--- title: "Connect Shade and Twist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Updated\" fires in Shade, your agent runs \"Post Message\" in Twist, or \"New Comment Posted in Thread\" in Twist to \"Copy a File\" in Shade." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-twist" --- # Connect Shade and Twist When **Asset Updated** fires in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), your agent runs **Post Message** in [Twist](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist), or **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist to **Copy a File** in Shade. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions Twist **3** triggers Twist **17** 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 Twist 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 and Twist can do together ### From Shade to Twist - When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Post Message** in Twist - When **New Asset** in Shade then **Add channel** in Twist ### From Twist to Shade - When **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist then **Copy a File** in Shade - When **New Message Posted in Conversation** in Twist 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 Twist ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 24 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. - Trigger **New Comment Posted in Thread** Triggers when a new comment is added in a thread. - Trigger **New Message Posted in Conversation** Triggers when a new message is added anywhere inside a conversation. - Trigger **New Thread Added to Channel** Triggers when a new thread is added to a channel. - Action **Add channel** Create a new channel in a workspace. - Action **Delete comment** Deletes a comment from a Twist thread. - Action **Delete thread** Remove a thread. - Action **Find Comment by Id** Gets a single Twist comment by its ID. - Action **Find Thread** Returns the threads in a channel whose title contains the specified text (case-insensitive), plus the first match. - Action **Find Thread by Id** Returns the Twist thread with the specified ID. - Action **Find User by Id** Finds a user by matching against their id. - Action **List channels** Return all channels in a workspace. - Action **List comments** Lists the comments in a Twist thread, newest first by default. - Action **List threads** Lists threads in a Twist channel, newest-updated first by default, with optional filters. - Action **List users** Lists all users in a Twist workspace. - Action **List workspaces** Gets all the workspaces (teams) the connected user belongs to. - Action **Post Comment** Post a comment to a thread you choose. - Action **Post Message** Posts a new message to an existing Twist conversation (direct message). - Action **Post Thread** Adds a new thread to a Twist channel. - Action **Update comment** Edit an existing comment's content. - Action **Update thread** Updates the title, content, attachments, action buttons or mentions of an existing Twist thread. ## 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) - [ **Twist** Twist keeps your conversations on-topic and in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist) 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 Twist - [ **HubSpot to Twist** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twist) - [ **Salesforce to Twist** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twist) - [ **Slack to Twist** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-twist) - [ **Google Sheets to Twist** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-twist) - [ **Gmail to Twist** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-twist) - [ **Google Calendar to Twist** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-twist) Questions ## Shade and Twist, 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 Twist when something happens in Shade? Any of Twist's 17 actions, including Post Comment, Post Message, Post Thread and Update comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twist to Shade? Yes. When something happens in Twist, your agent can act in Shade too. This page covers both directions: Twist's triggers and Shade's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Shade or Twist? 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 Twist 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.