--- title: "Connect ProProfs Project and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed Subtask\" fires in ProProfs Project, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect ProProfs Project and The Old Reader When **Completed Subtask** fires in [ProProfs Project](https://apiant.ai/connections/proprofs-project), 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 Task** in ProProfs Project. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ProProfs Project **7** triggers ProProfs Project **7** 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 ProProfs Project 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 ProProfs Project and The Old Reader can do together ### From ProProfs Project to The Old Reader - When **Completed Subtask** in ProProfs Project then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **Completed Task** in ProProfs Project then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to ProProfs Project - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create Task** in ProProfs Project - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Get Task** in ProProfs Project 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 ProProfs Project and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **Completed Subtask** Triggers when a subtask is marked complete in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **Completed Task** Triggers when a task is marked complete in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **New Client** Triggers when a new client is added in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **New Event** Triggers when a new event is created in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **New Subtask** Triggers when a new subtask is created in ProProfs Project. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in ProProfs Project. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in ProProfs Project with its contact details. - Action **Create Event** Creates a calendar event in ProProfs Project, optionally linked to a project. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in ProProfs Project, optionally with a client, dates, pricing and assigned users or teams. - Action **Create Subtask** Creates a subtask under an existing task in ProProfs Project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in a ProProfs Project project. - Action **Get Subtask** Returns the details of a single subtask, including its parent task, project, dates, progress and assigned users. - Action **Get Task** Returns a single task by its id, including its project, dates, status and assigned users. - 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 - [ **ProProfs Project** ProProfs Project is an online project management tool that also lets you collaborate with your team on the go.](https://apiant.ai/connections/proprofs-project) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ProProfs Project - [ **ProProfs Project to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-salesforce) - [ **ProProfs Project to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-slack) - [ **ProProfs Project to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-stripe) - [ **ProProfs Project to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-shopify) - [ **ProProfs Project to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **ProProfs Project to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proprofs-project-to-trello) ## 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 ## ProProfs Project and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ProProfs Project? Any of ProProfs Project's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Completed Subtask, Completed Task, New Client and New Event. 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 ProProfs Project? 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 ProProfs Project? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in ProProfs Project too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and ProProfs Project's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ProProfs Project 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 ProProfs Project 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.