--- title: "Connect Plutio to Minor Planet Center - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Block\" fires in Plutio, your agent runs \"Find MPECs\" in Minor Planet Center." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-minor-planet-center" --- # Connect Plutio to Minor Planet Center When **New Block** fires in [Plutio](https://apiant.ai/connections/plutio), your agent runs **Find MPECs** in [Minor Planet Center](https://apiant.ai/connections/minor-planet-center). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Plutio **4** triggers Plutio **17** actions Minor Planet Center **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Plutio and Minor Planet Center 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 Plutio can start in Minor Planet Center - When **New Block** in Plutio then **Find MPECs** in Minor Planet Center - When **New Task** in Plutio then **Find near-duplicate observations** in Minor Planet Center 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 Plutio and Minor Planet Center ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **New Block** Triggers when a new block (content, line items, signature area) is added to a contract, proposal or invoice. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in your Plutio workspace. - Trigger **New Task Board** Triggers when a new task board is created in your Plutio workspace. - Trigger **New Task Group** Triggers when a new task group is created in Plutio. - Action **Create a Task** Creates a task on a project's task board in Plutio and returns the new task. - Action **Create Block** Creates a block of content or line items on a Plutio contract, proposal or invoice and returns the created block. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates a draft invoice in Plutio for a client person or company. Line items are added separately. - Action **Create Person** Creates a new person (client, lead or team member) in your Plutio workspace and returns the created record. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in your Plutio workspace, optionally linked to a client. Plutio gives it a default status and a first task board. - Action **Create Task Board** Creates a new task board in Plutio, optionally inside a project. - Action **Create Task Group** Creates a new task group (a column or section) on a Plutio task board and returns the created group. - Action **Delete Block** Permanently deletes a block (a piece of content or line items) from a Plutio contract, proposal or invoice. - Action **Delete Invoice** Permanently deletes an invoice from your Plutio workspace. - Action **Find Person** Finds people in your Plutio workspace by email, name, role or an advanced query, and returns the first match plus all matches. - Action **Get Task** Returns a single task by its id, including its custom field values. - Action **Move a Task** Moves a task to a different task group, task board or project. - Action **Retrieve Block/Blocks** Returns one block by its ID, or all the blocks (text, line items) that make up a contract, proposal or invoice. - Action **Retrieve Person/People** Returns one person by id, or a list of people in your Plutio workspace filtered by role, status or an advanced query. - Action **Update a Task** Updates an existing task in Plutio. Only the fields you fill in are changed; everything else stays the same. - Action **Update Invoice** Updates an existing invoice's name, currency, due date, client or custom field values. Fields left blank stay as they are. - Action **Update Person** Updates an existing person (client, lead or team member) in Plutio. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Find MPECs** Search Minor Planet Electronic Circulars by object or search terms, optionally filtered by issue date range. - Action **Find near-duplicate observations** Search the MPC's published observation database for near-duplicates of a given observation by time and angular proximity. - Action **Get action code** Resend an observation submission's action code (used to retract observations or label objects) to the email address on file. - Action **Get magnitude band** Retrieve reference information for a magnitude band used in MPC observations, or all bands. - Action **Get NEOCP observations** Retrieve observation data for an object currently on the Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page by tracklet identifier. - Action **Get object identifier** Look up the designations and identification details for a minor planet or comet given a name, provisional or permanent designation. - Action **Get observations** Retrieve recorded astrometric observation data for a solar system object by designation. - Action **Get observation status** Check the processing status of individual submitted observations by tracklet/station, observation ID, obs80 string, or submission block ID. - Action **Get observatory codes** Retrieve details for one or all observatories registered with the MPC by observatory code. - Action **Get orbital elements** Retrieve orbital elements and related parameters for a solar system object by designation. - Action **List objects** List solar system objects belonging to a named group such as NEOs, comets, or TNOs, ordered by designation. ## Each app on its own - [ **Plutio** Plutio allows you to manage projects and tasks, create proposals and contracts, send invoices and get paid...](https://apiant.ai/connections/plutio) - [ **Minor Planet Center** Asterank's Minor Planet Center endpoint serves orbital and physical data on asteroids and minor planets.](https://apiant.ai/connections/minor-planet-center) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Plutio - [ **Plutio to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-salesforce) - [ **Plutio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-slack) - [ **Plutio to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-stripe) - [ **Plutio to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-shopify) - [ **Plutio to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Plutio to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/plutio-to-trello) ## More into Minor Planet Center - [ **HubSpot to Minor Planet Center** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-minor-planet-center) - [ **Salesforce to Minor Planet Center** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-minor-planet-center) - [ **Slack to Minor Planet Center** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-minor-planet-center) - [ **Google Sheets to Minor Planet Center** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-minor-planet-center) - [ **Gmail to Minor Planet Center** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-minor-planet-center) - [ **Google Calendar to Minor Planet Center** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-minor-planet-center) Questions ## Plutio and Minor Planet Center, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Plutio? Any of Plutio's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Block, New Task, New Task Board and New Task Group. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Minor Planet Center when something happens in Plutio? Any of Minor Planet Center's 11 actions, including Find MPECs, Find near-duplicate observations, Get action code and Get magnitude band. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Minor Planet Center to Plutio? Minor Planet Center has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Plutio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Minor Planet Center's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Plutio or Minor Planet Center? 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 Plutio and Minor Planet Center 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.