--- title: "Connect MRPLN to USAspending.gov - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Customer Updated (instant)\" fires in MRPLN, your agent runs \"Download award data\" in USAspending.gov." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-usaspending-gov" --- # Connect MRPLN to USAspending.gov When **Customer Updated (instant)** fires in [MRPLN](https://apiant.ai/connections/mrpln), your agent runs **Download award data** in [USAspending.gov](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. MRPLN **6** triggers MRPLN **8** actions USAspending.gov **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want MRPLN and USAspending.gov 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 MRPLN can start in USAspending.gov - When **Customer Updated (instant)** in MRPLN then **Download award data** in USAspending.gov - When **New Customer** in MRPLN then **Find awards** in USAspending.gov 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 MRPLN and USAspending.gov ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 20 actions - Trigger **Campaign Launched (instant)** Fires instantly when a campaign is launched (campaign.launched). - Trigger **Customer Opted Out (instant)** Fires instantly when a customer opts out (customer.opted_out). - Trigger **Customer Updated (instant)** Triggers instantly when a customer is updated in MRPLN. - Trigger **Message Sent (instant)** Fires instantly when a message is queued or scheduled for a customer (message.sent). - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is added. - Trigger **New Customer (instant)** Triggers instantly when a customer is created in MRPLN. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer in MRPLN. - Action **Find Customer** Finds a customer by email address. Returns the first matching customer, or found=false when none match. - Action **Find Customer by Phone** Find a customer by their SMS phone number. - Action **Find Customer by WhatsApp** Find a customer by their WhatsApp number. - Action **List Templates** List the approved message templates for a channel. - Action **Send Message to Customer** Send an email, SMS, or WhatsApp message to a customer using an approved template - Action **Trigger Campaign** Launch a campaign that was built in MRPLN. - Action **Update Customer** Updates an existing customer in MRPLN. - Action **Download award data** Request a bulk data extract (CSV) of awards matching a set of search filters. - Action **Find awards** Search federal contract, grant, and loan awards by filters such as agency, recipient, keyword, time period, and award type. - Action **Find recipients by name** Autocomplete search for award recipients by partial name match. - Action **Find spending by category** Summarize award spending grouped by a category such as awarding agency, recipient, NAICS code, or PSC code. - Action **Find spending over time** Summarize award spending trends across a specified time period. - Action **Find transactions** Returns the individual transactions (modifications) recorded against a single federal award. - Action **Get agency** Retrieve overview information for a federal agency, including award and budget summaries. - Action **Get award** Retrieve full details for a single federal award by its award ID. - Action **Get recipient** Retrieve profile and award-summary details for a single award recipient. - Action **List agencies** List all top-tier federal agencies that have made awards. - Action **List recipients** List award recipients with summary spending totals. - Action **List spending by geography** Summarize award spending grouped by state, county, or congressional district. ## Each app on its own - [ **MRPLN** MRPLN is a Mar-Tech SaaS platform for Marketing planning, Automation and Insights powered by AI.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mrpln) - [ **USAspending.gov** USAspending.gov is the official open data source for United States federal government spending, covering...](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from MRPLN - [ **MRPLN to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-linkedin) - [ **MRPLN to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-facebook) - [ **MRPLN to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-anthropic) - [ **MRPLN to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-supabase) - [ **MRPLN to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-elevenlabs) - [ **MRPLN to Pushover** Pushover sends real-time push notifications to your phone, tablet, desktop, and watch.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-pushover) ## More into USAspending.gov - [ **HubSpot to USAspending.gov** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Salesforce to USAspending.gov** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Slack to USAspending.gov** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Sheets to USAspending.gov** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Gmail to USAspending.gov** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Calendar to USAspending.gov** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-usaspending-gov) Questions ## MRPLN and USAspending.gov, answered ### ### What can start an automation from MRPLN? Any of MRPLN's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Customer Updated (instant), New Customer, New Customer (instant) and Campaign Launched (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in USAspending.gov when something happens in MRPLN? Any of USAspending.gov's 12 actions, including Download award data, Find awards, Find recipients by name and Find spending by category. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from USAspending.gov to MRPLN? USAspending.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in MRPLN. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads USAspending.gov's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for MRPLN or USAspending.gov? 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 MRPLN and USAspending.gov 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.