--- title: "Connect Spaceflight News to Orca Scan - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New article\" fires in Spaceflight News, your agent runs \"List rows\" in Orca Scan." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-orca-scan" --- # Connect Spaceflight News to Orca Scan When **New article** fires in [Spaceflight News](https://apiant.ai/connections/spaceflight-news), your agent runs **List rows** in [Orca Scan](https://apiant.ai/connections/orca-scan). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Spaceflight News **3** triggers Spaceflight News **6** actions Orca Scan **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Spaceflight News and Orca Scan 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 Spaceflight News can start in Orca Scan - When **New article** in Spaceflight News then **List rows** in Orca Scan - When **New blog** in Spaceflight News then **Delete Row** in Orca Scan 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 Spaceflight News and Orca Scan ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 11 actions - 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. - Action **Clear sheet** Deletes all rows from an Orca Scan sheet, leaving the sheet and its fields in place. - Action **Delete Row** Deletes a row from an Orca Scan sheet by its ID. - Action **List fields** Returns the fields (columns) defined on an Orca Scan sheet. - Action **List rows** Returns all rows in an Orca Scan sheet, optionally only those matching a barcode value. - Action **List sheets** Returns every Orca Scan sheet the connected account can access. ## Each app on its own - [ **Spaceflight News** Spaceflight News API aggregates news coverage of spaceflight and the space industry from many publishers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/spaceflight-news) - [ **Orca Scan** Orca Scan is a no-code barcode system; add/remove fields to build the barcode system you want.](https://apiant.ai/connections/orca-scan) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Spaceflight News - [ **Spaceflight News to Solematica** Solematica is an Italian solar-energy service that compares photovoltaic installer offers and publishes...](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-solematica) - [ **Spaceflight News to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-stripe) - [ **Spaceflight News to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-shopify) - [ **Spaceflight News to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-trello) - [ **Spaceflight News to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-zoom) - [ **Spaceflight News to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/spaceflight-news-to-twilio) ## More into Orca Scan - [ **HubSpot to Orca Scan** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-orca-scan) - [ **Salesforce to Orca Scan** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-orca-scan) - [ **Slack to Orca Scan** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-orca-scan) - [ **Google Sheets to Orca Scan** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-orca-scan) - [ **Gmail to Orca Scan** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-orca-scan) - [ **Google Calendar to Orca Scan** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-orca-scan) Questions ## Spaceflight News and Orca Scan, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Spaceflight News? Any of Spaceflight News's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New article, New blog and New report. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Orca Scan when something happens in Spaceflight News? Any of Orca Scan's 5 actions, including Clear sheet, List fields, List rows and List sheets. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Orca Scan to Spaceflight News? Orca Scan has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Spaceflight News. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Orca Scan's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Spaceflight News or Orca Scan? 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 Spaceflight News and Orca Scan 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.