--- title: "Connect Shade to Award Force - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Updated\" fires in Shade, your agent runs \"Create Review Task\" in Award Force." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-award-force" --- # Connect Shade to Award Force When **Asset Updated** fires in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), your agent runs **Create Review Task** in [Award Force](https://apiant.ai/connections/award-force). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions Award Force **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Shade and Award Force 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 Shade can start in Award Force - When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Create Review Task** in Award Force - When **New Asset** in Shade then **Create User** in Award Force 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 Shade and Award Force ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 22 actions - 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. - Action **Create Assignment** Assigns entries to judges under a score set and judging rounds. Creates one assignment for each entry and judge pairing, or updates an existing one, and processes the request in the background. - Action **Create Review Task** Creates a review task that pairs an entry with a review stage, and returns the new task with its reviewers. - Action **Create User** Creates a user in the Award Force account, or adds an existing user from another account when the email or mobile already belongs to one. - Action **Get Assignment** Returns a single judging assignment, including its entry, judge or role, rounds, score set, score and comments. - Action **Get Attachment** Returns an entry attachment by its token, including its file details, download link, tab and attachment field values. - Action **Get Entry** Returns a single entry, including its entrant, category, form field answers, attachments, contributors and statuses. - Action **Get User by Email** Returns the user with the given email address, including their profile field answers and roles. - Action **Get User by Slug** Returns a single Award Force user, including profile field answers, roles and preferences, by the user's slug. - Action **List Categories** Returns the program's categories, including the season and entry form each one belongs to. - Action **List Fields** Returns the form fields configured in your Award Force account, optionally filtered by resource, type, form, tab, category or season. - Action **Recuse Assignment** Recuses a judge from judging an entry, optionally limited to one score set, and prevents them being assigned to it in the future. - Action **Tag Entry** Adds one or more tags to an Award Force entry and returns the updated entry. - Action **Update User** Updates an existing user's name, contact details, password, roles, notification and cookie preferences, and user field values. - Action **Upload Entry Attachment** Uploads a file as a new attachment on an entry, under one of the program's Attachments tabs, optionally with values for that tab's attachment fields. - Action **Upload Entry File** Uploads a file into a file field on an Award Force entry and returns the stored file's token and link. ## Each app on its own - [ **Shade** Shade is an AI-powered cloud NAS for media teams that enables real-time editing, natural language search...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade) - [ **Award Force** Award Force is an awards management software for organisers of awards, grants, scholarships, and pitch...](https://apiant.ai/connections/award-force) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Shade - [ **Shade to Loop & Tie** Loop & Tie is a gifting-at-scale engagement platform, which allows gifters to send a list of curated gifts...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-loop-tie) - [ **Shade to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-stripe) - [ **Shade to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-shopify) - [ **Shade to Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-airtable) - [ **Shade to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-trello) - [ **Shade to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-zoom) ## More into Award Force - [ **HubSpot to Award Force** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-award-force) - [ **Salesforce to Award Force** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-award-force) - [ **Slack to Award Force** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-award-force) - [ **Google Sheets to Award Force** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-award-force) - [ **Gmail to Award Force** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-award-force) - [ **Google Calendar to Award Force** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-award-force) Questions ## Shade and Award Force, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Shade? Any of Shade's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Asset Updated, New Asset, New Collection and New Drive. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Award Force when something happens in Shade? Any of Award Force's 15 actions, including Create Assignment, Create Review Task, Create User and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Award Force to Shade? Award Force has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Shade. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Award Force's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Shade or Award Force? 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 Shade and Award Force 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.