--- title: "Connect Smily to NREL - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New And/Or Updated Client\" fires in Smily, your agent runs \"Estimate solar energy production\" in NREL." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-nrel" --- # Connect Smily to NREL When **New And/Or Updated Client** fires in [Smily](https://apiant.ai/connections/smily), your agent runs **Estimate solar energy production** in [NREL](https://apiant.ai/connections/nrel). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Smily **4** triggers Smily **19** actions NREL **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Smily and NREL 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 Smily can start in NREL - When **New And/Or Updated Client** in Smily then **Estimate solar energy production** in NREL - When **New And/Or Updated Payment** in Smily then **Find nearest alternative fuel stations** in NREL 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 Smily and NREL ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New And/Or Updated And/Or Canceled Booking** Trigger when a booking is created and/or updated and/or canceled (with line item support). - Trigger **New And/Or Updated Client** Trigger when a client is created and/or updated (with line item support). - Trigger **New And/Or Updated Payment** Trigger when a payment is created and/or updated. - Trigger **New Inquiry** Trigger when a new inquiry is created. - Action **Add booking** Creates a booking (reservation, tentative hold or unavailable block) on a rental's calendar in Smily. - Action **Add payment** Records a new payment against a booking in Smily. - Action **Add rental** Creates a new rental property in your Smily account. Note that each rental added increases the account's monthly fee. - Action **Create Inquiry** Creates an inquiry for a rental, recording a guest's contact details, requested dates and message. - Action **Create or Update Client** Creates a new Smily client (guest), or updates an existing one when a client ID is given. - Action **Delete booking** Cancels a booking in Smily so it no longer occupies the rental's calendar. - Action **Find Bookings in Date Range** Returns the bookings that overlap a date range, optionally filtered by status, rental or client. - Action **Find Client by Email** Finds Smily clients (guests) whose email address matches the one given, returning the matching client records. - Action **Find Payment** Finds payments by their order ID (one or more, comma-separated). - Action **Get booking** Returns a single booking (reservation) by its ID, including dates, status, guest counts, pricing and linked rental and client. - Action **Get client** Returns a single client (guest) by ID, including their addresses, emails and phone numbers. - Action **Get rental** Returns a single rental (property) by its ID, including its details, pricing, location and related record IDs. - Action **List bookings** Returns the bookings in your Smily account, optionally filtered by dates, status, rental, client or last update time. By default only future, non-canceled bookings are returned. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients (guests) in your Smily account, including their addresses, emails and phone numbers. - Action **List inquiries** Returns the inquiries on your Smily account, including guest contact details, requested dates and party size. - Action **List payments** Returns the payments recorded on your Smily account, optionally filtered by order ID. - Action **List rentals** Returns the rentals (properties) in your Smily account, with their names, locations, capacity and pricing details. - Action **Update Booking** Updates an existing booking (reservation) in Smily — dates, guest counts, prices, deposit, notes, tags and status flags — and returns the updated booking. - Action **Update rental** Updates an existing rental property in Smily. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Estimate solar energy production** Estimates the energy production of a grid-connected photovoltaic system at a location using NREL PVWatts V8, returning annual and monthly AC output, solar radiation and capacity factor. - Action **Find nearest alternative fuel stations** Returns the alternative fuel stations nearest to a given latitude and longitude, ordered by distance, with optional filters such as fuel type, status, access and EV network. - Action **Find utility rates** Returns the annual average residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates ($/kWh) and the local utility company names for a location (2012 data). - Action **Get alternative fuel station** Returns the full details of one alternative fuel station by its station ID. - Action **List alternative fuel stations** Returns alternative fuel stations matching your filters, such as fuel type, state, ZIP code, access, status and EV charging network. ## Each app on its own - [ **Smily** Smily, top property management software for Short-Term Rental Managers and Concierges.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smily) - [ **NREL** Government developer portal providing APIs for renewable energy, alternative fuel, buildings, and climate...](https://apiant.ai/connections/nrel) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Smily - [ **Smily to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-stripe) - [ **Smily to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-trello) - [ **Smily to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-zoom) - [ **Smily to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-twilio) - [ **Smily to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-typeform) - [ **Smily to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smily-to-webflow) ## More into NREL - [ **HubSpot to NREL** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nrel) - [ **Salesforce to NREL** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-nrel) - [ **Slack to NREL** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-nrel) - [ **Google Sheets to NREL** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nrel) - [ **Gmail to NREL** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nrel) - [ **Google Calendar to NREL** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nrel) Questions ## Smily and NREL, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Smily? Any of Smily's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New And/Or Updated And/Or Canceled Booking, New And/Or Updated Client, New And/Or Updated Payment and New Inquiry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NREL when something happens in Smily? Any of NREL's 5 actions, including Estimate solar energy production, Find nearest alternative fuel stations, Find utility rates and Get alternative fuel station. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NREL to Smily? NREL has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Smily. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NREL's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Smily or NREL? 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 Smily and NREL 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.