--- title: "Connect BriefTape to Blockscout - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New news story\" fires in BriefTape, your agent runs \"Find items by search\" in Blockscout." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-blockscout" --- # Connect BriefTape to Blockscout When **New news story** fires in [BriefTape](https://apiant.ai/connections/brieftape), your agent runs **Find items by search** in [Blockscout](https://apiant.ai/connections/blockscout). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BriefTape **1** trigger BriefTape **4** actions Blockscout **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BriefTape and Blockscout 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 BriefTape can start in Blockscout - When **New news story** in BriefTape then **Find items by search** in Blockscout - When **New news story** in BriefTape then **Get address** in Blockscout 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 BriefTape and Blockscout ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 21 actions - Trigger **New news story** Triggered when a new news story is created - Action **Find news stories by ticker** Finds the AI-summarized SEC filing news stories tagged with a stock ticker. - Action **Get story** Retrieves one news story, including its source filing link. - Action **List categories** Lists all active news story categories with their story counts. - Action **List news stories** Lists the latest AI-summarized news stories, optionally filtered by ticker or category. - Action **Find items by search** Search across addresses, blocks, transactions, and tokens by query string. - Action **Get address** Get detailed info about an address or contract (balance, type, etc). - Action **Get block** Get detailed information about a block by number or hash. - Action **Get smart contract** Get verified smart contract source, ABI, and metadata by address. - Action **Get stats counters** Get network-wide statistics (total blocks, transactions, addresses, gas price, etc). - Action **Get token** Get info about a token by contract address. - Action **Get token instance** Get detailed info about a specific NFT instance. - Action **Get transaction** Get detailed information about a specific transaction by hash. - Action **List address NFTs** List NFTs owned by a specific address. - Action **List address token balances** List all token balances held by a specific address. - Action **List address token transfers** List token transfers involving a specific address. - Action **List address transactions** List transactions involving a specific address. - Action **List blocks** List recent blocks on the chain. - Action **List smart contracts** List verified smart contracts. - Action **List token holders** List holders of a given token. - Action **List token transfers** List transfers of a given token. - Action **List transactions** List recent transactions on the chain. ## Each app on its own - [ **BriefTape** Real-time AI-summarized SEC filings, Fed, FDA and BLS data, ticker-tagged](https://apiant.ai/connections/brieftape) - [ **Blockscout** Blockchain explorer offering REST and JSON-RPC APIs for querying transactions, addresses, tokens, and smart...](https://apiant.ai/connections/blockscout) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BriefTape - [ **BriefTape to EARLY** EARLY is a Time Tracking App: Effortless, Smart, and Secure.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-early) - [ **BriefTape to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-hubspot) - [ **BriefTape to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-salesforce) - [ **BriefTape to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-slack) - [ **BriefTape to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-google-sheets) - [ **BriefTape to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brieftape-to-gmail) ## More into Blockscout - [ **PandaDoc to Blockscout** PandaDoc helps you build and deliver sales quotes and proposals and track presentations and close deals...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pandadoc-to-blockscout) - [ **FileDroppr to Blockscout** FileDroppr is a PDF sharing tool that allows provides a trackable/expiring share link.](https://apiant.ai/connect/filedroppr-to-blockscout) - [ **Peerdom to Blockscout** Peerdom helps teams navigate change with smart org charts that boost collaboration and performance.](https://apiant.ai/connect/peerdom-to-blockscout) - [ **HubSpot to Blockscout** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-blockscout) - [ **Salesforce to Blockscout** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-blockscout) - [ **Slack to Blockscout** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-blockscout) Questions ## BriefTape and Blockscout, answered ### ### What can start an automation from BriefTape? Any of BriefTape's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New news story. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Blockscout when something happens in BriefTape? Any of Blockscout's 17 actions, including Find items by search, Get address, Get block and Get smart contract. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Blockscout to BriefTape? Blockscout has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BriefTape. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Blockscout's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BriefTape or Blockscout? 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 BriefTape and Blockscout 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.