Integration
Connect Grist and Pics.io
When New or Updated Record fires in Grist, your agent runs Add assets to collection in Pics.io, or Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io to Create or Update Record in Grist. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Grist and Pics.io to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Grist and Pics.io can do together
From Grist to Pics.io
When New or Updated Record in Grist
then Add assets to collection in Pics.io
When New Record in Grist
then Add keyword in Pics.io
From Pics.io to Grist
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Create or Update Record in Grist
When Assets Color Changed in Pics.io
then Create Record in Grist
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 Grist and Pics.io
Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 32 actions
Trigger
New or Updated RecordTriggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
Trigger
New or Updated Record (Instant)Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
Trigger
New RecordTriggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
Trigger
New Record (Instant)Triggers when a new Record is created
Action
Add ColumnAdds a column to a table in a Grist document.
Action
Add TableCreates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
Action
Create DocumentCreates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
Action
Create or Update RecordAdds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
Action
Create RecordAdds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
Action
Create WorkspaceCreates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
Action
Delete DocumentDeletes a Grist document permanently.
Action
Delete RecordsDeletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
Action
Delete WorkspaceDeletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
Action
Find RecordSearches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
Action
Get DocumentReturns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
Action
Get OrgReturns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
Action
Get WorkspaceReturns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
Action
List ColumnsReturns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
Action
List OrgsReturns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
Action
List TablesReturns the tables in a Grist document.
Action
List WorkspacesReturns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
Action
Run SQL QueryRuns a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
Action
Update DocumentRenames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
Action
Update RecordChanges the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update WorkspaceRenames a Grist workspace.
Trigger
Assets Added to CollectionTriggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
Trigger
Assets Color ChangedTriggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
Trigger
Assets Flag ChangedTriggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Assets Metadata ChangedTriggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
Trigger
Assets Moved to CollectionTriggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
Trigger
Assets Raiting ChangedTriggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Metadata Processing CompletedTriggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
Action
Add assets to collectionAdds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
Action
Add keywordCreates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
Action
Find assetsReturns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
Action
Find collectionsReturns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
Action
Find keywordsReturns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
Action
Get assetsReturns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
Action
List custom fieldsReturns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
Action
Update assetUpdates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update custom field values on assetsSets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Grist and Pics.io, answered
What can start an automation from Grist?
Any of Grist's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record, New or Updated Record (Instant), New Record and New Record (Instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Pics.io when something happens in Grist?
Any of Pics.io's 11 actions, including Create Collection, Update asset, Update custom field values on assets and Add assets to collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Pics.io to Grist?
Yes. When something happens in Pics.io, your agent can act in Grist too. This page covers both directions: Pics.io's triggers and Grist's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Grist or Pics.io?
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 Grist and Pics.io 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.