--- title: "Connect Canny to PoetryDB - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Comment\" fires in Canny, your agent runs \"Find poems by author\" in PoetryDB." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-poetrydb" --- # Connect Canny to PoetryDB When **New Comment** fires in [Canny](https://apiant.ai/connections/canny), your agent runs **Find poems by author** in [PoetryDB](https://apiant.ai/connections/poetrydb). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Canny **1** trigger Canny **1** action PoetryDB **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Canny and PoetryDB 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 Canny can start in PoetryDB - When **New Comment** in Canny then **Find poems by author** in PoetryDB - When **New Comment** in Canny then **Find poems by line count** in PoetryDB 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 Canny and PoetryDB ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 7 actions - Trigger **New Comment** Triggers when a new comment is created. - Action **Create or Update User** Finds the ID for a user. If the user does not exist, one is created, and its ID is returned. If the user does exist, they will be updated with the data supplied. - Action **Find poems by author** Search the PoetryDB catalog for poems by author name, returning matching titles and full text. - Action **Find poems by line count** Search the PoetryDB catalog for poems with an exact number of lines. - Action **Find poems by line text** Search the PoetryDB catalog for poems containing the given text within their lines. - Action **Find poems by title** Search the PoetryDB catalog for poems whose title matches the given text. - Action **Get random poems** Return a set number of random poems from the PoetryDB catalog. - Action **List authors** Return the full list of poets available in the PoetryDB catalog. ## Each app on its own - [ **Canny** Canny is a user feedback tool that lets you keep track of all of your user feedback in one organized place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/canny) - [ **PoetryDB** PoetryDB is an open database of public-domain English-language poetry, indexed by author, title, line...](https://apiant.ai/connections/poetrydb) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Canny - [ **Canny to Priority** Priority is a comprehensive ERP package empowering hundreds of thousands of end users worldwide in their...](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-priority) - [ **Canny to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-hubspot) - [ **Canny to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-slack) - [ **Canny to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-gmail) - [ **Canny to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-google-calendar) - [ **Canny to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/canny-to-google-drive) ## More into PoetryDB - [ **HubSpot to PoetryDB** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-poetrydb) - [ **Salesforce to PoetryDB** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-poetrydb) - [ **Slack to PoetryDB** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-poetrydb) - [ **Google Sheets to PoetryDB** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-poetrydb) - [ **Gmail to PoetryDB** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-poetrydb) - [ **Google Calendar to PoetryDB** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-poetrydb) Questions ## Canny and PoetryDB, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Canny? Any of Canny's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Comment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in PoetryDB when something happens in Canny? Any of PoetryDB's 6 actions, including Find poems by author, Find poems by line count, Find poems by line text and Find poems by title. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PoetryDB to Canny? PoetryDB has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Canny. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads PoetryDB's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Canny or PoetryDB? 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 Canny and PoetryDB 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.