Integration
Connect Twist to NREL
When New Comment Posted in Thread fires in Twist, your agent runs Estimate solar energy production in NREL. 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 Twist and NREL to do together?
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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
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 Twist can start in NREL
When New Comment Posted in Thread in Twist
then Estimate solar energy production 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 Twist and NREL
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 22 actions
- New Comment Posted in Thread
Triggers when a new comment is added in a thread.
- New Message Posted in Conversation
Triggers when a new message is added anywhere inside a conversation.
- New Thread Added to Channel
Triggers when a new thread is added to a channel.
- Add channel
Create a new channel in a workspace.
- Delete comment
Deletes a comment from a Twist thread.
- Delete thread
Remove a thread.
- Find Comment by Id
Gets a single Twist comment by its ID.
- Find Thread
Returns the threads in a channel whose title contains the specified text (case-insensitive), plus the first match.
- Find Thread by Id
Returns the Twist thread with the specified ID.
- Find User by Id
Finds a user by matching against their id.
- List channels
Return all channels in a workspace.
- List comments
Lists the comments in a Twist thread, newest first by default.
- List threads
Lists threads in a Twist channel, newest-updated first by default, with optional filters.
- List users
Lists all users in a Twist workspace.
- List workspaces
Gets all the workspaces (teams) the connected user belongs to.
- Post Comment
Post a comment to a thread you choose.
- Post Message
Posts a new message to an existing Twist conversation (direct message).
- Post Thread
Adds a new thread to a Twist channel.
- Update comment
Edit an existing comment's content.
- Update thread
Updates the title, content, attachments, action buttons or mentions of an existing Twist thread.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Get alternative fuel station
Returns the full details of one alternative fuel station by its station ID.
- List alternative fuel stations
Returns alternative fuel stations matching your filters, such as fuel type, state, ZIP code, access, status and EV charging network.
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
Twist and NREL, answered
What can start an automation from Twist?
Any of Twist's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Comment Posted in Thread, New Message Posted in Conversation and New Thread Added to Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in NREL when something happens in Twist?
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 Twist?
NREL has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Twist. 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 Twist 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 Twist 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.