# Connect Airtable and The Old Reader When **New or Updated Record** fires in [Airtable](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable), your agent runs **Update item** in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), or **New item** in The Old Reader to **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Airtable **2** triggers Airtable **14** actions The Old Reader **1** trigger The Old Reader **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Airtable and The Old Reader to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Airtable and The Old Reader can do together ### From Airtable to The Old Reader - When **New or Updated Record** in Airtable then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New Record** in Airtable then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to Airtable - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create or Update Record** in Airtable 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 Airtable and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggers when a record is created or updated. - Trigger **New Record** Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view. - Action **Add Comment to Record** Add a comment to an existing record in Airtable. - Action **Create Base** Create a new Airtable base in your workspace. - Action **Create or Update Record** Find and update an existing record, or create a new one. - Action **Create Record** Creates a new record with auto-populating fields. - Action **Create Table** Create a new table in an existing Airtable base. - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record in a table. - Action **Find Record** Find a record in a table. - Action **Find Record by ID** Find a specific record using its unique ID. - Action **Find Table** Find tables by searching for a keyword in table name or description. - Action **Get All Records** List all records from a table with pagination support. - Action **Get Base Schema** Retrieve the complete schema for a base, including all tables and their field definitions. - Action **List bases** Lists every Airtable base the connected account can see. Takes no search criterion. - Action **Update Multiple Records** Update up to 10 records at once in a specific table. - Action **Update Record** Update a record in a specific table. - Trigger **New item** Triggers when a new item arrives in your reading list, a folder or a subscription. - Action **Add subscription** Subscribes the account to a feed or website by its URL and returns the new subscription's stream id. - Action **Delete folder** Deletes a folder in The Old Reader and moves its subscriptions to the default folder. - Action **Delete subscription** Unsubscribes from a feed in The Old Reader. - Action **Get items** Returns the full contents (title, body, author, feed, read/starred state) of one or more items by their ids. - Action **Get unread counts** Returns unread item counts for the whole reading list and for each folder, subscription and friend. - Action **List folders** Returns the list of folders in your The Old Reader account. - Action **List items** Returns the items (articles) in a stream such as your reading list, starred items, a folder or a subscription. - Action **List subscriptions** Returns every feed subscription in your The Old Reader account, with each feed's title, folders, site URL and icon. - Action **Mark all items as read** Marks all items in a stream (everything, a folder, a subscription or a friend's shares) as read, optionally only those older than a given time. - Action **Update folder** Renames a folder in The Old Reader. - Action **Update item** Updates an item's state: marks it read or unread, starred, liked or shared. - Action **Update subscription** Renames a subscription or moves it between folders. ## Each app on its own - [ **Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Airtable - [ **Airtable to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-hubspot) - [ **Airtable to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-slack) - [ **Airtable to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-google-calendar) - [ **Airtable to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-google-drive) - [ **Airtable to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-shopify) - [ **Airtable to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into The Old Reader - [ **HubSpot to The Old Reader** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-the-old-reader) - [ **Salesforce to The Old Reader** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-the-old-reader) - [ **Slack to The Old Reader** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-the-old-reader) - [ **Google Sheets to The Old Reader** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-the-old-reader) - [ **Gmail to The Old Reader** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-the-old-reader) - [ **Google Calendar to The Old Reader** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-the-old-reader) Questions ## Airtable and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Airtable? Any of Airtable's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record and New Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in The Old Reader when something happens in Airtable? Any of The Old Reader's 12 actions, including Update folder, Update item, Update subscription and Add subscription. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from The Old Reader to Airtable? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Airtable too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Airtable's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Airtable or The Old Reader? 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. ### ### 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.