# Connect Intervals and The Old Reader

When **New client** fires in [Intervals](https://apiant.ai/connections/intervals), 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 invoice** in Intervals. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Intervals **6** triggers Intervals **38** 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 Intervals and The Old Reader to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

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 Intervals and The Old Reader can do together

### From Intervals to The Old Reader

- When **New client** in Intervals then **Update item** in The Old Reader
- When **New invoice** in Intervals then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader

### From The Old Reader to Intervals

- When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add invoice** in Intervals
- When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add task** in Intervals

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 Intervals and The Old Reader

## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 50 actions

- Trigger

**New client**

Polling trigger: fires when a new client is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New invoice**

Polling trigger: fires when a new invoice is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New milestone**

Polling trigger: fires when a new milestone is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New person**

Polling trigger: fires when a new person is added in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New project**

Polling trigger: fires when a new project is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New task**

Polling trigger: fires when a new task is created in Intervals.

- Action

**Add client**

Create a new client.

- Action

**Add expense**

Create a new expense.

- Action

**Add invoice**

Create a new invoice.

- Action

**Add milestone**

Create a new milestone.

- Action

**Add person**

Create a new person (team member).

- Action

**Add project**

Create a new project.

- Action

**Add task**

Create a new task.

- Action

**Add time entry**

Log a new time entry against a task.

- Action

**Add timer**

Start a new timer for a task.

- Action

**Delete client**

Delete a client.

- Action

**Delete expense**

Delete an expense.

- Action

**Delete invoice**

Delete an invoice.

- Action

**Delete milestone**

Delete a milestone.

- Action

**Delete person**

Delete a person.

- Action

**Delete project**

Delete a project.

- Action

**Delete task**

Delete a task.

- Action

**Delete time entry**

Delete a logged time entry.

- Action

**Delete timer**

Delete a timer.

- Action

**Get client**

Retrieve a single client by id.

- Action

**Get expense**

Retrieve a single expense by id.

- Action

**Get invoice**

Retrieve a single invoice by id.

- Action

**Get milestone**

Retrieve a single milestone by id.

- Action

**Get person**

Retrieve a single person by id.

- Action

**Get project**

Retrieve a single project by id.

- Action

**Get task**

Retrieve a single task by id.

- Action

**Get time entry**

Retrieve a single logged time entry by id.

- Action

**Get timer**

Retrieve a single timer by id.

- Action

**List milestones**

Retrieve all milestones in the Intervals account.

- Action

**List tasks**

Retrieve all tasks in the Intervals account.

- Action

**Update client**

Update an existing client's details.

- Action

**Update expense**

Update an existing expense.

- Action

**Update invoice**

Update an existing invoice.

- Action

**Update milestone**

Update an existing milestone.

- Action

**Update person**

Update an existing person's details.

- Action

**Update project**

Update an existing project's details.

- Action

**Update task**

Update an existing task's details.

- Action

**Update time entry**

Update an existing logged time entry.

- Action

**Update timer**

Update a timer (e.g. stop or adjust it).

- 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

- [ **Intervals** Intervals is cloud-based time tracking and task management with powerful reporting.](https://apiant.ai/connections/intervals)
- [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Intervals

- [ **Intervals to Asana** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-asana)
- [ **Intervals to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-salesforce)
- [ **Intervals to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-slack)
- [ **Intervals to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-google-drive)
- [ **Intervals to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-mailchimp)
- [ **Intervals to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intervals-to-stripe)

## 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

## Intervals and The Old Reader, answered

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### What can start an automation from Intervals?

Any of Intervals's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New client, New invoice, New milestone and New person. 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 Intervals?

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.

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### Can it also run from The Old Reader to Intervals?

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

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

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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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
