--- title: "Connect vPlan to eBird - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Changed Card\" fires in vPlan, your agent runs \"Find adjacent regions\" in eBird." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-ebird" --- # Connect vPlan to eBird When **New or Changed Card** fires in [vPlan](https://apiant.ai/connections/vplan), your agent runs **Find adjacent regions** in [eBird](https://apiant.ai/connections/ebird). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. vPlan **2** triggers vPlan **6** actions eBird **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 vPlan and eBird 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 vPlan can start in eBird - When **New or Changed Card** in vPlan then **Find adjacent regions** in eBird - When **New or Changed Collection** in vPlan then **Find historic observations on a date** in eBird 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 vPlan and eBird ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **New or Changed Card** Triggers when a card is created or changed in your vPlan account. - Trigger **New or Changed Collection** Triggers when a collection is created or changed in vPlan. - Action **List boards** Returns the boards in your vPlan account. - Action **List cards** Returns the cards in your vPlan account. - Action **List collections** Returns the collections in your vPlan account. - Action **List resources** Returns the resources (people and equipment you plan) in your vPlan account. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your vPlan account. - Action **Update collection** Updates an existing vPlan collection's name, description, dates, status or board. - Action **Find adjacent regions** regions bordering the given region (subnational1 level only). - Action **Find historic observations on a date** observations reported for a region on a specific calendar date. - Action **Find hotspots in a region** list of eBird hotspots within a region. - Action **Find nearby hotspots** eBird hotspots near a lat/lng point within a radius. - Action **Find nearby notable observations** recent rare-species sightings near a lat/lng point. - Action **Find nearby observations** recent observations within a radius (lat/lng, dist km) of a point. - Action **Find nearby observations of a species** recent sightings of one species near a lat/lng point. - Action **Find recent notable observations in a region** recent sightings of locally/nationally rare species in a region. - Action **Find recent observations in a region** recent bird observations (default last 14 days) for a region code (country/state/county). - Action **Find recent observations of a species in a region** recent sightings of one species within a region. - Action **Find species list for a region** full list of species ever reported in a region. - Action **Get checklist** full detail of one submitted checklist by its submission id. - Action **Get eBird taxonomy** the full eBird taxonomy (species codes, scientific/common names, categories). - Action **Get hotspot info** details (name, lat/lng, latest observation date, species count) for one hotspot. - Action **Get nearest observations of a species** nearest locations (up to 50km) where a given species was recently seen, relative to a lat/lng. - Action **Get regional statistics for a date** number of checklists/contributors/species for a region on a date. - Action **Get region info** display name and bounding box for a region code. - Action **Get top 100 contributors** top birders/checklist submitters for a region on a date. - Action **List recent checklists** feed of recently submitted checklists for a region. - Action **List sub-regions** child region codes (e.g. states in a country, counties in a state) for a parent region. - Action **List taxonomic groups** species grouped by taxonomic family/group for a given grouping scheme. ## Each app on its own - [ **vPlan** vPlan is a planning tool to plan and track your work.](https://apiant.ai/connections/vplan) - [ **eBird** Retrieve recent or notable birding observations within a region](https://apiant.ai/connections/ebird) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from vPlan - [ **vPlan to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-zoom) - [ **vPlan to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-webflow) - [ **vPlan to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-wix) - [ **vPlan to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-linkedin) - [ **vPlan to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-facebook) - [ **vPlan to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/vplan-to-anthropic) ## More into eBird - [ **Google Calendar to eBird** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ebird) - [ **HubSpot to eBird** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ebird) - [ **Salesforce to eBird** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ebird) - [ **Slack to eBird** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ebird) - [ **Google Sheets to eBird** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ebird) - [ **Gmail to eBird** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ebird) Questions ## vPlan and eBird, answered ### ### What can start an automation from vPlan? Any of vPlan's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New or Changed Card and New or Changed Collection. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in eBird when something happens in vPlan? Any of eBird's 21 actions, including Find adjacent regions, Find historic observations on a date, Find hotspots in a region and Find nearby hotspots. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from eBird to vPlan? eBird has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in vPlan. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads eBird's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for vPlan or eBird? 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 vPlan and eBird 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.