--- title: "Connect Open Government, Canada to Vcita - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New dataset\" fires in Open Government, Canada, your agent runs \"Add Client Message\" in Vcita." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-vcita" --- # Connect Open Government, Canada to Vcita When **New dataset** fires in [Open Government, Canada](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-canada), your agent runs **Add Client Message** in [Vcita](https://apiant.ai/connections/vcita). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Open Government, Canada **1** trigger Open Government, Canada **5** actions Vcita **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Open Government, Canada and Vcita 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 Open Government, Canada can start in Vcita - When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Add Client Message** in Vcita - When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Create Invoice** in Vcita 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 Open Government, Canada and Vcita ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 13 actions - Trigger **New dataset** Fires when a new dataset is published to the Open Government portal. - Action **Find datasets** Search the Open Government portal's catalog of published datasets by keyword, tag, or organization. - Action **Find records in a data resource** Query the tabular records stored in a dataset's DataStore-backed resource, with filtering and search. - Action **Get dataset** Retrieve the full record for one published dataset, including its resources and metadata. - Action **Get organization** Retrieve details for one publishing organization, including its datasets. - Action **List organizations** List the government organizations that publish datasets on the portal. - Action **Add booking** Creates a booking in vcita: an appointment with a staff member for a service, or a registration to a group event. - Action **Add Client Message** Adds a message to a client's conversation in vcita, sent from the business to the client or recorded as from the client. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in your vcita business. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates an invoice for a client matter, with line items, dates and currency, and optionally sends it to the client. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients in your Vcita business by email, phone or id, and returns the matching clients. - Action **List appointments** Returns the business's appointments, optionally filtered by client and state. - Action **List services** Returns the bookable services of a business, both one-on-one appointment services and group event services. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client's contact details, status, tags and other fields. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Open Government, Canada** Canadian Government Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve published...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-canada) - [ **Vcita** vCita is a client engagement solution for small businesses, including lead generation, online scheduling...](https://apiant.ai/connections/vcita) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Open Government, Canada - [ **Open Government, Canada to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-salesforce) - [ **Open Government, Canada to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-slack) - [ **Open Government, Canada to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-stripe) - [ **Open Government, Canada to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-shopify) - [ **Open Government, Canada to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Open Government, Canada to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-pipedrive) ## More into Vcita - [ **HubSpot to Vcita** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-vcita) - [ **Salesforce to Vcita** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-vcita) - [ **Slack to Vcita** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-vcita) - [ **Google Sheets to Vcita** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-vcita) - [ **Gmail to Vcita** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-vcita) - [ **Google Calendar to Vcita** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-vcita) Questions ## Open Government, Canada and Vcita, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Open Government, Canada? Any of Open Government, Canada's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New dataset. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Vcita when something happens in Open Government, Canada? Any of Vcita's 8 actions, including Create Client, Create Invoice, Update Client and Add booking. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Vcita to Open Government, Canada? Vcita has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, Canada. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Vcita's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, Canada or Vcita? 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 Open Government, Canada and Vcita 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.