# Connect Roll and Shade When **New Company** fires in [Roll](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll), your agent runs **Copy a File** in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), or **Asset Updated** in Shade to **Add task** in Roll. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Roll **3** triggers Roll **11** actions Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Roll and Shade to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 Roll and Shade can do together ### From Roll to Shade - When **New Company** in Roll then **Copy a File** in Shade - When **New Project** in Roll then **Share File or Folder** in Shade ### From Shade to Roll - When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Add task** in Roll - When **New Asset** in Shade then **Create Time Record** in Roll 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 Roll and Shade ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 18 actions - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Time Record** Triggers when a new time record is created. - Action **Add task** Create a task via the Roll GraphQL API task add mutation. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Time Record** Creates a new time record. - Action **Find Company** Finds an existing company. - Action **Find employee** Search employees via the Roll GraphQL API employees query. - Action **Find Project** Finds an existing project. - Action **Find Time Record** Looks up Roll time records via the GraphQL time query. - Action **Update project** Update a project via the Roll GraphQL API project update mutation. - Action **Update task** Update a task via the Roll GraphQL API task update mutation. - Action **Update time record** Update a time entry via the Roll GraphQL API time update mutation. - Trigger **Asset Updated** Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select is added or changed. - Trigger **New Asset** Triggers when a new asset appears in the Shade drive and folder you select. - Trigger **New Collection** Triggers when a new collection is created in the Shade drive you select. - Trigger **New Drive** Triggers when a new drive is created in the Shade workspace you select. - Trigger **New Public Share Link** Triggers when a new public share link is created in the Shade drive you select. - Trigger **New Transcription** Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select finishes transcription. - Trigger **Public Share Link Updated** Triggers when a public share link in the Shade drive you select is created or changed. - Action **Copy a File** Copies a file or folder to another location within the same Shade drive. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a folder at the path you supply in a Shade drive. - Action **Find an Asset** Returns the assets in a Shade drive that match the text you search for, optionally narrowed by precision filters. - Action **Get Public Links for a File or Folder** Returns the public share links that exist for a file or folder in a Shade drive. - Action **Search Asset Chunks** Search a Shade drive and get back matching assets together with the specific chunks (subclips, document passages, image regions) that matched, with a relevance floor you control per media type. - Action **Search for an Asset by Description** Searches a Shade drive with a plain-language description and returns the assets that match, using Shade's AI index. - Action **Share File or Folder** Shares a file or folder in a Shade drive with the people you list, at the role you choose. Each person is emailed an invitation. ## Each app on its own - [ **Roll** Roll is a platform with everything your business needs in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll) - [ **Shade** Shade is an AI-powered cloud NAS for media teams that enables real-time editing, natural language search...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Roll - [ **Roll to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-salesforce) - [ **Roll to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-slack) - [ **Roll to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-stripe) - [ **Roll to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-shopify) - [ **Roll to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-trello) - [ **Roll to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-zoom) ## More into Shade - [ **HubSpot to Shade** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shade) - [ **Salesforce to Shade** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shade) - [ **Slack to Shade** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shade) - [ **Google Sheets to Shade** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shade) - [ **Gmail to Shade** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shade) - [ **Google Calendar to Shade** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shade) Questions ## Roll and Shade, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Roll? Any of Roll's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Company, New Project and New Time Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Shade when something happens in Roll? Any of Shade's 7 actions, including Create Folder, Copy a File, Find an Asset and Get Public Links for a File or Folder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Shade to Roll? Yes. When something happens in Shade, your agent can act in Roll too. This page covers both directions: Shade's triggers and Roll's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Roll or Shade? 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.