--- title: "Connect Buttondown and folk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Create Deal\" in folk, or \"Company Added\" in folk to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-folk" --- # Connect Buttondown and folk When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Create Deal** in [folk](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk), or **Company Added** in folk to **Create Email** in Buttondown. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions folk **11** triggers folk **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buttondown and folk 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 Buttondown and folk can do together ### From Buttondown to folk - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Create Deal** in folk - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Create Note** in folk ### From folk to Buttondown - When **Company Added** in folk then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **Company Custom Field Updated** in folk then **Update Email** in Buttondown 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 Buttondown and folk ## Triggers and actions 15 triggers ยท 45 actions - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft is created. - Trigger **New Scheduled Email** Triggers when a new email is scheduled. - Trigger **Newsletters** Triggers when a new newsletter is created. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created. - Action **Add Segment** Create a new subscriber segment. - Action **Add Survey** Create a new survey. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a draft. - Action **Create Email** Creates an email. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a subscriber. - Action **Delete Automation** Delete an automation by id. - Action **Delete Email** Delete an email by id. - Action **Delete Newsletter** Delete a newsletter by id. - Action **Delete Segment** Delete a subscriber segment by id. - Action **Delete Subscriber** Remove a subscriber by id or email address. - Action **Delete Survey** Delete a survey by id. - Action **Delete Tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Tag** Finds a tag given its name. - Action **Get Automation** Retrieve a single automation by id. - Action **Get Email** Retrieve a single email by id. - Action **Get Newsletter** Retrieve a single newsletter by id. - Action **Get Segment** Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id. - Action **Get Survey** Retrieve a single survey by id. - Action **Get Tag** Retrieve a single tag by id. - Action **List Automations** List all automations configured on the account. - Action **List Segments** List all subscriber segments. - Action **List Surveys** List all surveys on the account. - Action **Publish Email** Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public. - Action **Update Automation** Update an automation's configuration. - Action **Update Email** Update an existing email's content or metadata. - Action **Update Newsletter** Update a newsletter's settings. - Action **Update Segment** Update a subscriber segment's definition. - Action **Update Survey** Update a survey's configuration. - Action **Update Tag** Update a tag's name or metadata. - Trigger **Company Added** Triggers when a new company is created or added to a group. - Trigger **Company Custom Field Updated** Triggers when a company custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated. - Trigger **Company Removed** Triggers when a company is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group. - Trigger **Company Updated** Triggers when a company basic field (like name, email or URL) in a group is updated. - Trigger **Deal Added** Fires when a new deal is created. - Trigger **Deal Removed** Fires when a deal is deleted from a pipeline. - Trigger **Deal Updated** Fires when a deal is updated (stage change, field update). - Trigger **Person Added** Triggers when a new person is created or added to a group. - Trigger **Person Custom Field Updated** Triggers when a person custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated. - Trigger **Person Removed** Triggers when a person is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group. - Trigger **Person Updated** Triggers when a person basic field (like first name, job title, email or URL) in a group is updated. - Action **Create Company** Creates a company in folk, optionally adding it to a group and setting that group's custom fields. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a deal in a folk group, optionally linked to companies and people, and sets that deal type's custom fields. - Action **Create Group** Creates a group in folk. A default "All people" table view is added to the group automatically. - Action **Create Note** Creates a note on a folk person, company or deal. Optionally posts it as a reply to an existing note. - Action **Create Person** Creates a person in folk, optionally adding them to a group and setting that group's custom fields. - Action **Create Reminder** Creates a reminder on a folk person, company or deal, scheduled with an iCalendar recurrence rule. - Action **Delete Company** Deletes a company from folk by its id. - Action **Delete Person** Deletes a person from folk by their id. This also removes their custom fields, notes and associations. - Action **Find a Company** Searches folk companies by name, email or website and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping. - Action **Find a Person** Searches folk people by email, full name or phone and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping. - Action **Get a Company** Fetches one folk company by id, including its custom field values. - Action **Get a Note** Fetches one folk note by id, with its text, author and the record it is attached to. - Action **Get a Person** Fetches one folk person by id, including their custom field values. - Action **List Groups** Returns the groups in the folk workspace, with each group's id, name and visibility. - Action **Update Company** Updates a folk company. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list. - Action **Update Person** Updates a folk person. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **folk** folk is the next generation CRM for teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buttondown - [ **Buttondown to HelloSalut** HelloSalut returns the word for "hello" in a visitor's own language.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hellosalut) - [ **Buttondown to Zoho Campaigns** Zoho Campaigns lets you send email and social media campaigns to your subscribers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-zoho-campaigns) - [ **Buttondown to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hubspot) - [ **Buttondown to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-salesforce) - [ **Buttondown to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-slack) - [ **Buttondown to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-google-sheets) ## More into folk - [ **Stripe to folk** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-folk) - [ **ActiveCampaign to folk** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-folk) - [ **Airtable to folk** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-folk) - [ **Asana to folk** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-folk) - [ **ClickUp to folk** 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-folk) - [ **Discord to folk** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-folk) Questions ## Buttondown and folk, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buttondown? Any of Buttondown's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Scheduled Email, New Tag and Newsletters. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in folk when something happens in Buttondown? Any of folk's 16 actions, including Create Company, Create Deal, Create Group and Create Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from folk to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in folk, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: folk's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or folk? 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 Buttondown and folk 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.