--- title: "Connect Mailbox Power and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact Added to Group\" fires in Mailbox Power, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect Mailbox Power and The Old Reader When **New Contact Added to Group** fires in [Mailbox Power](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailbox-power), your agent runs **Update item** in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), or **New item** in The Old Reader to **Create or Update Contact** in Mailbox Power. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Mailbox Power **2** triggers Mailbox Power **4** 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 Mailbox Power 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 Mailbox Power and The Old Reader can do together ### From Mailbox Power to The Old Reader - When **New Contact Added to Group** in Mailbox Power then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **Updated Contact** in Mailbox Power then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to Mailbox Power - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create or Update Contact** in Mailbox Power - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **List contacts** in Mailbox Power 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 Mailbox Power and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 16 actions - Trigger **New Contact Added to Group** Triggers when a contact is added to the selected Mailbox Power contact group. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact in Mailbox Power is added or any of its details change. - Action **Create or Update Contact** Creates a contact in Mailbox Power, or updates the existing contact whose name and address match. - Action **Delete Contact** Deletes a contact from your Mailbox Power account. - Action **List contacts** Returns every contact in the Mailbox Power account, including address, contact details and group membership. - Action **Remove Contact From Group** Removes a contact from a Mailbox Power contact group. - 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 - [ **Mailbox Power** Mailbox Power enables you to engage your customers and stay top of mind with your clients by sending...](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailbox-power) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Mailbox Power - [ **Mailbox Power to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-salesforce) - [ **Mailbox Power to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-slack) - [ **Mailbox Power to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-mailchimp) - [ **Mailbox Power to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-stripe) - [ **Mailbox Power to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-shopify) - [ **Mailbox Power to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailbox-power-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into The Old Reader - [ **Asana to The Old Reader** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-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 is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](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) Questions ## Mailbox Power and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Mailbox Power? Any of Mailbox Power's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact Added to Group and Updated Contact. 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 Mailbox Power? 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 Mailbox Power? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in Mailbox Power too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and Mailbox Power's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Mailbox Power 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 Mailbox Power 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.