Use Placid from Claude
Add the Placid connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorPlacid
Placid integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Placid once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDesign & Media
Use Placid from Codex
Add the Placid connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while type.com provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.
Design & Media
What the Placid connector can do
Placid turns a saved template into a finished image, PDF, or video by filling in layer values through an API. In a type.com Space with Placid connected, the agent can create a new template, group templates into a collection, or clean up ones nobody uses, so creative requests move through the same thread as the rest of a campaign.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Placid once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Use Placid from Claude Code, Codex, and automations
Use Placid from Claude Code or Codex
Once Placid is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Automate Placid on a schedule or webhook
In a Space with Placid connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
What teams do with Placid in type.com
Spin up a new template
Create a template with the right dimensions when a new campaign format is needed.
Create a Placid template sized for an Instagram story for next week's launch.
Group templates for a campaign
Collect related templates into one collection so a campaign's assets stay organized in one place.
Create a Placid collection for all the templates in our Q4 launch.
Retire unused templates
Delete templates that a past campaign no longer needs so the account stays easy to navigate.
Delete the three Placid templates we used for last spring's promotion.
Representative actions
- Create Collection
Groups multiple templates into a named collection with its own metadata.
- Create Template
Creates a new template at a given size, ready for layer values to be filled in later.
- Delete Collection
Removes a collection by ID without touching the templates that were inside it.
- Delete Template
Deletes a specific template by its unique ID once it is no longer needed.
- Get Collection
Retrieves a collection's title, custom data, and the template IDs inside it.
Connection
API and auth details
Placid provides creative automation APIs for generating images, PDFs, and videos from templates. Integrations can use REST or URL APIs, set layer values, render assets on demand, embed editor/canvas SDKs, and connect social, marketing, ecommerce, and content workflows.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://placid.app/docs
- API reference
- https://placid.app/docs/2.0/rest/authentication
- Official site
- https://placid.app/
Source links
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Placid
Can Claude generate images with Placid?
Yes. With a Placid connection shared to a type.com Space, the agent can create a template, organize a collection, or clean up old assets from a thread.
How does Placid authenticate in type.com?
Placid uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is created.
Can template cleanup happen automatically?
Yes. A review of unused Placid templates can become a type.com automation that reports stale assets to a channel on a schedule.
Can Claude Code or Codex use Placid?
Yes. Once Placid is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Can I automate Placid on a schedule?
Yes. In a Space with Placid connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Placid?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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