Integration
Connect Grain to eBird
When New Playlist fires in Grain, your agent runs Find adjacent regions in eBird. 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 Grain and eBird to do together?
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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 Grain can start in eBird
When New Playlist in Grain
then Find adjacent regions 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 Grain and eBird
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 43 actions
- New Playlist
Triggers when a new playlist is created in Grain.
- New Upload
Triggers when a new upload is created in Grain.
- Recording Added
Triggers when a new recording appears in your Grain account.
- Story Added
Triggers when a new story is created in Grain.
- Add Recording to Playlist
Adds a recording to a Grain playlist.
- Add Tag to Recording
Adds a tag to a Grain recording.
- Create Clip
Creates a clip from a time range of a Grain recording, snapped to whole transcript sentences.
- Create Playlist
Creates a Grain playlist.
- Delete Clip
Deletes a Grain clip.
- Delete Playlist
Deletes a Grain playlist.
- Get Playlist
Returns one Grain playlist.
- Get Recording
Returns one Grain recording with its participants and calendar details.
- Get Transcript
Returns the transcript of a Grain recording as speaker-labelled sections with timestamps.
- List Meeting Types
Returns the meeting types defined in your Grain workspace.
- List Playlists
Returns your Grain playlists, newest first, one page at a time.
- List Recordings
Returns your Grain recordings with their participants, optionally filtered by title or start time.
- List Stories
Returns your Grain stories, one page at a time.
- List Teams
Returns the teams in your Grain workspace.
- List Users
Returns the users in your Grain workspace, each with ID, name and email.
- Remove Recording from Playlist
Removes a recording from a Grain playlist.
- Remove Tag from Recording
Removes a tag from a Grain recording.
- Share Recording with Team
Shares a Grain recording with a team.
- Share Recording with User
Shares a Grain recording with a user in your workspace.
- Update Clip
Updates a Grain clip's title or time range.
- Update Playlist
Updates a Grain playlist's title or link access.
- Update Recording
Renames a Grain recording.
- Find adjacent regions
regions bordering the given region (subnational1 level only).
- Find historic observations on a date
observations reported for a region on a specific calendar date.
- Find hotspots in a region
list of eBird hotspots within a region.
- Find nearby hotspots
eBird hotspots near a lat/lng point within a radius.
- Find nearby notable observations
recent rare-species sightings near a lat/lng point.
- Find nearby observations
recent observations within a radius (lat/lng, dist km) of a point.
- Find nearby observations of a species
recent sightings of one species near a lat/lng point.
- Find recent notable observations in a region
recent sightings of locally/nationally rare species in a region.
- Find recent observations in a region
recent bird observations (default last 14 days) for a region code (country/state/county).
- Find recent observations of a species in a region
recent sightings of one species within a region.
- Find species list for a region
full list of species ever reported in a region.
- Get checklist
full detail of one submitted checklist by its submission id.
- Get eBird taxonomy
the full eBird taxonomy (species codes, scientific/common names, categories).
- Get hotspot info
details (name, lat/lng, latest observation date, species count) for one hotspot.
- Get nearest observations of a species
nearest locations (up to 50km) where a given species was recently seen, relative to a lat/lng.
- Get regional statistics for a date
number of checklists/contributors/species for a region on a date.
- Get region info
display name and bounding box for a region code.
- Get top 100 contributors
top birders/checklist submitters for a region on a date.
- List recent checklists
feed of recently submitted checklists for a region.
- List sub-regions
child region codes (e.g. states in a country, counties in a state) for a parent region.
- List taxonomic groups
species grouped by taxonomic family/group for a given grouping scheme.
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
Grain and eBird, answered
What can start an automation from Grain?
Any of Grain's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Playlist, New Upload, Recording Added and Story Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in eBird when something happens in Grain?
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 Grain?
eBird has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Grain. 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 Grain 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 Grain 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.