **Copy a File** in Shade
- When **Record Created or Updated** in Gridfox then **Share File or Folder** in Shade

### From Shade to Gridfox

- When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Add record** in Gridfox
- When **New Asset** in Shade then **Update record** in Gridfox

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 Gridfox and Shade

## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 16 actions

- Trigger

**Record Created**

Triggers when a new record is created.

- Trigger

**Record Created or Updated**

Fires when a record in the chosen Gridfox table is created or updated.

- Action

**Add record**

Create a record in a table.

- Action

**Add user**

Add a user to the project.

- Action

**Delete record**

Delete a record.

- Action

**Find records**

Search records in a table by search parameters.

- Action

**Get record**

Get a record by reference field value.

- Action

**Get record audit**

Get audit history for a record.

- Action

**List tables**

List tables in the project.

- Action

**List User Groups**

lists the project's user groups with their member users (id, email).

- Action

**Update record**

Update a record by reference field value.

- Trigger

**Asset Updated**

Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select is added or changed.

- Trigger

**New Asset**

Triggers when a new asset appears in the Shade drive and folder you select.

- Trigger

**New Collection**

Triggers when a new collection is created in the Shade drive you select.

- Trigger

**New Drive**

Triggers when a new drive is created in the Shade workspace you select.

- Trigger

**New Public Share Link**

Triggers when a new public share link is created in the Shade drive you select.

- Trigger

**New Transcription**

Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select finishes transcription.

- Trigger

**Public Share Link Updated**

Triggers when a public share link in the Shade drive you select is created or changed.

- Action

**Copy a File**

Copies a file or folder to another location within the same Shade drive.

- Action

**Create Folder**

Creates a folder at the path you supply in a Shade drive.

- Action

**Find an Asset**

Returns the assets in a Shade drive that match the text you search for, optionally narrowed by precision filters.

- Action

**Get Public Links for a File or Folder**

Returns the public share links that exist for a file or folder in a Shade drive.

- Action

**Search Asset Chunks**

Search a Shade drive and get back matching assets together with the specific chunks (subclips, document passages, image regions) that matched, with a relevance floor you control per media type.

- Action

**Search for an Asset by Description**

Searches a Shade drive with a plain-language description and returns the assets that match, using Shade's AI index.

- Action

**Share File or Folder**

Shares a file or folder in a Shade drive with the people you list, at the role you choose. Each person is emailed an invitation.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Gridfox** Manage your work, your way with Gridfox. The tool for team collaboration that helps you build custom...](https://apiant.ai/connections/gridfox)
- [ **Shade** Shade is an AI-powered cloud NAS for media teams that enables real-time editing, natural language search...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Gridfox

- [ **Gridfox to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-hubspot)
- [ **Gridfox to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-salesforce)
- [ **Gridfox to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-slack)
- [ **Gridfox to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-mailchimp)
- [ **Gridfox to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-stripe)
- [ **Gridfox to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gridfox-to-shopify)

## More into Shade

- [ **HubSpot to Shade** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shade)
- [ **Salesforce to Shade** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shade)
- [ **Slack to Shade** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shade)
- [ **Google Sheets to Shade** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shade)
- [ **Gmail to Shade** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shade)
- [ **Google Calendar to Shade** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shade)

Questions

## Gridfox and Shade, answered

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### What can start an automation from Gridfox?

Any of Gridfox's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Record Created and Record Created or Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Shade when something happens in Gridfox?

Any of Shade's 7 actions, including Create Folder, Copy a File, Find an Asset and Get Public Links for a File or Folder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Shade to Gridfox?

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

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### Do I have to build a connector for Gridfox or Shade?

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.
