--- title: "Connect Microsoft To Do to Newscatcher - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed Task\" fires in Microsoft To Do, your agent runs \"Find articles\" in Newscatcher." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-newscatcher" --- # Connect Microsoft To Do to Newscatcher When **Completed Task** fires in [Microsoft To Do](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-to-do), your agent runs **Find articles** in [Newscatcher](https://apiant.ai/connections/newscatcher). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Microsoft To Do **4** triggers Microsoft To Do **4** actions Newscatcher **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 Microsoft To Do and Newscatcher 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 Microsoft To Do can start in Newscatcher - When **Completed Task** in Microsoft To Do then **Find articles** in Newscatcher - When **New List** in Microsoft To Do then **Find articles by author** in Newscatcher 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 Microsoft To Do and Newscatcher ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 8 actions - Trigger **Completed Task** Triggers when a task in the chosen Microsoft To Do list is marked as completed. - Trigger **New List** Triggers when a new task list is created in Microsoft To Do. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is added to the chosen Microsoft To Do list. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task in the chosen Microsoft To Do list is added or changed. - Action **Complete Task** Marks a task in a Microsoft To Do list as completed. - Action **Create List** Creates a new task list in Microsoft To Do. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in the chosen Microsoft To Do list. - Action **Find a Task** Returns up to 100 tasks in a Microsoft To Do list whose title contains the text you search for, optionally limited to one status. - Action **Find articles** Returns news articles matching a keyword query, with optional filters for language, country, source, date range, topic, entities and sentiment. - Action **Find articles by author** Returns news articles written by a specific author, with optional filters for language, country, source, date range and more. - Action **List breaking news** Returns current breaking news events, each with its top articles, optionally filtered by theme, entities, source rank and sentiment. - Action **List latest headlines** Returns the latest news headlines for a recent time period, filterable by language, country, source, topic, entities and sentiment. ## Each app on its own - [ **Microsoft To Do** Microsoft To Do is an intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day.](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-to-do) - [ **Newscatcher** News API for searching and streaming articles from 140,000+ sources with entity, language, and topic...](https://apiant.ai/connections/newscatcher) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Microsoft To Do - [ **Microsoft To Do to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-salesforce) - [ **Microsoft To Do to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-slack) - [ **Microsoft To Do to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-stripe) - [ **Microsoft To Do to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-shopify) - [ **Microsoft To Do to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Microsoft To Do to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-to-do-to-pipedrive) ## More into Newscatcher - [ **HubSpot to Newscatcher** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-newscatcher) - [ **Salesforce to Newscatcher** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-newscatcher) - [ **Slack to Newscatcher** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-newscatcher) - [ **Google Sheets to Newscatcher** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-newscatcher) - [ **Gmail to Newscatcher** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-newscatcher) - [ **Google Calendar to Newscatcher** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-newscatcher) Questions ## Microsoft To Do and Newscatcher, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Microsoft To Do? Any of Microsoft To Do's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Completed Task, New List, New Task and Updated Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Newscatcher when something happens in Microsoft To Do? Any of Newscatcher's 4 actions, including Find articles, Find articles by author, List breaking news and List latest headlines. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Newscatcher to Microsoft To Do? Newscatcher has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Microsoft To Do. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Newscatcher's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Microsoft To Do or Newscatcher? 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 Microsoft To Do and Newscatcher 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.