--- title: "Connect PubNub to Papyrs - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message on Channel\" fires in PubNub, your agent runs \"Add page\" in Papyrs." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-papyrs" --- # Connect PubNub to Papyrs When **New Message on Channel** fires in [PubNub](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub), your agent runs **Add page** in [Papyrs](https://apiant.ai/connections/papyrs). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PubNub **2** triggers PubNub **9** actions Papyrs **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PubNub and Papyrs 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 PubNub can start in Papyrs - When **New Message on Channel** in PubNub then **Add page** in Papyrs - When **Presence Change on Channel** in PubNub then **Post Comment on Page** in Papyrs 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 PubNub and Papyrs ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New Message on Channel** Triggers when a new message is published to a PubNub channel. - Trigger **Presence Change on Channel** Fires when a user appears on a PubNub channel or their presence state changes, by polling the channel's Here Now occupant list. - Action **Get channel metadata** Get App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Get Channel Presence** Gets current occupancy and user list for a PubNub channel. - Action **Get user metadata** Get App Context metadata for a user. - Action **List channels** List all channels with App Context metadata. - Action **List users** List all users with App Context metadata. - Action **Publish Message** Publishes a message to a PubNub channel. - Action **Send signal** Send a lightweight signal to a channel. - Action **Update channel metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Update user metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a user. - Action **Add attachment** Uploads a file to a Papyrs page as a new Attachment widget. - Action **Add page** Creates a new page in Papyrs with the given title and contents. - Action **Create New Heading** Add a Heading to an existing Page. - Action **Create New Textbox (HTML)** Adds a new text box to a Papyrs page, using HTML content (certain tags are removed by Papyrs when it cleans the HTML). - Action **Create New Textbox (Text)** Adds a new text box to a Papyrs page. The content is treated as plain text: any HTML tags are shown literally and line breaks are kept. - Action **Delete page** Permanently deletes a page from your Papyrs intranet. - Action **Delete widget** Delete a widget (paragraph, heading, or attachment) from a page by widget ID. - Action **Find pages by keyword** Returns the pages that match the specified keyword, using Papyrs' built-in search. - Action **Get page** Returns a Papyrs page by its ID, including its title, folder, timestamps, URL, visibility, column/widget contents and layout. - Action **Get widget** Retrieves one text box (paragraph), heading or attachment widget from a Papyrs page. - Action **List page records** Lists the form records submitted on a Papyrs page. - Action **List pages** Lists all pages visible to the connected Papyrs user, ordered by creation date (newest first). - Action **List people** Returns every person in the Papyrs People Directory (guest users invited to individual pages are excluded). The connected user must have access to the People Directory. - Action **Post Comment on Page** Posts a comment to the discussion stream of a Papyrs page. The page must contain a Discussion widget. - Action **Update attachment** Adds a file to an existing attachment widget on a Papyrs page. - Action **Update TextBox (HTML)** Replaces the content of an existing Text box widget on a Papyrs page with new HTML. - Action **Update TextBox (Text)** Replaces the content of an existing Text box widget on a Papyrs page with plain text. HTML tags are escaped and line breaks are converted. The widget receives a new id on every update. ## Each app on its own - [ **PubNub** PubNub is a real-time communication platform that powers chat, live notifications, IoT data streaming, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub) - [ **Papyrs** Dream up your own intranet site or internal wiki with simple drag & drop.](https://apiant.ai/connections/papyrs) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PubNub - [ **PubNub to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-salesforce) - [ **PubNub to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-slack) - [ **PubNub to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-stripe) - [ **PubNub to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-shopify) - [ **PubNub to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PubNub to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-trello) ## More into Papyrs - [ **HubSpot to Papyrs** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-papyrs) - [ **Salesforce to Papyrs** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-papyrs) - [ **Slack to Papyrs** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-papyrs) - [ **Google Sheets to Papyrs** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-papyrs) - [ **Gmail to Papyrs** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-papyrs) - [ **Google Calendar to Papyrs** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-papyrs) Questions ## PubNub and Papyrs, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PubNub? Any of PubNub's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Message on Channel and Presence Change on Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Papyrs when something happens in PubNub? Any of Papyrs's 17 actions, including Create New Heading, Create New Textbox (HTML), Create New Textbox (Text) and Post Comment on Page. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Papyrs to PubNub? Papyrs has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in PubNub. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Papyrs's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PubNub or Papyrs? 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 PubNub and Papyrs 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.