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title: "Connect Buildkite and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New build\" fires in Buildkite, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader, or \"New item\" in The Old Reader to \"Add annotation\" in Buildkite."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buildkite-to-the-old-reader"
---

# Connect Buildkite and The Old Reader

When **New build** fires in [Buildkite](https://apiant.ai/connections/buildkite), 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 annotation** in Buildkite. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Buildkite **2** triggers Buildkite **12** 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 Buildkite 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.

[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 Buildkite and The Old Reader can do together

### From Buildkite to The Old Reader

- When **New build** in Buildkite then **Update item** in The Old Reader
- When **Build finished** in Buildkite then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader

### From The Old Reader to Buildkite

- When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add annotation** in Buildkite
- When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add build** in Buildkite

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 Buildkite and The Old Reader

## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 24 actions

- Trigger

**Build finished**

Triggers when a Buildkite build finishes (passed, failed, canceled or otherwise completed).

- Trigger

**New build**

Triggers when a new build is scheduled in a Buildkite pipeline.

- Action

**Add annotation**

Creates an annotation (a Markdown or HTML note) on a Buildkite build, optionally appending to an existing annotation with the same context.

- Action

**Add build**

Creates (triggers) a new build on a Buildkite pipeline for a given commit and branch, and returns the new build.

- Action

**Add pipeline**

Creates a new pipeline in a Buildkite organization from a repository and YAML steps configuration.

- Action

**Cancel build**

Cancels a running or scheduled build in a Buildkite pipeline and returns the updated build.

- Action

**Delete pipeline**

Permanently deletes a pipeline from your Buildkite organization.

- Action

**Get build**

Returns a single build of a Buildkite pipeline by its build number, including its state, commit, jobs and pipeline details.

- Action

**Get pipeline**

Returns a Buildkite pipeline's full details, including its repository, default branch, steps and build counts.

- Action

**List agents**

Returns the connected and stopping agents in a Buildkite organization, optionally filtered by name, hostname, version or queue.

- Action

**List builds**

Returns the builds of a Buildkite pipeline, newest first, optionally filtered by branch, commit, state, creator or date range.

- Action

**List pipelines**

Returns the pipelines in a Buildkite organization, optionally filtered by pipeline name or repository URL.

- Action

**Rebuild build**

Starts a new build that re-runs an existing build of a pipeline, and returns the new build.

- Action

**Update pipeline**

Updates one or more settings of an existing Buildkite pipeline, such as its name, repository, YAML steps or branch filters.

- 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

- [ **Buildkite** Buildkite is a platform for running fast, secure, and scalable continuous integration pipelines on your own...](https://apiant.ai/connections/buildkite)
- [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Buildkite

- [ **Buildkite to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buildkite-to-hubspot)
- [ **Buildkite to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buildkite-to-salesforce)
- [ **Buildkite to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buildkite-to-slack)
- [ **Buildkite to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buildkite-to-google-sheets)
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## 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

## Buildkite and The Old Reader, answered

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### What can start an automation from Buildkite?

Any of Buildkite's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New build and Build finished. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in The Old Reader when something happens in Buildkite?

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 Buildkite?

Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Buildkite too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Buildkite's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Buildkite 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 Buildkite 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.

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### 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.
