Integration
Connect Knack and Newsflash
When something happens in Knack or Newsflash, your agent does the next thing in the other. Describe it 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 Knack and Newsflash to do together?
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Connect your AI client
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https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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.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.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What Knack and Newsflash can do together
From Knack to Newsflash
When New View Record in Knack
then Find Articles in Newsflash
When New View Record in Knack
then Find Events in Newsflash
From Newsflash to Knack
When New corroborated event in Newsflash
then Create Record in Knack
When New event in Newsflash
then Create View Record in Knack
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 Knack and Newsflash
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 17 actions
Trigger
New View RecordFires when a new record appears in a Knack page view — polls a view's records (respects the view's access control and filters), the view-based counterpart to New Record.
Action
Create RecordAdd a new record to a Knack object. Provide field values as a JSON object keyed by field key (e.g. field_1).
Action
Create View Recordcreate a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based)
Action
Delete RecordDelete a record from a Knack object by ID.
Action
Delete View Recorddelete a record through a view (view-based)
Action
Get RecordRetrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object.
Action
Get View RecordRetrieve a single record through a page view by its ID — returns only the fields exposed by the view and respects the view's access control, the view-based counterpart to Get Record.
Action
List RecordsRetrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters.
Action
List View Recordsretrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters)
Action
Update RecordUpdate an existing record in a Knack object by ID.
Action
Update View Recordupdate a record through a view (view-based)
Action
Upload File or Imageupload a file or image asset to associate with a record field
Trigger
New corroborated eventFires each time an already-seen event gains another corroborating outlet, raising its corroboration/confidence score. Mirrors the event.corroborated message from the vendor's SSE stream.
Trigger
New eventFires when a new deduped news event first appears in the corpus. Mirrors the event.new message from the vendor's SSE stream.
Action
Find ArticlesSearch raw per-outlet articles (same filter params as Find Events: q, semantic, source, category, from, to, min_sources, limit).
Action
Find EventsSearch deduped news events by keyword, semantic query, source, category, time window, and min corroboration.
Action
Get Account InfoGet the connected account's email, tier, daily request limit, and usage so far today.
Action
Get Corpus StatsGet corpus size/freshness stats for the news event graph.
Action
Get EventGet one news event by id plus every corroborating article.
Action
List SourcesList every tracked news source: slug, name, category, lang, country, live article_count.
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
Knack and Newsflash, answered
What can start an automation from Knack?
Any of Knack's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New View Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Newsflash when something happens in Knack?
Any of Newsflash's 6 actions, including Find Articles, Find Events, Get Account Info and Get Corpus Stats. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Newsflash to Knack?
Yes. When something happens in Newsflash, your agent can act in Knack too. This page covers both directions: Newsflash's triggers and Knack's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Knack or Newsflash?
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.
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.