--- title: "Connect Beamer and finlight - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Idea Comment\" fires in Beamer, your agent runs \"Get article by link\" in finlight, or \"New Article\" in finlight to \"Create Idea Comment\" in Beamer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-finlight" --- # Connect Beamer and finlight When **New Idea Comment** fires in [Beamer](https://apiant.ai/connections/beamer), your agent runs **Get article by link** in [finlight](https://apiant.ai/connections/finlight), or **New Article** in finlight to **Create Idea Comment** in Beamer. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Beamer **2** triggers Beamer **6** actions finlight **1** trigger finlight **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Beamer and finlight 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 Beamer and finlight can do together ### From Beamer to finlight - When **New Idea Comment** in Beamer then **Get article by link** in finlight - When **New Idea Vote** in Beamer then **List sources** in finlight ### From finlight to Beamer - When **New Article** in finlight then **Create Idea Comment** in Beamer - When **New Article** in finlight then **Create Post** in Beamer 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 Beamer and finlight ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 9 actions - Trigger **New Idea Comment** Triggers when a new comment is sent for an idea. - Trigger **New Idea Vote** Triggers when a new vote is sent for an idea. - Action **Create Idea** Creates a new Feedback idea. - Action **Create Idea Comment** Creates a new idea comment. - Action **Create Idea Vote** Creates a new idea vote. - Action **Create Post** Creates a new post. - Action **Get Post** Fetches a post by ID, with its per-language title and content, category, publication state, and engagement counts. An error occurs if the post is not found. Reading a post through this action does not count as a view in your Beamer analytics. - Action **List Posts** Returns all posts from your Beamer feed, each with its per-language title and content, category, publication state, and engagement counts. Reading posts through this action does not count as a view in your Beamer analytics. - Trigger **New Article** Triggered when a new article is published that matches the filters you set. - Action **Get article by link** Fetches one news article from finlight by its web address, returning the headline, summary, publication date, sentiment and the rest of the article record. - Action **List sources** Lists the news sources finlight covers, with each source's domain, home country and publication languages. - Action **Search Recent Articles** Returns recent news articles matching your search words, sources, tickers, countries, categories and date range. ## Each app on its own - [ **Beamer** Beamer is an easy to use newsfeed and changelog for your website or app.](https://apiant.ai/connections/beamer) - [ **finlight** finlight is a financial and geopolitical new api allowing you to make informed decisions.](https://apiant.ai/connections/finlight) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Beamer - [ **Beamer to ESPY** ESPY is a comprehensive tool for validating phone numbers, verifying customer identities, and leveraging API...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-espy) - [ **Beamer to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-salesforce) - [ **Beamer to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-slack) - [ **Beamer to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-google-sheets) - [ **Beamer to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-gmail) - [ **Beamer to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beamer-to-google-calendar) ## More into finlight - [ **Pipedrive to finlight** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-finlight) - [ **ActiveCampaign to finlight** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-finlight) - [ **Airtable to finlight** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-finlight) - [ **Asana to finlight** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-finlight) - [ **ClickUp to finlight** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-finlight) - [ **Discord to finlight** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-finlight) Questions ## Beamer and finlight, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Beamer? Any of Beamer's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Idea Comment and New Idea Vote. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in finlight when something happens in Beamer? Any of finlight's 3 actions, including Get article by link, List sources and Search Recent Articles. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from finlight to Beamer? Yes. When something happens in finlight, your agent can act in Beamer too. This page covers both directions: finlight's triggers and Beamer's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Beamer or finlight? 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 Beamer and finlight 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.