# Connect Knack to Typecast When **New View Record** fires in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), your agent runs **Create Speech From Text** in [Typecast](https://apiant.ai/connections/typecast). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Knack **1** trigger Knack **11** actions Typecast **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Knack and Typecast 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 Knack can start in Typecast - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Speech From Text** in Typecast - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Speech With Timestamps** in Typecast 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 Typecast ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 19 actions - Trigger **New View Record** Fires 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 Record** Add 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 Record** create a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based) - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record from a Knack object by ID. - Action **Delete View Record** delete a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Get Record** Retrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object. - Action **Get View Record** Retrieve 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 Records** Retrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters. - Action **List View Records** retrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters) - Action **Update Record** Update an existing record in a Knack object by ID. - Action **Update View Record** update a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Upload File or Image** upload a file or image asset to associate with a record field - Action **Compose speech from text** Compose multi-segment text-to-speech into one audio file. - Action **Create Speech From Text** Converts text to speech using Typecast AI voice models. Supports ssfm-v30 with context-aware emotion inference. - Action **Create Speech With Timestamps** Converts text to speech and returns word- or character-level alignment alongside the audio. Useful for generating subtitles, karaoke captions, or syncing visuals to narration. - Action **Create Streaming Speech From Text** - Action **Find voices by criteria** Recommend voices matching criteria. See Typecast docs API Reference > Voices > Recommend Voices (GET). Auth X-API-KEY header. - Action **Get My Subscription** Returns the authenticated user plan tier, credit usage, and concurrency limit. Useful for quota-aware batching, plan gating, and rate-limit guards in your Zaps. - Action **Get Voice by ID** Get detailed information for a specific voice with enhanced metadata (V2 API) - Action **List Voices** Lists all available voice models with enhanced metadata. Filter by model, gender, age, or use case. ## Each app on its own - [ **Knack** Knack is an online database and app builder. Read and write records in your Knack objects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack) - [ **Typecast** Typecast is an AI text-to-speech API that converts text into lifelike, expressive speech in many languages.](https://apiant.ai/connections/typecast) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Knack - [ **Knack to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-salesforce) - [ **Knack to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-slack) - [ **Knack to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-mailchimp) - [ **Knack to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-stripe) - [ **Knack to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-shopify) - [ **Knack to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-pipedrive) ## More into Typecast - [ **HubSpot to Typecast** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-typecast) - [ **Salesforce to Typecast** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-typecast) - [ **Slack to Typecast** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-typecast) - [ **Google Sheets to Typecast** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-typecast) - [ **Gmail to Typecast** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-typecast) - [ **Google Calendar to Typecast** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-typecast) Questions ## Knack and Typecast, 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 Typecast when something happens in Knack? Any of Typecast's 8 actions, including Create Speech From Text, Create Speech With Timestamps, Create Streaming Speech From Text and Compose speech from text. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Typecast to Knack? Typecast has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Knack. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Typecast's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Knack or Typecast? 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.