Integration
Connect Shade and Twilio
When Asset Updated fires in Shade, your agent runs Update Message in Twilio, or New Call in Twilio to Copy a File in Shade. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Shade and Twilio to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.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 and Twilio can do together
From Shade to Twilio
When Asset Updated in Shade
then Update Message in Twilio
When New Asset in Shade
then Schedule Message in Twilio
From Twilio to Shade
When New Call in Twilio
then Copy a File in Shade
When New Incoming Call in Twilio
then Share File or Folder in Shade
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 Twilio
Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 18 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.
Trigger
New CallPolls for voice calls on your Twilio account.
Trigger
New Incoming CallFires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call.
Trigger
New Message ReceivedPolls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account.
Trigger
New SMS receivedFires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it.
Action
Delete MessageDeletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs.
Action
Find available phone numbers by criteriaReturns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location).
Action
Get CallRetrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID.
Action
Get MessageRetrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID.
Action
List CallsLists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status.
Action
List MessagesLists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent.
Action
List Phone NumbersLists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account.
Action
Lookup Phone NumberLooks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API.
Action
Schedule MessageSchedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent.
Action
Update MessageUpdates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet.
Action
Update Phone NumberUpdate settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number.
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 Twilio, 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 Twilio when something happens in Shade?
Any of Twilio's 11 actions, including Update Message, Update Phone Number, Find available phone numbers by criteria and Get Call. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Twilio to Shade?
Yes. When something happens in Twilio, your agent can act in Shade too. This page covers both directions: Twilio's triggers and Shade's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Shade or Twilio?
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 Twilio 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.