--- title: "Connect Asana and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed task in project\" fires in Asana, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect Asana and The Old Reader When **Completed task in project** fires in [Asana](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana), 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 tag to task** in Asana. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Asana **10** triggers Asana **24** 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 Asana and The Old Reader to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Asana and The Old Reader can do together ### From Asana to The Old Reader - When **Completed task in project** in Asana then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New comment on task** in Asana then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to Asana - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add tag to task** in Asana - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add task to section** in Asana 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 Asana and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 36 actions - Trigger **Completed task in project** Triggered when any task is completed in the selected project. - Trigger **New comment on task** Triggered when any new comment is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New or updated task in project** Triggered when any task is added or updated in the specified project in the specified workspace. - Trigger **New project in workspace** Triggered when a new project is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New story on task** Triggered when any new story is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New tag in workspace** Triggered when a new tag is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New task assigned to you in workspace** Triggered when a task is assigned to you in the selected workspace. - Trigger **New team in workspace** Triggered when a new team is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New user** Triggered when a new user is created. - Trigger **New workspace** Triggered when a new workspace is created. - Action **Add attachment** Upload an attachment to a task. - Action **Add tag to task** Adds an existing tag to a task. - Action **Add task to section** Moves a task into a section of a project. - Action **Associate task to project** Associates a newly created task to a specified project in the specified workspace. - Action **Complete task** Marks a task as completed. - Action **Create new comment** Creates a new comment on the specified task. - Action **Create new project** Creates a new project in the specified workspace. - Action **Create new task** Creates a new task in a workspace or project. - Action **Create section in project** Creates a new section within a project. - Action **Create subtask** Creates a subtask under an existing parent task. - Action **Delete comment** Delete a comment (story) by gid. - Action **Delete project** Delete a project by gid. - Action **Delete task** Permanently deletes a task. - Action **Duplicate task** Creates a copy of an existing task. - Action **Find tasks in project** Returns the tasks belonging to a project. - Action **Get project** Fetch a single project by its gid. - Action **Get task by ID** Returns a single task's details by its ID. - Action **Get user** Fetch a single user by gid (or 'me'). - Action **List attachments** List attachments on a task. - Action **List projects** List projects in a workspace, optionally filtered by team. - Action **List users** List users in a workspace. - Action **Remove tag from task** Removes a tag from a task. - Action **Update project** Update a project's fields (name, notes, due date, etc). - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task's fields. - 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 - [ **Asana** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Asana - [ **Asana to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-hubspot) - [ **Asana to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-salesforce) - [ **Asana to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-slack) - [ **Asana to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-sheets) - [ **Asana to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-calendar) - [ **Asana to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-drive) ## 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 ## Asana and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Asana? Any of Asana's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Completed task in project, New comment on task, New or updated task in project and New project in workspace. 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 Asana? 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 Asana? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Asana too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Asana's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Asana 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. ### ### Can my AI client use Asana and The Old Reader without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### 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.