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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
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 Shade can start in Trestle
When Asset Updated in Shade
then Address Validation in Trestle
When New Asset in Shade
then Identify caller in Trestle
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 Trestle
Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 14 actions
Trigger
Asset UpdatedTriggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select is added or changed.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset appears in the Shade drive and folder you select.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created in the Shade drive you select.
Trigger
New DriveTriggers when a new drive is created in the Shade workspace you select.
Trigger
New Public Share LinkTriggers when a new public share link is created in the Shade drive you select.
Trigger
New TranscriptionTriggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select finishes transcription.
Trigger
Public Share Link UpdatedTriggers when a public share link in the Shade drive you select is created or changed.
Action
Copy a FileCopies a file or folder to another location within the same Shade drive.
Action
Create FolderCreates a folder at the path you supply in a Shade drive.
Action
Find an AssetReturns 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 FolderReturns the public share links that exist for a file or folder in a Shade drive.
Action
Search Asset ChunksSearch 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 DescriptionSearches a Shade drive with a plain-language description and returns the assets that match, using Shade's AI index.
Action
Share File or FolderShares 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
Address ValidationValidates and USPS-normalizes a US street address and returns its validity, normalized components, ZIP+4 and latitude/longitude.
Action
Identify callerLooks up a phone number and returns its validity, line type and carrier, plus the top-ranked owner and that owner's current address.
Action
Phone ValidationValidates a phone number and provides phone metadata, such as carrier name, line type (landline, mobile, non-fixed VoIP, etc.), is the phone prepaid, etc.
Action
Real ContactVerifies and grades a lead's contact information across name, phone, email, address and IP address, returning A–F contact grades, phone activity score, name-match results and IP trust signals.
Action
Reverse AddressValidates a US street address and returns everyone currently living at it, with demographics, historical addresses and associated people for each resident.
Action
Reverse PhoneValidates a phone number and returns all potential owners with demographics, current addresses, alternate phones and emails.
Action
Smart CNAMValidates a phone number and returns the top person or business name associated with it (caller name lookup).
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
Shade and Trestle, 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 Trestle when something happens in Shade?
Any of Trestle's 7 actions, including Address Validation, Identify caller, Phone Validation and Real Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Trestle to Shade?
Trestle has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Shade. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Trestle's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Shade or Trestle?
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.