Integration
Connect Outline to Writer
When New Collection fires in Outline, your agent runs Add file in Writer. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Outline and Writer to do together?
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Connect your AI client
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)Grok
Open grok.com/connectors, choose New Connector, then Custom, and paste the address. Grok signs you in in your browser.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)Example flows
What Outline can start in Writer
When New Collection in Outline
then Add file in Writer
When New Comment in Outline
then Add file to knowledge graph in Writer
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 Outline and Writer
Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 48 actions
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created in Outline.
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added in Outline, optionally on one document or collection.
Trigger
New DocumentTriggers when a new document is published in Outline, optionally within one collection.
Action
Add groupCreates a new group in Outline that can be used to organize users and grant collection access.
Action
Add group memberAdds a user to a group in Outline, optionally as a group admin.
Action
Add shareCreates a share link for an Outline document or collection, returning the share's URL and settings.
Action
Archive DocumentArchives an Outline document so it leaves the active collection.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a collection in Outline to group documents.
Action
Create DocumentCreates a document in an Outline collection and returns its ID and link.
Action
Delete CollectionDeletes an Outline collection and all of its documents.
Action
Delete commentDeletes a comment, including all of its replies when it is a top-level comment.
Action
Delete DocumentDeletes an Outline document, moving it to trash or removing it permanently.
Action
Delete groupDeletes a group. Its members lose access to any collections the group had been added to.
Action
Duplicate documentDuplicates an existing document, optionally with its child documents, into the same or another collection.
Action
Find documents by titleReturns documents whose titles match the search keywords you provide.
Action
Get CollectionReturns an Outline collection's name, description and link.
Action
Get commentReturns a single comment on an Outline document, including its author, document and resolution status.
Action
Get DocumentReturns an Outline document with its title and Markdown text.
Action
Get groupReturns a group's details, including its name, description and member count.
Action
Get UserReturns an Outline user's name, email and role.
Action
Invite usersInvites one or more people to join the Outline workspace by email, with a chosen role for each.
Action
List CollectionsLists the collections in the Outline workspace.
Action
List commentsReturns comments in your Outline workspace, optionally limited to one document or collection.
Action
List DocumentsLists Outline documents, most recently updated first, optionally within one collection.
Action
List groupsReturns the groups in the Outline workspace, optionally filtered by member, external ID or name search.
Action
List revisionsReturns the revision history of an Outline document, newest snapshots with who created them and when.
Action
List UsersLists users in the Outline workspace, optionally filtered by name or email.
Action
Move documentMoves a document to a different collection or under a different parent document. With no parent document given, it lands at the collection root.
Action
Restore documentRestores an archived or deleted document, optionally to a previous revision or into a different collection.
Action
Search DocumentsSearches Outline documents by keyword and returns matching documents with a context snippet.
Action
Update CollectionUpdates an Outline collection's name, description or color.
Action
Update commentUpdates the body of an existing comment on an Outline document.
Action
Update DocumentUpdates the title or text of an Outline document.
Action
Update groupUpdates an existing group's name, icon or color in Outline.
Action
Update userUpdates a user's name, avatar, language or sidebar preferences in Outline. Updates the connected user when no user is given.
Action
Add fileUploads a file (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, image, email, HTML, subtitle, CSV or Excel) to your Writer account, optionally attaching it to a Knowledge Graph.
Action
Add file to knowledge graphAdds an uploaded file to a Writer Knowledge Graph.
Action
Add knowledge graphCreate a new Knowledge Graph.
Action
Ask knowledge graphAsk a natural-language question against a Knowledge Graph and get an answer with citations.
Action
Delete filePermanently delete a file from Writer. This cannot be undone.
Action
Delete file from knowledge graphRemove a file from a Knowledge Graph. The file remains in your Writer files.
Action
Delete knowledge graphDelete a Writer Knowledge Graph.
Action
Generate chat completionGenerate a multi-turn chat completion from a list of messages, distinct from the existing single-prompt Send Prompt/Text generation op.
Action
Get fileRetrieve a file's details, including its name, processing status, and the Knowledge Graphs it belongs to.
Action
Get knowledge graphRetrieve a Writer Knowledge Graph by its id, including file processing status and connected web URLs.
Action
List knowledge graphsRetrieve a list of Knowledge Graphs. By default only org-wide Knowledge Graphs are returned; supply team IDs to include graphs deployed to those teams.
Action
List modelsLists the models available to your Writer account for text generation, chat completions and other AI tasks.
Action
Parse PDFParse a PDF document into structured text.
Action
Search webSearches the web for a query using Writer's web search tool and returns a generated answer with the source URLs it drew on.
Action
Send PromptGenerates text from a single prompt with a Writer Palmyra model (or an external model configured for your organization), without conversational context.
Action
Update knowledge graphUpdate a Knowledge Graph's name/description.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Outline and Writer, answered
What can start an automation from Outline?
Any of Outline's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Collection, New Comment and New Document. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Writer when something happens in Outline?
Any of Writer's 16 actions, including Send Prompt, Update knowledge graph, Add file and Add file to knowledge graph. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Writer to Outline?
Writer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Outline. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Writer's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Outline or Writer?
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 Outline and Writer 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.