--- title: "Connect Jitbit Helpdesk and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Ticket\" fires in Jitbit Helpdesk, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect Jitbit Helpdesk and The Old Reader When **New Ticket** fires in [Jitbit Helpdesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/jitbit-helpdesk), 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 tag to ticket** in Jitbit Helpdesk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Jitbit Helpdesk **1** trigger Jitbit Helpdesk **19** 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 Jitbit Helpdesk 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 Jitbit Helpdesk and The Old Reader can do together ### From Jitbit Helpdesk to The Old Reader - When **New Ticket** in Jitbit Helpdesk then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New Ticket** in Jitbit Helpdesk then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to Jitbit Helpdesk - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add tag to ticket** in Jitbit Helpdesk - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create Ticket** in Jitbit Helpdesk 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 Jitbit Helpdesk and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 31 actions - Trigger **New Ticket** Triggers when a new ticket is created in Jitbit Helpdesk, optionally limited to a category, section, status, submitter, company, technician or tag. - Action **Add article** Creates a new knowledge base article in a category. - Action **Add asset** Creates a new asset in Jitbit Helpdesk with its model, manufacturer, type and supplier. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company in Jitbit Helpdesk, or returns the existing company's id if the name is taken. - Action **Add tag to ticket** Adds a tag to a ticket. The tag is created if it does not already exist. - Action **Add time spent** Logs a time spent entry on a ticket under the connected user. Requires technician permissions. - Action **Create New Reply** Posts a new reply (comment) to an existing helpdesk ticket. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new helpdesk ticket in a category, with a subject, body and priority. - Action **Create User** Creates a new helpdesk user. Requires administrator permissions. - Action **Find Ticket** Searches tickets by text, optionally narrowed by submitter, category, status, assignee and creation date, and returns the matching tickets. - Action **Find User** Finds a helpdesk user by their email address and returns their profile. - Action **Get Article** Returns a knowledge base article with its full content, category, tags and attachments. - Action **Get ticket** Returns a helpdesk ticket's details, including its status, category, submitter, assignee, tags, attachments and custom field values. - Action **List Companies** Returns every company in your Jitbit helpdesk with its name, email domain and notes. Requires an administrator account. - Action **List Ticket Comments** Returns all comments (replies) posted on a Jitbit Helpdesk ticket. - Action **List tickets** Returns the helpdesk tickets the connected user can see, optionally filtered by mode, category, status, submitter, company, assignee, tag and dates. - Action **List Time Spent Entries** Returns every time spent entry logged against a ticket, including who logged it, the seconds spent and when. Requires technician permissions. - Action **Update company** Updates a company's name, notes and email domains in Jitbit Helpdesk. - Action **Update ticket** Updates one or more properties of an existing helpdesk ticket, such as its status, priority, category, assignee, due date, tags, subject or body. - Action **Update user** Updates an existing helpdesk user's profile, such as name, email, contact details, company, department, password and account status. Requires administrator permissions. - 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 - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk** A great help desk app for small and medium sized companies.](https://apiant.ai/connections/jitbit-helpdesk) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Jitbit Helpdesk - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-salesforce) - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-slack) - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-mailchimp) - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-stripe) - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-shopify) - [ **Jitbit Helpdesk to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jitbit-helpdesk-to-quickbooks-online) ## 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 ## Jitbit Helpdesk and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Jitbit Helpdesk? Any of Jitbit Helpdesk's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Ticket. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in The Old Reader when something happens in Jitbit Helpdesk? 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 Jitbit Helpdesk? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Jitbit Helpdesk too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Jitbit Helpdesk's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Jitbit Helpdesk 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 Jitbit Helpdesk 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. ### ### 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.