Install the Plugin
Install the APIANT plugin into a Claude Code project. About 2 minutes from clicking Connect to Claude Code in APIANT to skills loading.
In APIANT, select the Connect to Claude Code menu option to get an install command. Paste it in the terminal of the project directory you want APIANT skills available in, restart Claude Code, and connect the MCP server.
Prerequisites
- Claude Code installed (install Claude Code).
- Node.js 18 or newer on
PATH.
You need the Switch Account permission on your APIANT account. Without it, Connect to Claude Code silently doesn't appear in the menu. Ask your administrator if you don't have it.
Install
- In APIANT, open the automation editor or assembly editor menu and select Connect to Claude Code. A dialog opens with a one-line install command.
- Open a terminal and
cdinto the project directory you want APIANT skills available in. - Paste the install command and run it.
- Restart Claude Code from that directory.
- In Claude Code, type
/mcpand press Enter. You'll see a list of MCP servers, includingapiant-dev. - Select
apiant-devand press Enter. A browser window opens for OAuth sign-in. - Sign in with your APIANT account and approve the connection. The browser confirms success and the server status in
/mcpflips to connected.
Connect once. Steps 5–7 only run the first time. After that, the OAuth token persists and Claude Code reconnects apiant-dev automatically on every session start in this directory.
Each project directory is its own install. A typical pattern for consultants is one directory per customer — open Connect to Claude Code from each customer's APIANT instance, install in that customer's directory, and the skills follow you when you cd between them. The first session in each new directory needs its own one-time /mcp connection.
Verify
With apiant-dev connected, ask Claude to do something APIANT-flavored — "list my recent automations" — and confirm a skill responds. If skills load but tool calls fail, you skipped the /mcp connection step.
Updates
When APIANT releases a new plugin version, Claude warns you at session start and walks you through the update when you ask.
Troubleshooting
Skills don't load after install. You're in a different directory than the one you ran the install command in. cd into the right directory and run claude again. If skills still don't appear, ask Claude to repair the plugin.
Skills load but tool calls fail with "tool not found" or auth errors. The MCP server isn't connected. Run /mcp in Claude Code, select apiant-dev, press Enter, and complete OAuth sign-in.
The install command reports an invalid token. Select the Connect to Claude Code menu option again to get a fresh command and run it.
Connect to Claude Code isn't in the APIANT menu. Your APIANT account is missing the Switch Account permission. Have your administrator grant it.
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