--- title: "Connect Azure DevOps and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed Build\" fires in Azure DevOps, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Azure DevOps and Nytimes When **Completed Build** fires in [Azure DevOps](https://apiant.ai/connections/azure-devops), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Add Link to Work Item** in Azure DevOps. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Azure DevOps **5** triggers Azure DevOps **5** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Azure DevOps and Nytimes 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. [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 Azure DevOps and Nytimes can do together ### From Azure DevOps to Nytimes - When **Completed Build** in Azure DevOps then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Work Item** in Azure DevOps then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Azure DevOps - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add Link to Work Item** in Azure DevOps - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create Work Item** in Azure DevOps 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 Azure DevOps and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 10 actions - Trigger **Code Push (Git)** Triggers when commits are pushed to a Git repository in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **Completed Build** Triggers when a build finishes in an Azure DevOps project, with its result (succeeded, failed, partially succeeded or canceled). - Trigger **New Work Item** Triggers when a work item is created in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **New Work Item Comment** Triggers when someone comments on a work item in an Azure DevOps project. - Trigger **Updated Work Item** Triggers when a work item is updated in an Azure DevOps project, with the work item's current values and the list of fields that changed. - Action **Add Link to Work Item** Adds a link to an Azure DevOps work item: a related, parent, child, predecessor, successor or duplicate link to another work item, or a hyperlink to a web page. - Action **Create Work Item** Creates a new work item (such as a Task, Bug, Issue or User Story) in an Azure DevOps project. - Action **Find Work Item** Finds work items in an Azure DevOps project that match a Work Item Query Language (WIQL) query, returning the matching work item IDs, or the matching links for a link query. - Action **Trigger Build** Queues a new run of an Azure DevOps build pipeline, optionally for a specific branch or commit and with pipeline variables or parameters. - Action **Update Work Item** Updates an existing Azure DevOps work item: changes its title, description, state, assignee, area, iteration, priority or tags, and can add a discussion comment. Fields left blank are not changed. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **Azure DevOps** Azure DevOps is where teams manage, develop, and deliver software in the cloud.](https://apiant.ai/connections/azure-devops) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Azure DevOps - [ **Azure DevOps to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-hubspot) - [ **Azure DevOps to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-salesforce) - [ **Azure DevOps to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-slack) - [ **Azure DevOps to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-google-sheets) - [ **Azure DevOps to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-gmail) - [ **Azure DevOps to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/azure-devops-to-google-calendar) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## Azure DevOps and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Azure DevOps? Any of Azure DevOps's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Completed Build, New Work Item, New Work Item Comment and Updated Work Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Azure DevOps? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to Azure DevOps? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Azure DevOps too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Azure DevOps's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Azure DevOps or Nytimes? 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 Azure DevOps and Nytimes 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.