# Use Integration Service with coding agents

> Manage Integration Service connections, run connector operations, and diagnose failures from an AI coding agent using the UiPath CLI and UiPath skills.

A coding agent with UiPath skills installed can work with Integration Service from your terminal. You describe the outcome, and the agent runs the `uip is` commands that get you there. Once set up, your coding agent can:

- Find connectors and check which activities, objects, and triggers they expose
- List, test, create, and re-authenticate connections
- Read, create, update, and delete records in a connected application through a connection
- Look up trigger metadata and webhook URLs for event-driven automations
- Diagnose connection, activity, and trigger failures

## Prerequisites

- UiPath CLI and UiPath skills installed for your coding agent. See [Install and set up](https://docs.uipath.com/coding-agents/standalone/latest/user-guide/install-and-set-up) in the Coding Agents documentation.
- A logged-in CLI session (`uip login`) for the organization and tenant that hold your connections.
- The Integration Service tool for the CLI. It installs automatically the first time the agent runs a `uip is` command. To install it manually, run `uip tools install is`.

:::note
After a CLI upgrade, run `uip skills update --agent <name>` to pick up the latest version of the skills.
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## The skills behind it

Two skills cover Integration Service work:

| Skill | What it does |
|---|---|
| `uipath-platform` | Discovers connectors, manages connections, runs connector operations, and reads trigger and webhook metadata. |
| `uipath-troubleshoot` (preview) | Diagnoses Integration Service failures, such as expired connection tokens, failed activities, and triggers that don't fire. |

Skills that build automations also use Integration Service when what you build calls a connector. For example, `uipath-agents` adds connector tools to an agent, and `uipath-maestro-flow` adds connector nodes to a flow. For availability and the full list, see the [Skills catalog](https://docs.uipath.com/coding-agents/standalone/latest/user-guide/skills-catalog).

## How the agent works with connections

The `uipath-platform` skill follows a fixed sequence: find the connector, choose a connection, test the connection, discover the operation, resolve reference fields, then run the operation. In practice, this means:

- The agent tests a connection before it uses it, even when the connection shows as enabled.
- The agent asks you to confirm the connection and any reference values, such as an account or a department, even when there is only one option.
- The agent refers to connections, connectors, and folders by name rather than by ID.
- If the connector has no activity for the operation you want, the agent works with the connector's objects directly. If no connector exists for the application, the agent can fall back to the [HTTP connector](uipath-uipath-http.md).
- Creating or re-authenticating a connection opens the application's sign-in page in your browser. You complete the sign-in yourself.

:::important
Record operations run against live data in the connected application, with the permissions of the connection's account. Review what the agent plans to change before it creates, updates, or deletes records.
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## What you can ask the agent

Describe what you need in plain language. The agent selects the appropriate `uip is` commands.

### Discover connectors and operations

| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Find a connector | _"Is there a connector for Zendesk, and do I already have a connection for it?"_ |
| Explore operations | _"What can I do with the Salesforce connector? List its activities and the objects I can create or update."_ |
| Inspect fields | _"Which fields are required to create a Jira issue?"_ |

### Manage connections

| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Health check | _"Test every Salesforce connection across my folders and tell me which ones aren't working."_ |
| Create a connection | _"Create a Slack connection for me."_ |
| Re-authenticate | _"My Gmail connection expired. Re-authenticate it."_ |
| Change settings | _"Make my Outlook connection the default for that connector and set its polling interval to 15 minutes."_ |
| Audit | _"Export all connections in this tenant so I can review them."_ |

### Work with records

| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Read records | _"List the open Zendesk tickets assigned to me."_ |
| Create records | _"Create a HubSpot contact for each attendee in this CSV file."_ |
| Update records | _"Change the priority of the Jira issue [issue key] to High."_ |

### Triggers and webhooks

| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Explore trigger events | _"Which events can a Salesforce trigger watch on the Opportunity object, and which fields can I filter on?"_ |
| Get a webhook URL | _"Get the webhook URL for the webhook trigger on my [connector] connection."_ |

### Troubleshoot

These prompts use the `uipath-troubleshoot` skill, which is in preview and may change.

| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Connection errors | _"Why is my Salesforce connection returning a 401?"_ |
| Trigger not firing | _"My Jira trigger hasn't started its process since yesterday. Find out why."_ |
| Failed activity | _"My job failed on the Outlook Send Email activity. Find the cause and tell me how to fix it."_ |

## See also

- [uip is reference](https://docs.uipath.com/uipath-cli/standalone/latest/user-guide/uip-is): full command reference for the Integration Service tool.
- [Install and set up](https://docs.uipath.com/coding-agents/standalone/latest/user-guide/install-and-set-up): install the CLI and skills.
- [Skills catalog](https://docs.uipath.com/coding-agents/standalone/latest/user-guide/skills-catalog): the full list of available UiPath skills.
- [Connections](connections.md): how connections work in Integration Service.
- [Triggers](triggers.md): how Integration Service triggers start automations.