--- title: "Connect SparrowDesk and The Old Reader - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in SparrowDesk, your agent runs \"Update item\" in The Old Reader." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-the-old-reader" --- # Connect SparrowDesk and The Old Reader When **New Contact** fires in [SparrowDesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/sparrowdesk), your agent runs **Update item** in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), or **New item** in The Old Reader to **Add Ticket Reply** in SparrowDesk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. SparrowDesk **2** triggers SparrowDesk **17** 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 SparrowDesk 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 SparrowDesk and The Old Reader can do together ### From SparrowDesk to The Old Reader - When **New Contact** in SparrowDesk then **Update item** in The Old Reader - When **New Ticket** in SparrowDesk then **Mark all items as read** in The Old Reader ### From The Old Reader to SparrowDesk - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add Ticket Reply** in SparrowDesk - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create Contact** in SparrowDesk 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 SparrowDesk and The Old Reader ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 29 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Fires when a new contact is created. - Trigger **New Ticket** Fires when a new conversation (ticket) is created. - Action **Add Company** Create a company. - Action **Add Ticket Reply** Create a reply on a conversation (ticket). - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in your SparrowDesk account. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new ticket (conversation) in your SparrowDesk account. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact by ID. - Action **Delete Ticket** Delete a conversation (ticket) by ID. - Action **Get Company** Retrieve a company by ID. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by ID. - Action **Get Ticket** Retrieve a single conversation (ticket) by ID. - Action **List Companies** List all companies. - Action **List Contacts** List all contacts. - Action **List Members** List all team members on the account. - Action **List Tags** List all tags on the account. - Action **List Tickets** List all conversations (tickets). - Action **Update Company** Update a company by ID. - Action **Update Contact** Update a contact by ID. - Action **Update Ticket** Update a conversation (ticket) by ID. - 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 - [ **SparrowDesk** SparrowDesk is an AI-first helpdesk that unifies customer support across email & chat while automating...](https://apiant.ai/connections/sparrowdesk) - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from SparrowDesk - [ **SparrowDesk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-salesforce) - [ **SparrowDesk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-stripe) - [ **SparrowDesk to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-trello) - [ **SparrowDesk to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-zoom) - [ **SparrowDesk to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-twilio) - [ **SparrowDesk to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sparrowdesk-to-typeform) ## 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 ## SparrowDesk and The Old Reader, answered ### ### What can start an automation from SparrowDesk? Any of SparrowDesk's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact and New Ticket. 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 SparrowDesk? 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 SparrowDesk? Yes. When something happens in The Old Reader, your agent can act in SparrowDesk too. This page covers both directions: The Old Reader's triggers and SparrowDesk's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for SparrowDesk 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 SparrowDesk 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.