--- title: "Connect OKrunit to Oikolab - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Approval Request\" fires in OKrunit, your agent runs \"Generate EPW file\" in Oikolab." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-oikolab" --- # Connect OKrunit to Oikolab When **New Approval Request** fires in [OKrunit](https://apiant.ai/connections/okrunit), your agent runs **Generate EPW file** in [Oikolab](https://apiant.ai/connections/oikolab). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. OKrunit **2** triggers OKrunit **4** actions Oikolab **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want OKrunit and Oikolab 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 OKrunit can start in Oikolab - When **New Approval Request** in OKrunit then **Generate EPW file** in Oikolab - When **Approval Decided** in OKrunit then **Get account usage** in Oikolab 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 OKrunit and Oikolab ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 9 actions - Trigger **Approval Decided** Triggers when an approval request is approved or rejected. - Trigger **New Approval Request** Triggers when a new approval request is created in your organization. - Action **Add Comment** Add a comment to an existing approval request. - Action **Find Approval Request** Find a specific approval request by its ID. - Action **Find Approvals** Search for approval requests with filters. - Action **Request Approval** Create an approval request for a person to approve or reject. The request is created immediately and starts out pending; watch the Approval Decided trigger for the outcome. - Action **Generate EPW file** Generate an EnergyPlus Weather (EPW) file for any location — either a typical year built from the last 15 years, or one specific year. Oikolab builds the file on demand, so expect it to take several seconds. - Action **Get account usage** Check how much of your Oikolab data allowance you have used — what your plan includes each billing period, what you have used so far, and what you have used today. - Action **Get archived forecast** Look back at a forecast that was issued in the past — up to three years of archived daily forecast runs for any place. - Action **Get weather data** Get historical or forecast weather for a place or a rectangular area — temperature, wind, humidity, radiation, cloud and rainfall, hourly, daily or monthly. - Action **List datasets** See which weather datasets Oikolab currently offers and what date range each one covers — useful for checking data is up to date before asking for it. ## Each app on its own - [ **OKrunit** OKrunit is a human approval layer for AI workflows.](https://apiant.ai/connections/okrunit) - [ **Oikolab** 70+ years of global, hourly historical and forecast weather data from NOAA and ECMWF](https://apiant.ai/connections/oikolab) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from OKrunit - [ **OKrunit to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-hubspot) - [ **OKrunit to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-salesforce) - [ **OKrunit to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-slack) - [ **OKrunit to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-stripe) - [ **OKrunit to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-shopify) - [ **OKrunit to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/okrunit-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Oikolab - [ **HubSpot to Oikolab** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-oikolab) - [ **Salesforce to Oikolab** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-oikolab) - [ **Slack to Oikolab** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-oikolab) - [ **Google Sheets to Oikolab** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-oikolab) - [ **Gmail to Oikolab** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-oikolab) - [ **Google Calendar to Oikolab** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-oikolab) Questions ## OKrunit and Oikolab, answered ### ### What can start an automation from OKrunit? Any of OKrunit's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Approval Request and Approval Decided. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Oikolab when something happens in OKrunit? Any of Oikolab's 5 actions, including Generate EPW file, Get account usage, Get weather data and List datasets. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Oikolab to OKrunit? Oikolab has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in OKrunit. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Oikolab's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for OKrunit or Oikolab? 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 OKrunit and Oikolab 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.