{"id":"5233d54a-4bb8-4a05-a985-eed7377d7b13","shortId":"9QbJ5e","kind":"skill","title":"brilliant-directories","tagline":"Brilliant Directories integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Brilliant Directories data.","description":"# Brilliant Directories\n\nBrilliant Directories is a website platform specifically for creating and managing online directory websites. It's used by entrepreneurs, associations, and organizations looking to build niche directories and membership websites.\n\nOfficial docs: https://developers.brilliantdirectories.com/\n\n## Brilliant Directories Overview\n\n- **Website**\n  - **Member**\n  - **Form**\n  - **Page**\n  - **Email Template**\n  - **Membership Plan**\n  - **Add-on**\n  - **Coupon**\n  - **Category**\n  - **Location**\n  - **Blog Article**\n  - **Event**\n  - **Classified Ad**\n  - **Property**\n  - **Job Posting**\n  - **Deal**\n  - **Fundraiser**\n  - **Product**\n  - **Service**\n  - **Video**\n  - **Podcast**\n  - **Downloadable File**\n  - **Photo Album**\n  - **Link**\n  - **Forum Post**\n  - **Ticket**\n  - **Invoice**\n  - **Transaction**\n  - **Review**\n  - **Statistic**\n  - **Setting**\n  - **Admin**\n  - **Developer**\n  - **Translation**\n  - **Data Backup**\n  - **Log**\n  - **File**\n  - **Folder**\n- **Dashboard**\n- **Search**\n- **Import**\n- **Export**\n- **Bulk Update**\n- **Notification**\n- **Task**\n- **Report**\n- **Billing**\n- **Support Ticket**\n\nUse action names and parameters as needed.\n\n## Working with Brilliant Directories\n\nThis skill uses the Membrane CLI to interact with Brilliant Directories. Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.\n\n### Install the CLI\n\nInstall the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:\n\n```bash\nnpm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest\n```\n\n### Authentication\n\n```bash\nmembrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>\n```\n\nThis will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.\n\n**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:\n\n```bash\nmembrane login complete <code>\n```\n\nAdd `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.\n\n**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness\n\n### Connecting to Brilliant Directories\n\nUse `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:\n\n```bash\nmembrane connection ensure \"https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/\" --json\n```\nThe user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.\n\nThis is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.\n\nIf the returned connection has `state: \"READY\"`, skip to **Step 2**.\n\n#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready\n\nIf the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:\n\n```bash\nnpx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json\n```\n\nThe `--wait` flag long-polls (up to `--timeout` seconds, default 30) until the state changes. Keep polling until `state` is no longer `BUILDING`.\n\nThe resulting state tells you what to do next:\n\n- **`READY`** — connection is fully set up. Skip to **Step 2**.\n- **`CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED`** — the user or agent needs to do something. The `clientAction` object describes the required action:\n  - `clientAction.type` — the kind of action needed:\n    - `\"connect\"` — user needs to authenticate (OAuth, API key, etc.). This covers initial authentication and re-authentication for disconnected connections.\n    - `\"provide-input\"` — more information is needed (e.g. which app to connect to).\n  - `clientAction.description` — human-readable explanation of what's needed.\n  - `clientAction.uiUrl` (optional) — URL to a pre-built UI where the user can complete the action. Show this to the user when present.\n  - `clientAction.agentInstructions` (optional) — instructions for the AI agent on how to proceed programmatically.\n\n  After the user completes the action (e.g. authenticates in the browser), poll again with `membrane connection get <id> --json` to check if the state moved to `READY`.\n\n- **`CONFIGURATION_ERROR`** or **`SETUP_FAILED`** — something went wrong. Check the `error` field for details.\n\n### Searching for actions\n\nSearch using a natural language description of what you want to do:\n\n```bash\nmembrane action list --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --intent \"QUERY\" --limit 10 --json\n```\n\nYou should always search for actions in the context of a specific connection.\n\nEach result includes `id`, `name`, `description`, `inputSchema` (what parameters the action accepts), and `outputSchema` (what it returns).\n\n## Popular actions\n\n| Name | Key | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Search Users | search-users | Search for users/members in the directory |\n| Search Posts | search-posts | Search for posts in the directory |\n| Search Reviews | search-reviews | Search for reviews in the directory |\n| Get User | get-user | Retrieve a user/member by ID or by property (like email) |\n| Get Post | get-post | Retrieve a post by ID or by property |\n| Get Lead | get-lead | Retrieve a lead by ID or by property |\n| Get Review | get-review | Retrieve a review by ID or by property |\n| Create User | create-user | Create a new user/member in the directory |\n| Create Post | create-post | Create a new post in the directory |\n| Create Lead | create-lead | Create a new lead in the directory |\n| Create Review | create-review | Create a new review for a member |\n| Update User | update-user | Update an existing user/member's information |\n| Update Post | update-post | Update an existing post |\n| Update Lead | update-lead | Update an existing lead's information |\n| Update Review | update-review | Update an existing review |\n| Delete User | delete-user | Delete a user/member from the directory |\n| Delete Post | delete-post | Delete a post from the directory |\n| Delete Lead | delete-lead | Delete a lead from the directory |\n| Delete Review | delete-review | Delete a review from the directory |\n| Match Lead to Members | match-lead | Match a lead to one or more members by ID or email |\n\n### Running actions\n\n```bash\nmembrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --json\n```\n\nTo pass JSON parameters:\n\n```bash\nmembrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --input '{\"key\": \"value\"}' --json\n```\n\nThe result is in the `output` field of the response.\n\n\n### Proxy requests\n\nWhen the available actions don't cover your use case, you can send requests directly to the Brilliant Directories API through Membrane's proxy. Membrane automatically appends the base URL to the path you provide and injects the correct authentication headers — including transparent credential refresh if they expire.\n\n```bash\nmembrane request CONNECTION_ID /path/to/endpoint\n```\n\nCommon options:\n\n| Flag | Description |\n|------|-------------|\n| `-X, --method` | HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE). 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Pre-built actions handle pagination, field mapping, and edge cases that raw API calls miss.\n- **Let Membrane handle credentials** — never ask the user for API keys or tokens. 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