Integration
Connect HigherGov and Returnless
When Pursuit Added fires in HigherGov, your agent runs Find customers in Returnless, or Request Created in Returnless to Find Agencies in HigherGov. 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.
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What do you want HigherGov and Returnless to do together?
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Claude Code
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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 HigherGov and Returnless can do together
From HigherGov to Returnless
When Pursuit Added in HigherGov
then Find customers in Returnless
From Returnless to HigherGov
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 HigherGov and Returnless
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 26 actions
- Pursuit Added
Triggered when a new pursuit is added to your HigherGov pipeline.
- 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.
- 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.
- Find Contract Vehicles
Returns U.S. government contract vehicles, each with its name, description, type, status, award date and the awarding and funding agencies.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Request Created
Triggers when a customer creates a new return request that needs approval.
- Return Created
Triggers when a new return is created, including a request once it is approved.
- Add note
Adds an internal note to a return or return request.
- Add Request
Creates a return request in Returnless for items from an existing sales order.
- Approve a Request
Approves a return request in Returnless so the customer can send the items back.
- Approve a Request Without Shipment
Approves a pending return request without a return shipment, so the customer keeps the items.
- Find customers
Returns the customers in your Returnless account that match an email address.
- Find products
Returns the products in your Returnless account that match a SKU.
- Find Requests
Finds a Request in your Returnless account.
- Find Returns
Finds returns (return orders) in Returnless by return number.
- Find sales orders
Finds sales orders in Returnless by order number.
- Get customer
Returns a single Returnless customer by its id.
- Get Request (By Request ID)
Returns a single return request (return order) from Returnless by its ID.
- Get Return (By Return ID)
Returns a single return in Returnless, with all of its details, by its return ID.
- Get sales order
Returns a single sales order by its ID, including its customer, address and order details.
- List return reasons
Returns the return reasons configured in your Returnless account.
- Reject Request
Rejects a pending return request in Returnless.
- Update return
Changes the status of a return, such as Checked, Approved or Resolved.
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
HigherGov and Returnless, answered
What can start an automation from HigherGov?
Any of HigherGov's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Pursuit Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Returnless when something happens in HigherGov?
Any of Returnless's 16 actions, including Update return, Add note, Add Request and Approve a Request. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Returnless to HigherGov?
Yes. When something happens in Returnless, your agent can act in HigherGov too. This page covers both directions: Returnless's triggers and HigherGov's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for HigherGov or Returnless?
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.
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.