--- title: "Connect iDigBio to Encircle - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in iDigBio, your agent runs \"Create Property Claim Note\" in Encircle." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-encircle" --- # Connect iDigBio to Encircle When **New record** fires in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), your agent runs **Create Property Claim Note** in [Encircle](https://apiant.ai/connections/encircle). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions Encircle **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want iDigBio and Encircle 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 iDigBio can start in Encircle - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Create Property Claim Note** in Encircle - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Update Property Claim Note** in Encircle 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 iDigBio and Encircle ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 15 actions - Trigger **New record** Polls for specimen records newly indexed into iDigBio matching a saved search query, sorted by modified/index date. - Action **Find media records** Search iDigBio media records (images/media associated with specimens) matching a query. - Action **Find records** Search iDigBio specimen records matching a query. - Action **Find recordsets** Search iDigBio recordsets (collections/datasets contributed by publishers) matching a query. - Action **Get media record** Retrieve a single iDigBio media record by its UUID. - Action **Get record** Retrieve a single iDigBio specimen record by its UUID. - Action **Get recordset** Retrieve a single iDigBio recordset (dataset) by its UUID. - Action **Add Property Claim Room** Creates a room inside a structure on an Encircle property claim. - Action **Add Property Claim Structure** Adds a new structure (building) to an Encircle property claim. - Action **Create Property Claim** Creates a new Property Claim. - Action **Create Property Claim Note** Creates a new General Note for a Property Claim. - Action **Find Property Claim** Looks up a single property claim by its Encircle ID and returns all of its details. - Action **Find Property Claim Room** Fetches a room in a property claim's structure by ID, with its name and dimensions. An error occurs if the room is not found. - Action **Update Property Claim** Updates an existing Encircle property claim. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Property Claim Note** Updates an existing property claim note by ID. - Action **Update Property Claim Room Note** Updates the title and/or text of a note on a room in an Encircle property claim. ## Each app on its own - [ **iDigBio** iDigBio is a US national aggregator of digitized biological and paleontological museum specimens, exposing a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio) - [ **Encircle** Encircle is the leading provider of real-time documentation and productivity tools for the insurance and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/encircle) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from iDigBio - [ **iDigBio to Lumify** Real-time sports intelligence: scores, odds, betting splits & AI bet analysis across 8 sports](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-lumify) - [ **iDigBio to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-salesforce) - [ **iDigBio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-slack) - [ **iDigBio to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-mailchimp) - [ **iDigBio to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-stripe) - [ **iDigBio to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-shopify) ## More into Encircle - [ **Asana to Encircle** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-encircle) - [ **HubSpot to Encircle** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-encircle) - [ **Salesforce to Encircle** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-encircle) - [ **Slack to Encircle** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-encircle) - [ **Google Sheets to Encircle** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-encircle) - [ **Gmail to Encircle** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-encircle) Questions ## iDigBio and Encircle, answered ### ### What can start an automation from iDigBio? Any of iDigBio's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Encircle when something happens in iDigBio? Any of Encircle's 9 actions, including Create Property Claim, Create Property Claim Note, Update Property Claim and Update Property Claim Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Encircle to iDigBio? Encircle has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in iDigBio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Encircle's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iDigBio or Encircle? 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 iDigBio and Encircle 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.