# Connect The Old Reader to Google Maps Platform When **New item** fires in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), your agent runs **Geocode Address** in [Google Maps Platform](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-maps-platform). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. The Old Reader **1** trigger The Old Reader **12** actions Google Maps Platform **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want The Old Reader and Google Maps Platform to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 The Old Reader can start in Google Maps Platform - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Nearby Search** in Google Maps Platform 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 The Old Reader and Google Maps Platform ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger ยท 20 actions - 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. - Action **Geocode Address** Converts a street address or place description into latitude/longitude coordinates and a formatted address. - Action **Get Directions** Returns a route between an origin and a destination, with total distance, travel time and step-by-step legs. - Action **Get Distance Matrix** Returns travel distance and time for every pair of origins and destinations. - Action **Get Place Details** Returns the details of one Google Maps place, including its name, address, location, rating, phone number, website and opening hours. - Action **Get Route** Calculates a route between an origin and a destination address and returns its distance, travel time, route polyline and summary. - Action **Nearby Search** Finds places within a radius of a latitude and longitude, optionally limited to place types such as restaurant or gas station, and returns them with their address, location and rating. - Action **Reverse Geocode** Converts latitude/longitude coordinates into the nearest human-readable address. - Action **Text Search** Searches Google Maps for places matching a text query, such as "pizza in New York", and returns the matching places with their address, location, rating and contact details. ## Each app on its own - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) - [ **Google Maps Platform** APIs and SDKs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, and location-based data in apps.](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-maps-platform) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from The Old Reader - 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Any of The Old Reader's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Google Maps Platform when something happens in The Old Reader? Any of Google Maps Platform's 8 actions, including Geocode Address, Get Directions, Get Distance Matrix and Get Place Details. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Google Maps Platform to The Old Reader? Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in The Old Reader. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Google Maps Platform's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for The Old Reader or Google Maps Platform? 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. ### ### 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.