Integration
Connect Buttondown and Transistor.fm
When New Draft fires in Buttondown, your agent runs Create Episode in Transistor.fm, or New Episode Created in Transistor.fm to Create Email in Buttondown. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Buttondown and Transistor.fm to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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.
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What Buttondown and Transistor.fm can do together
From Buttondown to Transistor.fm
When New Draft in Buttondown
then Create Episode in Transistor.fm
From Transistor.fm to 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 Transistor.fm
Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 41 actions
- New Draft
Triggers when a new draft is created.
- New Scheduled Email
Triggers when a new email is scheduled.
- Newsletters
Triggers when a new newsletter is created.
- New Tag
Triggers when a new tag is created.
- Add Segment
Create a new subscriber segment.
- Add Survey
Create a new survey.
- Create Draft
Creates a draft.
- Create Email
Creates an email.
- Create Subscriber
Creates a subscriber.
- Delete Automation
Delete an automation by id.
- Delete Email
Delete an email by id.
- Delete Newsletter
Delete a newsletter by id.
- Delete Segment
Delete a subscriber segment by id.
- Delete Subscriber
Remove a subscriber by id or email address.
- Delete Survey
Delete a survey by id.
- Delete Tag
Delete a tag by id.
- Find Tag
Finds a tag given its name.
- Get Automation
Retrieve a single automation by id.
- Get Email
Retrieve a single email by id.
- Get Newsletter
Retrieve a single newsletter by id.
- Get Segment
Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id.
- Get Survey
Retrieve a single survey by id.
- Get Tag
Retrieve a single tag by id.
- List Automations
List all automations configured on the account.
- List Segments
List all subscriber segments.
- List Surveys
List all surveys on the account.
- Publish Email
Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public.
- Update Automation
Update an automation's configuration.
- Update Email
Update an existing email's content or metadata.
- Update Newsletter
Update a newsletter's settings.
- Update Segment
Update a subscriber segment's definition.
- Update Survey
Update a survey's configuration.
- Update Tag
Update a tag's name or metadata.
- Episode Published
Triggers when a podcast episode is published.
- New Episode Created
Triggers when a new episode (draft, scheduled or published) is created on a show.
- New Subscriber Created
Triggers when a new subscriber is added to a private podcast.
- Create Episode
Creates a new draft episode on a show. Publish it afterwards with Publish Episode.
- Get Episode
Returns one podcast episode, including its title, status, publish date and audio URL.
- Get Show
Returns one podcast show by its ID or slug, including its title, author, feed URL and website.
- Get Show Analytics
Returns daily download counts for a show, for the last 14 days or a date range you give.
- Get Subscriber
Returns one private-podcast subscriber with their email and status.
- List Episodes
Returns episodes, newest first, optionally filtered by show, publishing status or a search term.
- List Shows
Returns the podcasts (shows) your account can access, optionally filtered by a search term.
- List Subscribers
Returns the private-podcast subscribers of a show, optionally filtered by a search term.
- Publish Episode
Publishes an episode now, schedules it for a date, or returns it to draft.
- Remove Subscriber
Removes a subscriber from a private podcast.
- Update Episode
Updates an episode's title, summary, description, audio or numbering. Blank fields are left unchanged.
- Update Subscriber
Changes a private-podcast subscriber's email address.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Buttondown and Transistor.fm, 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 Transistor.fm when something happens in Buttondown?
Any of Transistor.fm's 12 actions, including Create Episode, Update Episode, Update Subscriber and Get Episode. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Transistor.fm to Buttondown?
Yes. When something happens in Transistor.fm, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Transistor.fm's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Transistor.fm?
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 Transistor.fm 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.