--- title: "Connect Better Proposals and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Proposal Opened\" fires in Better Proposals, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect Better Proposals and The Old Reader When **Proposal Opened** fires in [Better Proposals](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-proposals), your agent runs **Update item** in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), or **New item** in The Old Reader to **Create a Proposal** in Better Proposals. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Better Proposals **3** triggers Better Proposals **1** action 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 Better Proposals 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 Better Proposals and The Old Reader can do together ### From Better Proposals to The Old Reader - When **Proposal Opened** in Better Proposals then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **Proposal Paid** in Better Proposals then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to Better Proposals - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create a Proposal** in Better Proposals 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 Better Proposals and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 13 actions - Trigger **Proposal Opened** Triggers when a proposal is opened. - Trigger **Proposal Paid** Triggers when a proposal is paid. - Trigger **Proposal Signed** Triggers when a proposal is signed. - Action **Create a Proposal** Creates a new proposal. - 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 - [ **Better Proposals** Better Proposals is a simple, web-based proposal creation tool that lets you send professionally designed...](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-proposals) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Better Proposals - [ **Better Proposals to DocuSeal** DocuSeal is an open-source platform for electronic document signing and management, offering secure, legally...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-docuseal) - [ **Better Proposals to HTML/CSS to Image** HTML/CSS to Image is a tool for converting code into an image (jpg, png or webp).](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-html-css-to-image) - [ **Better Proposals to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-hubspot) - [ **Better Proposals to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-salesforce) - [ **Better Proposals to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-slack) - [ **Better Proposals to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-proposals-to-google-sheets) ## 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 ## Better Proposals and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Better Proposals? Any of Better Proposals's 3 triggers in the catalog, including Proposal Opened, Proposal Paid and Proposal Signed. 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 Better Proposals? 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 Better Proposals? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Better Proposals too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Better Proposals's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Better Proposals 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 Better Proposals 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.