--- title: "Connect Shade to eBird - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Updated\" fires in Shade, your agent runs \"Find adjacent regions\" in eBird." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-ebird" --- # Connect Shade to eBird When **Asset Updated** fires in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), your agent runs **Find adjacent regions** in [eBird](https://apiant.ai/connections/ebird). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions eBird **21** 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 eBird 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 eBird - When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Find adjacent regions** in eBird - When **New Asset** in Shade then **Find historic observations on a date** in eBird 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 eBird ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 28 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 **Find adjacent regions** regions bordering the given region (subnational1 level only). - Action **Find historic observations on a date** observations reported for a region on a specific calendar date. - Action **Find hotspots in a region** list of eBird hotspots within a region. - Action **Find nearby hotspots** eBird hotspots near a lat/lng point within a radius. - Action **Find nearby notable observations** recent rare-species sightings near a lat/lng point. - Action **Find nearby observations** recent observations within a radius (lat/lng, dist km) of a point. - Action **Find nearby observations of a species** recent sightings of one species near a lat/lng point. - Action **Find recent notable observations in a region** recent sightings of locally/nationally rare species in a region. - Action **Find recent observations in a region** recent bird observations (default last 14 days) for a region code (country/state/county). - Action **Find recent observations of a species in a region** recent sightings of one species within a region. - Action **Find species list for a region** full list of species ever reported in a region. - Action **Get checklist** full detail of one submitted checklist by its submission id. - Action **Get eBird taxonomy** the full eBird taxonomy (species codes, scientific/common names, categories). - Action **Get hotspot info** details (name, lat/lng, latest observation date, species count) for one hotspot. - Action **Get nearest observations of a species** nearest locations (up to 50km) where a given species was recently seen, relative to a lat/lng. - Action **Get regional statistics for a date** number of checklists/contributors/species for a region on a date. - Action **Get region info** display name and bounding box for a region code. - Action **Get top 100 contributors** top birders/checklist submitters for a region on a date. - Action **List recent checklists** feed of recently submitted checklists for a region. - Action **List sub-regions** child region codes (e.g. states in a country, counties in a state) for a parent region. - Action **List taxonomic groups** species grouped by taxonomic family/group for a given grouping scheme. ## 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) - [ **eBird** Retrieve recent or notable birding observations within a region](https://apiant.ai/connections/ebird) 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 eBird - [ **Google Calendar to eBird** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ebird) - [ **HubSpot to eBird** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ebird) - [ **Salesforce to eBird** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ebird) - [ **Slack to eBird** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ebird) - [ **Google Sheets to eBird** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ebird) - [ **Gmail to eBird** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ebird) Questions ## Shade and eBird, 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 eBird when something happens in Shade? Any of eBird's 21 actions, including Find adjacent regions, Find historic observations on a date, Find hotspots in a region and Find nearby hotspots. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from eBird to Shade? eBird has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Shade. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads eBird's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Shade or eBird? 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 eBird 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.