--- title: "Connect PPM Express to Mapbox - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Idea Created\" fires in PPM Express, your agent runs \"Geocode address\" in Mapbox." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-mapbox" --- # Connect PPM Express to Mapbox When **Idea Created** fires in [PPM Express](https://apiant.ai/connections/ppm-express), your agent runs **Geocode address** in [Mapbox](https://apiant.ai/connections/mapbox). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PPM Express **8** triggers PPM Express **8** actions Mapbox **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 PPM Express and Mapbox 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 PPM Express can start in Mapbox - When **Idea Created** in PPM Express then **Geocode address** in Mapbox - When **Key Date Created** in PPM Express then **Optimize route** in Mapbox 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 Mapbox ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 16 actions - Trigger **Idea Created** Triggers when a Idea is created. - Trigger **Key Date Created** Triggers when a Key Date is created. - Trigger **Key Date Updated** Triggers when a Key Date is updated. - Trigger **Project Created** Triggers when a Project is created. - Trigger **Project Updated** Triggers when a Project is updated. - Trigger **Task Created** Triggers when a Task is created. - Trigger **Task Deleted** Triggers when a Task is deleted. - Trigger **Task Updated** Triggers when a Task is updated. - Action **Create Idea** Creates a new idea in PPM Express, optionally under a challenge, with its name, description and any other idea fields. - Action **Create Project** Creates a project in PPM Express with the field values you supply, such as name, description, manager, program and portfolio. - Action **Create Project Key Date** Creates a key date (milestone) on a PPM Express project and returns the new key date. - Action **Create Project Task** Creates a task in a PPM Express project with the field values you supply. - Action **Delete Project Task** Deletes a task from a PPM Express project. - Action **Update Project** Updates the fields of an existing project, including custom fields, and returns the updated project. - Action **Update Project Key Date** Updates the field values of an existing key date in a PPM Express project. - Action **Update Project Task** Updates field values on an existing task in a PPM Express project and returns the updated task. - Action **Geocode address** Converts an address or place text into geographic coordinates using the Mapbox Geocoding API (forward geocoding). Supply either free-text search or the structured address parts. - Action **Get directions** Calculates a route between two to 25 waypoints using the Mapbox Directions API, returning distance, duration, geometry and optional turn-by-turn steps. - Action **Get isochrone** Retrieve up to four travel-time or distance contours (isochrones) around a location as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection. - Action **Get static map image** Renders a static map image from a Mapbox style, centered on a point, fitted to a bounding box, or fitted automatically to markers, paths or GeoJSON drawn on top of it. - Action **Get travel time matrix** Returns travel times (seconds) and/or distances (meters) between up to 25 coordinates using the Mapbox Matrix API. - Action **Optimize route** Returns a duration-optimized route (Traveling Salesperson solution) visiting 2 to 12 coordinates by car, bicycle or on foot. - Action **Query map tile data** Retrieves features from one or more Mapbox vector or rasterarray tilesets at or near a longitude/latitude point. - Action **Reverse geocode coordinates** Look up the address and place names at a longitude/latitude pair using the Mapbox Geocoding API. ## Each app on its own - [ **PPM Express** PPM Express is Product Portfolio Management platform to easily integrate and orchestrate your existing...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ppm-express) - [ **Mapbox** Mapping and geolocation platform offering interactive maps, geocoding, routing, and navigation APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mapbox) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PPM Express - [ **PPM Express to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-salesforce) - [ **PPM Express to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-slack) - [ **PPM Express to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-stripe) - [ **PPM Express to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-shopify) - [ **PPM Express to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PPM Express to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-trello) ## More into Mapbox - [ **Vercel to Mapbox** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/vercel-to-mapbox) - [ **Felt to Mapbox** Cloud-based GIS platform for creating interactive maps and dashboards from geospatial and database data.](https://apiant.ai/connect/felt-to-mapbox) - [ **HubSpot to Mapbox** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mapbox) - [ **Salesforce to Mapbox** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-mapbox) - [ **Slack to Mapbox** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-mapbox) - [ **Google Sheets to Mapbox** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mapbox) Questions ## PPM Express and Mapbox, 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 Mapbox when something happens in PPM Express? Any of Mapbox's 8 actions, including Geocode address, Get directions, Get isochrone and Get static map image. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Mapbox to PPM Express? Mapbox has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in PPM Express. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Mapbox's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PPM Express or Mapbox? 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 PPM Express and Mapbox 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.