--- title: "Connect Nytimes and SkedPal - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New top story\" fires in Nytimes, your agent runs \"Update Task\" in SkedPal." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-skedpal" --- # Connect Nytimes and SkedPal When **New top story** fires in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), your agent runs **Update Task** in [SkedPal](https://apiant.ai/connections/skedpal), or **New Completed Task** in SkedPal to **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions SkedPal **3** triggers SkedPal **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 SkedPal 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Nytimes and SkedPal can do together ### From Nytimes to SkedPal - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Update Task** in SkedPal - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Find Task by Name** in SkedPal ### From SkedPal to Nytimes - When **New Completed Task** in SkedPal then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Task** in SkedPal then **List best sellers** in Nytimes 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 SkedPal ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 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. - Trigger **Favorite Tasks** Triggers when a task is marked as a favorite in SkedPal. - Trigger **New Completed Task** Triggers when a SkedPal task is marked complete. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is added in SkedPal. - Action **Find Task by Name** Finds SkedPal tasks whose name exactly matches the given text. - Action **Get calendar account** Returns one connected calendar account (Google, Office 365, Exchange or iCloud) by its id, including its type, username and sync configuration. - Action **List calendar accounts** Returns every calendar account connected to the SkedPal user, including its provider type, username and sync details. - Action **List calendars** Returns the calendars belonging to a connected calendar account in SkedPal. - Action **Sync calendar account** Starts a sync of a connected SkedPal calendar account and returns whether the sync succeeded. - Action **Update Schedule** Asks SkedPal to recalculate the schedule for the connected user, and returns SkedPal's scheduling result. - Action **Update Task** Updates the properties you provide on the SkedPal task with the given ID. ## 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) - [ **SkedPal** SkedPal is a smart calendar app that schedules your to-do's based on your commitments and preferences.](https://apiant.ai/connections/skedpal) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nytimes - [ **Nytimes to Groq** Groq is a provider of fast LPUs and cloud tools to accelerate AI inference at scale and low cost.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-groq) - [ **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) ## More into SkedPal - [ **HubSpot to SkedPal** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-skedpal) - [ **Salesforce to SkedPal** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-skedpal) - [ **Google Sheets to SkedPal** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-skedpal) - [ **Gmail to SkedPal** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-skedpal) - [ **Google Calendar to SkedPal** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-skedpal) - [ **Google Drive to SkedPal** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-skedpal) Questions ## Nytimes and SkedPal, 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 SkedPal when something happens in Nytimes? Any of SkedPal's 7 actions, including Update Schedule, Update Task, Find Task by Name and Get calendar account. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SkedPal to Nytimes? Yes. When something happens in SkedPal, your agent can act in Nytimes too. This page covers both directions: SkedPal's triggers and Nytimes's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nytimes or SkedPal? 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 SkedPal 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.