--- title: "Connect MRPLN and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Customer Updated (instant)\" fires in MRPLN, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect MRPLN and The Old Reader When **Customer Updated (instant)** fires in [MRPLN](https://apiant.ai/connections/mrpln), 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 Customer** in MRPLN. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. MRPLN **6** triggers MRPLN **8** 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 MRPLN 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 MRPLN and The Old Reader can do together ### From MRPLN to The Old Reader - When **Customer Updated (instant)** in MRPLN then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New Customer** in MRPLN then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to MRPLN - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create Customer** in MRPLN - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Send Message to Customer** in MRPLN 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 MRPLN and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 20 actions - Trigger **Campaign Launched (instant)** Fires instantly when a campaign is launched (campaign.launched). - Trigger **Customer Opted Out (instant)** Fires instantly when a customer opts out (customer.opted_out). - Trigger **Customer Updated (instant)** Triggers instantly when a customer is updated in MRPLN. - Trigger **Message Sent (instant)** Fires instantly when a message is queued or scheduled for a customer (message.sent). - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is added. - Trigger **New Customer (instant)** Triggers instantly when a customer is created in MRPLN. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer in MRPLN. - Action **Find Customer** Finds a customer by email address. Returns the first matching customer, or found=false when none match. - Action **Find Customer by Phone** Find a customer by their SMS phone number. - Action **Find Customer by WhatsApp** Find a customer by their WhatsApp number. - Action **List Templates** List the approved message templates for a channel. - Action **Send Message to Customer** Send an email, SMS, or WhatsApp message to a customer using an approved template - Action **Trigger Campaign** Launch a campaign that was built in MRPLN. - Action **Update Customer** Updates an existing customer in MRPLN. - 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 - [ **MRPLN** MRPLN is a Mar-Tech SaaS platform for Marketing planning, Automation and Insights powered by AI.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mrpln) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from MRPLN - [ **MRPLN to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-linkedin) - [ **MRPLN to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-facebook) - [ **MRPLN to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-anthropic) - [ **MRPLN to GoHighLevel** All-in-one sales and marketing platform agencies white-label and resell to their clients — contacts...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-gohighlevel) - [ **MRPLN to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-supabase) - [ **MRPLN to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mrpln-to-elevenlabs) ## 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 ## MRPLN and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from MRPLN? Any of MRPLN's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Customer Updated (instant), New Customer, New Customer (instant) and Campaign Launched (instant). 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 MRPLN? 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 MRPLN? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in MRPLN too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and MRPLN's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for MRPLN 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 MRPLN 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.