--- title: "Connect Roll and Spaceflight News - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Company\" fires in Roll, your agent runs \"Get article\" in Spaceflight News, or \"New article\" in Spaceflight News to \"Add task\" in Roll." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-spaceflight-news" --- # Connect Roll and Spaceflight News When **New Company** fires in [Roll](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll), your agent runs **Get article** in [Spaceflight News](https://apiant.ai/connections/spaceflight-news), or **New article** in Spaceflight News to **Add task** in Roll. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Roll **3** triggers Roll **11** actions Spaceflight News **3** triggers Spaceflight News **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Roll and Spaceflight News 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 Roll and Spaceflight News can do together ### From Roll to Spaceflight News - When **New Company** in Roll then **Get article** in Spaceflight News - When **New Project** in Roll then **Get blog** in Spaceflight News ### From Spaceflight News to Roll - When **New article** in Spaceflight News then **Add task** in Roll - When **New blog** in Spaceflight News then **Create Time Record** in Roll 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 Roll and Spaceflight News ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Time Record** Triggers when a new time record is created. - Action **Add task** Create a task via the Roll GraphQL API task add mutation. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Time Record** Creates a new time record. - Action **Find Company** Finds an existing company. - Action **Find employee** Search employees via the Roll GraphQL API employees query. - Action **Find Project** Finds an existing project. - Action **Find Time Record** Looks up Roll time records via the GraphQL time query. - Action **Update project** Update a project via the Roll GraphQL API project update mutation. - Action **Update task** Update a task via the Roll GraphQL API task update mutation. - Action **Update time record** Update a time entry via the Roll GraphQL API time update mutation. - Trigger **New article** Fires when a new spaceflight news article is published. - Trigger **New blog** Fires when a new spaceflight-related blog post is published. - Trigger **New report** Fires when a new spaceflight industry report is published. - Action **Get article** Retrieve a single spaceflight news article by its ID. - Action **Get blog** Retrieve a single spaceflight-related blog post by its ID. - Action **Get report** Retrieve a single spaceflight industry report by its ID. - Action **List articles** Search and list spaceflight news articles, with filters for news site, launch, event, and featured status. - Action **List blogs** Search and list spaceflight-related blog posts, with filters for news site, launch, event, and featured status. - Action **List reports** Search and list spaceflight industry reports, with filters for news site, keywords, and publication date. ## Each app on its own - [ **Roll** Roll is a platform with everything your business needs in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll) - [ **Spaceflight News** Spaceflight News API aggregates news coverage of spaceflight and the space industry from many publishers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/spaceflight-news) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Roll - [ **Roll to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-salesforce) - [ **Roll to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-slack) - [ **Roll to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-stripe) - [ **Roll to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-shopify) - [ **Roll to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-trello) - [ **Roll to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-zoom) ## More into Spaceflight News - [ **Pipefy to Spaceflight News** The easy button for processes and workflows Easily organize and run all your processes in one place, leaving...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipefy-to-spaceflight-news) - [ **HubSpot to Spaceflight News** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-spaceflight-news) - [ **Salesforce to Spaceflight News** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-spaceflight-news) - [ **Slack to Spaceflight News** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-spaceflight-news) - [ **Google Sheets to Spaceflight News** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-spaceflight-news) - [ **Gmail to Spaceflight News** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-spaceflight-news) Questions ## Roll and Spaceflight News, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Roll? Any of Roll's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Company, New Project and New Time Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Spaceflight News when something happens in Roll? Any of Spaceflight News's 6 actions, including Get article, Get blog, Get report and List articles. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Spaceflight News to Roll? Yes. When something happens in Spaceflight News, your agent can act in Roll too. This page covers both directions: Spaceflight News's triggers and Roll's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Roll or Spaceflight News? 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 Roll and Spaceflight News 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.