Integration
Connect Dropbox and Shade
When New File in Folder fires in Dropbox, your agent runs Share File or Folder in Shade, or New Collection in Shade to Upload file in Dropbox. 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.
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What do you want Dropbox and Shade to do together?
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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.
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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)Dropbox holds the files your team hands off, and Shade holds the media your editors search and review. Connecting them means a file arriving in a Dropbox folder can trigger a lookup or a new folder in Shade, and activity in Shade, such as a finished transcription or a new collection, can create folders, links or copies on the Dropbox side.
Example flows
What Dropbox and Shade can do together
From Dropbox to Shade
When New File in Folder in Dropbox
then Share File or Folder in Shade
From Shade to Dropbox
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 Dropbox and Shade
Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 28 actions
- New File in Folder
Triggers when a new file appears in the folder you choose.
- Add folder member
Invites one or more people or groups to a Dropbox shared folder with the access level you choose. The caller must be an owner or editor of the shared folder.
- Copy File or Folder
Copy a file or folder from one path to another.
- Create Folder
Create a folder at the given path.
- Create Shared Link
Create a shareable link for a file or folder.
- Delete File or Folder
Delete a file or folder at the given path.
- Download file
Download a file from the connected Dropbox account.
- Get Current Account
Get information about the connected Dropbox account.
- Get File Metadata
Get metadata for a file or folder.
- Get space usage
Returns the connected Dropbox account's storage usage and allocation.
- Get Temporary Link
Get a temporary direct-download link for a file (valid ~4 hours).
- List file revisions
Lists the revisions of a Dropbox file, newest first, by file path or file id.
- List Folder
List the contents of a folder.
- List Folder Members
Returns the members of a shared folder: users, groups and pending invitees with their access levels.
- List Shared Links
List shared links for the account, optionally filtered by path.
- Move File or Folder
Move a file or folder from one path to another.
- Restore file
Restores a specific earlier revision of a file to the given path in Dropbox.
- Revoke shared link
Revoke a Dropbox shared link so it no longer grants access.
- Search Files
Search for files and folders matching a query.
- Share folder
Share a Dropbox folder so collaborators can be added to it. Creates the folder if the path does not exist yet.
- Upload file
Uploads a file (up to 150 MiB) to a path in the connected Dropbox account.
- Upload File from URL
Save a file from a public URL directly into Dropbox at the given path.
- Asset Updated
Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select is added or changed.
- New Asset
Triggers when a new asset appears in the Shade drive and folder you select.
- New Collection
Triggers when a new collection is created in the Shade drive you select.
- New Drive
Triggers when a new drive is created in the Shade workspace you select.
- New Public Share Link
Triggers when a new public share link is created in the Shade drive you select.
- New Transcription
Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select finishes transcription.
- Public Share Link Updated
Triggers when a public share link in the Shade drive you select is created or changed.
- Copy a File
Copies a file or folder to another location within the same Shade drive.
- Create Folder
Creates a folder at the path you supply in a Shade drive.
- Find an Asset
Returns the assets in a Shade drive that match the text you search for, optionally narrowed by precision filters.
- Get Public Links for a File or Folder
Returns the public share links that exist for a file or folder in a Shade drive.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
Dropbox and Shade, answered
Can a file be sent straight from Dropbox into Shade?
The Shade actions here cover folders, searches, copies within a drive and sharing, so there is no upload step into Shade. What works well is creating the Shade folder, finding the matching asset by name or description, and sharing it with the people who need it.
How do I know the connection handles real cases and not just one example?
Describe what you want in plain words and the agent builds it, then tests every scenario, including a Dropbox file with no matching Shade asset. It keeps running afterwards, so new files and new Shade activity are picked up as they happen.
What can start an automation from Dropbox?
Any of Dropbox's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New File in Folder. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Shade when something happens in Dropbox?
Any of Shade's 7 actions, including Create Folder, Find an Asset, Search for an Asset by Description and Copy a File. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Shade to Dropbox?
Yes. When something happens in Shade, your agent can act in Dropbox too. This page covers both directions: Shade's triggers and Dropbox's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Dropbox or Shade?
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 Dropbox and Shade 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.