--- title: "Connect Skyvern and VideoDB - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Skyvern Workflow\" fires in Skyvern, your agent runs \"Add Collection\" in VideoDB." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-videodb" --- # Connect Skyvern and VideoDB When **New or Updated Skyvern Workflow** fires in [Skyvern](https://apiant.ai/connections/skyvern), your agent runs **Add Collection** in [VideoDB](https://apiant.ai/connections/videodb), or **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB to **Create and Run a Task** in Skyvern. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Skyvern **1** trigger Skyvern **15** actions VideoDB **1** trigger VideoDB **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 Skyvern and VideoDB 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Skyvern and VideoDB can do together ### From Skyvern to VideoDB - When **New or Updated Skyvern Workflow** in Skyvern then **Add Collection** in VideoDB - When **New or Updated Skyvern Workflow** in Skyvern then **Add Overlay / Watermark** in VideoDB ### From VideoDB to Skyvern - When **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB then **Create and Run a Task** in Skyvern - When **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB then **Create and Run Task V2** in Skyvern 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 Skyvern and VideoDB ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 36 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Skyvern Workflow** Triggers when a Skyvern workflow (agent) is created or a new version of it is saved. - Action **Add browser session** Creates a Skyvern browser session that persists across multiple task and workflow runs, and returns its session id and live-view link. - Action **Add credential** Creates a new stored credential (login, credit card or secret) in your Skyvern organization for use by tasks and agents. - Action **Add workflow** Creates a new Skyvern workflow (agent) from a JSON or YAML definition and returns the saved workflow. - Action **Cancel run** Cancels a running Skyvern task run or workflow run by its id. - Action **Create and Run a Task** Starts a Skyvern browser-automation task from a plain-language prompt and returns the new run, including its id, status and link in the Skyvern app. - Action **Create and Run Task V2** Starts a Skyvern 2.0 browser task from a natural-language prompt and returns the new run's id and status. - Action **Delete workflow** Deletes a Skyvern workflow (agent) by its ID. - Action **Get a Browser Session** Returns the details of a Skyvern browser session, including its status, browser address for connecting, downloaded files and recordings. - Action **Get a Task** Returns a Skyvern task run by its id, including its status, extracted output, downloaded files, recording and screenshots. - Action **Get a Task V2** Returns the status, output, recording and screenshots of a Skyvern task run. - Action **Get a Workflow** Returns a Skyvern workflow (agent) by its permanent id, including its blocks, parameters and settings. - Action **List credentials** Returns the credentials stored in your Skyvern organization, optionally filtered by vault, type or search text. Secrets are never included. - Action **List runs** Returns your organization's task and agent runs, newest first, optionally filtered by status, run type, agent, tags, failure category or a search term. - Action **List workflows** Returns the workflows (agents) in your Skyvern organization, optionally filtered by search text, folder, status or tags. Returns up to 100 workflows. - Action **Run a Workflow** Starts a run of one of your Skyvern workflows (agents) with the parameters you supply, and returns the new run's id, status and link. - Trigger **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** Triggered when a new video is uploaded to a VideoDB collection. - Action **Add Collection** Creates a new VideoDB collection to organize videos and scope search. - Action **Add Overlay / Watermark** Places an image (logo or watermark) over a VideoDB video at a chosen time and position, and returns a stream URL for the result. - Action **Ask Video (Q&A)** Get the Q&A for a video. - Action **Auto-Chapter Video** Splits a video into scenes (chapters) using shot detection or fixed time segments. The job runs in the background; the result is available at the returned output URL. - Action **Auto-Dub Video** Starts an AI dubbing job that replaces a video's soundtrack with a version in another language, preserving the speaker's voice characteristics. - Action **Check Job Status** Checks the progress of a long-running VideoDB job (dubbing, generation, transcoding, indexing) and returns its status and, once finished, its result. - Action **Create Highlight Clip** Starts an AI clip-generation job on an indexed video from a natural-language prompt describing the moments to include. - Action **Delete Video** Permanently delete a video and all its metadata, transcripts and indexes from VideoDB. - Action **Find Video Moment** Searches one indexed video for the moments matching a spoken-word or visual query, returning each match's start and end time, text and score. - Action **Generate Image** Generates an image from a text prompt using VideoDB's AI generation. Generation runs asynchronously; the result returns a job id and an address to check for the finished image. - Action **Generate Subtitles** Generates subtitles for a video using VideoDB service. - Action **Generate Video** Starts an AI video generation job from a text prompt and saves the result to a collection. - Action **Generate Voice-Over** Converts text into AI-generated speech (a voice-over audio asset) in a VideoDB collection. Generation runs as a job; check its result with Check Job Status or a callback URL. - Action **Get Collection** Retrieve the details of one VideoDB collection by its id. - Action **Get Meeting Assets** Get a meeting recording's status and recorded video URL. - Action **Get Transcript** Get the transcript of a video. - Action **Get Video Metadata** Get metadata for a video. - Action **List Collections** Retrieve all collections in your VideoDB account, including the default collection. - Action **List Videos** Lists the videos in a VideoDB collection. - Action **Summarize Video** Asks VideoDB's AI to summarize a video using your own instructions. Summarization usually runs as a background job: use Check Job Status with the returned job id to fetch the finished summary. - Action **Upload & Index Video** Uploads a video from a URL into a VideoDB collection, waits for the upload to finish, then starts indexing it (spoken words by default) and returns the indexing job. ## Each app on its own - [ **Skyvern** Skyvern is an AI agent that allows users to complete browser-based tasks.](https://apiant.ai/connections/skyvern) - [ **VideoDB** VideoDB is an AI engine for video workflows—search scenes, cut clips, dub, subtitles, and apply GenAI effects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/videodb) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Skyvern - [ **Skyvern to World Bank** The World Bank Open Data API publishes global development statistics for every country and region.](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-world-bank) - [ **Skyvern to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-slack) - [ **Skyvern to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-stripe) - [ **Skyvern to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-trello) - [ **Skyvern to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-zoom) - [ **Skyvern to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/skyvern-to-twilio) ## More into VideoDB - [ **HubSpot to VideoDB** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-videodb) - [ **Salesforce to VideoDB** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-videodb) - [ **Slack to VideoDB** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-videodb) - [ **Google Sheets to VideoDB** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-videodb) - [ **Gmail to VideoDB** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-videodb) - [ **Google Calendar to VideoDB** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-videodb) Questions ## Skyvern and VideoDB, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Skyvern? Any of Skyvern's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or Updated Skyvern Workflow. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in VideoDB when something happens in Skyvern? Any of VideoDB's 21 actions, including Create Highlight Clip, Upload & Index Video, Add Collection and Add Overlay / Watermark. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from VideoDB to Skyvern? Yes. When something happens in VideoDB, your agent can act in Skyvern too. This page covers both directions: VideoDB's triggers and Skyvern's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Skyvern or VideoDB? 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 Skyvern and VideoDB 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.