--- title: "Connect Nytimes to MineSkin - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New top story\" fires in Nytimes, your agent runs \"Generate skin from user\" in MineSkin." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-mineskin" --- # Connect Nytimes to MineSkin When **New top story** fires in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), your agent runs **Generate skin from user** in [MineSkin](https://apiant.ai/connections/mineskin). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions MineSkin **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Nytimes and MineSkin 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 Nytimes can start in MineSkin - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Generate skin from user** in MineSkin - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Generate skin from upload** in MineSkin 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 Nytimes and MineSkin ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 12 actions - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. - Action **Generate skin from upload** Generate a MineSkin skin from an uploaded image file. - Action **Generate skin from URL** Generate a MineSkin skin from an image URL. - Action **Generate skin from user** Generate a MineSkin skin by copying a Minecraft player's current skin. - Action **Get skin** Get a previously generated MineSkin skin by its UUID. - Action **List skins** List MineSkin skins generated by the authenticated account. - Action **Validate skin name** Validate whether a given skin name is acceptable per MineSkin's naming rules. - Action **Validate skin UUID** Validate whether a given string is a well-formed MineSkin skin UUID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) - [ **MineSkin** Client implementations: Java.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mineskin) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nytimes - [ **Nytimes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-salesforce) - [ **Nytimes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-slack) - [ **Nytimes to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-stripe) - [ **Nytimes to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-shopify) - [ **Nytimes to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Nytimes to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-pipedrive) ## More into MineSkin - [ **HelpSpace to MineSkin** HelpSpace is a well-rounded customer service tool including a team inbox, intuitive interface, self-service...](https://apiant.ai/connect/helpspace-to-mineskin) - [ **Transloadit to MineSkin** Transloadit is a file encoding service that helps you handle file uploads, resize, crop and watermark...](https://apiant.ai/connect/transloadit-to-mineskin) - [ **HubSpot to MineSkin** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mineskin) - [ **Salesforce to MineSkin** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-mineskin) - [ **Slack to MineSkin** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-mineskin) - [ **Google Sheets to MineSkin** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mineskin) Questions ## Nytimes and MineSkin, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nytimes? Any of Nytimes's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New top story. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in MineSkin when something happens in Nytimes? Any of MineSkin's 7 actions, including Generate skin from upload, Generate skin from URL, Generate skin from user and Get skin. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from MineSkin to Nytimes? MineSkin has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Nytimes. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads MineSkin's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nytimes or MineSkin? 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 Nytimes and MineSkin 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.