--- title: "Connect Linkkit and Newsflash - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Link Updated\" fires in Linkkit, your agent runs \"Find Events\" in Newsflash, or \"New corroborated event\" in Newsflash to \"Add list\" in Linkkit." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-newsflash" --- # Connect Linkkit and Newsflash When **Link Updated** fires in [Linkkit](https://apiant.ai/connections/linkkit), your agent runs **Find Events** in [Newsflash](https://apiant.ai/connections/newsflash), or **New corroborated event** in Newsflash to **Add list** in Linkkit. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Linkkit **1** trigger Linkkit **14** actions Newsflash **2** triggers Newsflash **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Linkkit and Newsflash 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 Linkkit and Newsflash can do together ### From Linkkit to Newsflash - When **Link Updated** in Linkkit then **Find Events** in Newsflash - When **Link Updated** in Linkkit then **Get Event** in Newsflash ### From Newsflash to Linkkit - When **New corroborated event** in Newsflash then **Add list** in Linkkit - When **New event** in Newsflash then **Add QR code** in Linkkit 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 Linkkit and Newsflash ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 20 actions - Trigger **Link Updated** Triggers when an existing Linkkit link is updated, including destination, slug, domain, status and metadata changes. - Action **Add list** Creates a new list in Linkkit for organizing your short links. - Action **Add QR code** Creates a QR code in Linkkit that points to the URL you give it, with an optional name, color and logo. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in Linkkit that can be applied to short links. - Action **Add UTM template** Creates a UTM template in Linkkit with a name and the UTM source, medium, campaign, term, content and ref values to apply to links. - Action **Create Link** Creates a new short link pointing at a destination URL, optionally with a title, notes, expiration date and list. - Action **Delete Link** Deletes a short link by its short code. - Action **Find Link** Returns the short links whose destination URL or title contains the search text, optionally narrowed to one list or to active/inactive links. - Action **List link clicks** Returns the click events recorded for one short link, with the time, country, city, device, browser, operating system and referrer of each click. - Action **List lists** Returns all lists in your Linkkit account, ordered by name. - Action **List QR codes** Returns all QR codes in your Linkkit account, with each code's destination URL, name, color and logo settings. - Action **List tags** Returns all tags in your Linkkit account, ordered by name. - Action **List UTM templates** Returns all UTM templates in your Linkkit workspace, ordered by name, with their source, medium, campaign, term, content and ref values. - Action **Update Link** Updates an existing short link — change its destination URL, title, notes, list, expiry, active status, or rename its short code. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Upsert Link** Creates a short link with the short code you choose, or updates the existing link that already uses that short code. - Trigger **New corroborated event** Fires 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 event** Fires when a new deduped news event first appears in the corpus. Mirrors the event.new message from the vendor's SSE stream. - Action **Find Articles** Search raw per-outlet articles (same filter params as Find Events: q, semantic, source, category, from, to, min_sources, limit). - Action **Find Events** Search deduped news events by keyword, semantic query, source, category, time window, and min corroboration. - Action **Get Account Info** Get the connected account's email, tier, daily request limit, and usage so far today. - Action **Get Corpus Stats** Get corpus size/freshness stats for the news event graph. - Action **Get Event** Get one news event by id plus every corroborating article. - Action **List Sources** List every tracked news source: slug, name, category, lang, country, live article_count. ## Each app on its own - [ **Linkkit** Linkkit is a smart link platform to create trackable links, measure real engagement, and run campaigns with...](https://apiant.ai/connections/linkkit) - [ **Newsflash** Deduplicated news events from 260+ sources with corroboration/confidence scores for AI agents](https://apiant.ai/connections/newsflash) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Linkkit - [ **Linkkit to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-salesforce) - [ **Linkkit to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-slack) - [ **Linkkit to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-mailchimp) - [ **Linkkit to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-stripe) - [ **Linkkit to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-shopify) - [ **Linkkit to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/linkkit-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Newsflash - [ **HubSpot to Newsflash** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-newsflash) - [ **Google Sheets to Newsflash** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-newsflash) - [ **Gmail to Newsflash** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-newsflash) - [ **Google Calendar to Newsflash** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-newsflash) - [ **Google Drive to Newsflash** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-newsflash) - [ **Mailchimp to Newsflash** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-newsflash) Questions ## Linkkit and Newsflash, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Linkkit? Any of Linkkit's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Link Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Newsflash when something happens in Linkkit? 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 Linkkit? Yes. When something happens in Newsflash, your agent can act in Linkkit too. This page covers both directions: Newsflash's triggers and Linkkit's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Linkkit 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. ### ### Can my AI client use Linkkit and Newsflash 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.