--- title: "Connect LeanKit and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New board\" fires in LeanKit, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader, or \"New item\" in The Old Reader to \"Add Card Connections\" in LeanKit." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect LeanKit and The Old Reader When **New board** fires in [LeanKit](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit), 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 Card Connections** in LeanKit. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. LeanKit **3** triggers LeanKit **37** 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 LeanKit 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 LeanKit and The Old Reader can do together ### From LeanKit to The Old Reader - When **New board** in LeanKit then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New card** in LeanKit then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to LeanKit - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add Card Connections** in LeanKit - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add Comment** in LeanKit 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 LeanKit and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 49 actions - Trigger **New board** Polling trigger: fires when a new board is created. - Trigger **New card** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified board. - Trigger **New card in lane** Polling trigger: fires when a new card is added to the specified lane in the specified board. - Action **Add Card Connections** Create parent and child connections — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/create) - Action **Add Comment** Create a comment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (comment/create) - Action **Archive a board** Archive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/archive) - Action **Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards** Assign or unassign one or more users or teams to cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/assign-members) - Action **Create a card** Create a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/create) - Action **Create an attachment** Create an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/create) - Action **Create a new board** Create a new board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/create) - Action **Create a new planning increment** Create a new planning increment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-increment) - Action **Create a new planning series** Create a new planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/create-series) - Action **Create a team** Create a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/create) - Action **Create dependencies** Create dependencies — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (dependencies/create) - Action **Delete a board** Delete a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/delete) - Action **Delete an attachment** Delete an attachment — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/delete) - Action **Delete a planning increment by id** Delete a planning increment by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/delete-increment) - Action **Delete a team** Delete a team — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (team/delete) - Action **Delete Card** Delete a card by id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete) - Action **Delete multiple cards** Delete multiple cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/delete-many) - Action **Get a list of attachments for a card** Get a list of attachments for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/list) - Action **Get a list of cards** Get a list of cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list) - Action **Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards)** Get a list of leaf lanes for a board (lanes that can hold cards) — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/leaf-lanes) - Action **Get a list of parent cards** Get a list of parent cards — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (connections/parents) - Action **Get a list of planning series for an account** Get a list of planning series for an account — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/list-series) - Action **Get a list of tags on a board** Get a list of tags on a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (tags/list) - Action **Get a list of task cards for a card** Get a list of task cards for a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/list-tasks) - Action **Get an attachment's contents** Get an attachment's contents — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (attachment/get) - Action **Get a specified planning series** Get a specified planning series — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (planning-series/get-series) - Action **Get Board** Retrieve a board by ID, including its lanes. - Action **Get Card** Get card details by card id — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/get) - Action **Get User** Retrieve a user by ID. - Action **List Boards** List boards on the account. - Action **List Board Users** List board users — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/user-roles) - Action **List Comments** List comments on a card. - Action **List Users** List users on the account. - Action **Move Card** Move a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/move) - Action **Search Cards** Search cards on a board with filters. - Action **Unarchive a board** Unarchive a board — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (board/unarchive) - Action **Update Card** Update a card — LeanKit AgilePlace v2 API (card/update) - 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 - [ **LeanKit** LeanKit is a Kanban-style project and work management platform. Manage boards, cards, lanes, and users.](https://apiant.ai/connections/leankit) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from LeanKit - [ **LeanKit to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-salesforce) - [ **LeanKit to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-slack) - [ **LeanKit to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-mailchimp) - [ **LeanKit to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-stripe) - [ **LeanKit to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-to-shopify) - [ **LeanKit to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/leankit-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 ## LeanKit and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from LeanKit? Any of LeanKit's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New board, New card and New card in lane. 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 LeanKit? 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 LeanKit? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in LeanKit too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and LeanKit's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for LeanKit 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 LeanKit 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.