Integration
Connect PPM Express to Exa
When Idea Created fires in PPM Express, your agent runs Create Research Task in Exa. 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 PPM Express and Exa to do together?
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Connect your AI client
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https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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 PPM Express can start in Exa
When Idea Created in PPM Express
then Create Research Task in Exa
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 PPM Express and Exa
Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 14 actions
- Idea Created
Triggers when a Idea is created.
- Key Date Created
Triggers when a Key Date is created.
- Key Date Updated
Triggers when a Key Date is updated.
- Project Created
Triggers when a Project is created.
- Project Updated
Triggers when a Project is updated.
- Task Created
Triggers when a Task is created.
- Task Deleted
Triggers when a Task is deleted.
- Task Updated
Triggers when a Task is updated.
- Create Idea
Creates a new idea in PPM Express, optionally under a challenge, with its name, description and any other idea fields.
- Create Project
Creates a project in PPM Express with the field values you supply, such as name, description, manager, program and portfolio.
- Create Project Key Date
Creates a key date (milestone) on a PPM Express project and returns the new key date.
- Create Project Task
Creates a task in a PPM Express project with the field values you supply.
- Delete Project Task
Deletes a task from a PPM Express project.
- Update Project
Updates the fields of an existing project, including custom fields, and returns the updated project.
- Update Project Key Date
Updates the field values of an existing key date in a PPM Express project.
- Update Project Task
Updates field values on an existing task in a PPM Express project and returns the updated task.
- Create Research Task
Starts an asynchronous Exa research (Agent) run for a natural-language question and returns the run, including its id and status. Use Get Research Task to read the finished answer.
- Find similar links
Returns web pages similar to a given URL, optionally with their text, highlights or summaries.
- Generate Answer
Answers a question using Exa web search results, returning the generated answer and the sources it cites.
- Get Research Task
Returns a research (Agent) run by its id, including its status, answer text, structured result, citations and cost.
- Get Webpage Content
Returns the full text, highlights, summary and metadata for one or more webpages by URL.
- Perform Web Search
Searches the web with Exa and returns the matching pages (title, URL, published date, author and any requested contents), plus synthesized output when an output schema is given.
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
PPM Express and Exa, answered
What can start an automation from PPM Express?
Any of PPM Express's 8 triggers in the catalog, including Idea Created, Key Date Created, Key Date Updated and Project Created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Exa when something happens in PPM Express?
Any of Exa's 6 actions, including Create Research Task, Find similar links, Generate Answer and Get Research Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Exa to PPM Express?
Exa has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in PPM Express. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Exa's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for PPM Express or Exa?
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.
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.