--- title: "Connect Less Annoying CRM to TheNews - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Less Annoying CRM, your agent runs \"Find news articles\" in TheNews." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-thenews" --- # Connect Less Annoying CRM to TheNews When **New Contact** fires in [Less Annoying CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/less-annoying-crm), your agent runs **Find news articles** in [TheNews](https://apiant.ai/connections/thenews). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Less Annoying CRM **7** triggers Less Annoying CRM **10** actions TheNews **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Less Annoying CRM and TheNews 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 Less Annoying CRM can start in TheNews - When **New Contact** in Less Annoying CRM then **Find news articles** in TheNews - When **Form Submission** in Less Annoying CRM then **Get article** in TheNews 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 Less Annoying CRM and TheNews ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 14 actions - Trigger **Contact Deletion** Triggers when a contact is deleted. - Trigger **Form Submission** Triggers when a form submission is received. - Trigger **Group Membership Addition** Triggers when a contact is added to a group. - Trigger **Group Membership Deletion** Triggers when a contact is removed from a group. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created or a contact is updated. - Trigger **Pipeline Item Deletion** Triggers when a pipeline item is deleted. - Trigger **Pipeline Item Status Update** Triggers when a new pipeline item is added or its status is updated. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Contact Note** Adds a note to a contact. - Action **Create Group Membership** Adds a contact to a group. - Action **Create Pipeline Item** Creates a new pipeline item. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task. - Action **Delete Group Membership** Removes a contact from a group. - Action **Edit Contact** Edit an existing contact. Blank fields will not be updated. - Action **Edit Pipeline Item** Edit an existing pipeline item attached to a contact. - Action **Find Contact** Search for contact by email, name, or LACRM Contact Id. - Action **Find Pipeline Item** Search for a pipeline item. - Action **Find news articles** Returns news articles matching your search words and filters, such as source, language, and publish date. - Action **Get article** Returns a single news article by its unique ID, including its title, description, URL, image, source and categories. - Action **List sources** Returns news sources (domains and source IDs) available in The News API, optionally filtered by category and language. Returns up to 50 sources. - Action **List top stories** Returns live and historical top news stories, optionally filtered by country, language, category, source, publish date or search terms. ## Each app on its own - [ **Less Annoying CRM** Less Annoying CRM is a small business CRM with easy-to-use features at an affordable price.](https://apiant.ai/connections/less-annoying-crm) - [ **TheNews** Aggregated headlines, top story and live news JSON API](https://apiant.ai/connections/thenews) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Less Annoying CRM - [ **Less Annoying CRM to Resemble** Resemble is a platform for creating realistic AI voices and audio content with powerful customization tools.](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-resemble) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to The Muse** Job board and company profiles](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-the-muse) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-salesforce) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-slack) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-mailchimp) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-stripe) ## More into TheNews - [ **HubSpot to TheNews** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-thenews) - [ **Salesforce to TheNews** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-thenews) - [ **Slack to TheNews** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-thenews) - [ **Google Sheets to TheNews** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-thenews) - [ **Gmail to TheNews** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-thenews) - [ **Google Calendar to TheNews** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-thenews) Questions ## Less Annoying CRM and TheNews, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Less Annoying CRM? Any of Less Annoying CRM's 7 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, Form Submission, Group Membership Addition and Pipeline Item Status Update. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in TheNews when something happens in Less Annoying CRM? Any of TheNews's 4 actions, including Find news articles, Get article, List sources and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from TheNews to Less Annoying CRM? TheNews has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Less Annoying CRM. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads TheNews's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Less Annoying CRM or TheNews? 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 Less Annoying CRM and TheNews 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.