Integration
Connect Pics.io to NREL
When Assets Added to Collection fires in Pics.io, your agent runs Estimate solar energy production in NREL. 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.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Pics.io and NREL to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.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 Pics.io can start in NREL
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Estimate solar energy production in NREL
When Assets Color Changed in Pics.io
then Find nearest alternative fuel stations in NREL
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 Pics.io and NREL
Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 16 actions
Trigger
Assets Added to CollectionTriggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
Trigger
Assets Color ChangedTriggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
Trigger
Assets Flag ChangedTriggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Assets Metadata ChangedTriggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
Trigger
Assets Moved to CollectionTriggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
Trigger
Assets Raiting ChangedTriggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Metadata Processing CompletedTriggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
Action
Add assets to collectionAdds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
Action
Add keywordCreates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
Action
Find assetsReturns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
Action
Find collectionsReturns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
Action
Find keywordsReturns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
Action
Get assetsReturns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
Action
List custom fieldsReturns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
Action
Update assetUpdates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update custom field values on assetsSets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
Action
Estimate solar energy productionEstimates the energy production of a grid-connected photovoltaic system at a location using NREL PVWatts V8, returning annual and monthly AC output, solar radiation and capacity factor.
Action
Find nearest alternative fuel stationsReturns the alternative fuel stations nearest to a given latitude and longitude, ordered by distance, with optional filters such as fuel type, status, access and EV network.
Action
Find utility ratesReturns the annual average residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates ($/kWh) and the local utility company names for a location (2012 data).
Action
Get alternative fuel stationReturns the full details of one alternative fuel station by its station ID.
Action
List alternative fuel stationsReturns alternative fuel stations matching your filters, such as fuel type, state, ZIP code, access, status and EV charging network.
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
Pics.io and NREL, answered
What can start an automation from Pics.io?
Any of Pics.io's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Assets Added to Collection, Assets Color Changed, Assets Flag Changed and Assets Metadata Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in NREL when something happens in Pics.io?
Any of NREL's 5 actions, including Estimate solar energy production, Find nearest alternative fuel stations, Find utility rates and Get alternative fuel station. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from NREL to Pics.io?
NREL has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pics.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NREL's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Pics.io or NREL?
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 Pics.io and NREL 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.