--- title: "Connect The Old Reader to Retell AI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New item\" fires in The Old Reader, your agent runs \"Add Agent\" in Retell AI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-retell-ai" --- # Connect The Old Reader to Retell AI When **New item** fires in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), your agent runs **Add Agent** in [Retell AI](https://apiant.ai/connections/retell-ai). 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 Retell AI **27** 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 Retell AI 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 The Old Reader can start in Retell AI - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add Agent** in Retell AI - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Create Knowledge Base** in Retell AI 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 Retell AI ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 39 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 **Add Agent** Create a new Retell AI voice agent attached to a response engine (Retell LLM, custom LLM, or conversation flow) and a voice. - Action **Create Knowledge Base** Create a new Retell AI knowledge base from texts, URLs and/or a file. - Action **Create Retell LLM** Create a new Retell LLM Response Engine that can be attached to an agent. This is used to generate response output for the agent. - Action **Delete Agent** Deletes an existing Retell AI agent, including all of its versions. - Action **Delete Knowledge Base** Delete an existing knowledge base. - Action **Delete Phone Number** Delete a phone number from your Retell AI account. - Action **Delete Retell LLM** Delete a Retell LLM response engine. - Action **Get a Call** Retrieves the full details of a Retell AI call (phone or web): status, transcript, recording links, post-call analysis, cost and latency. - Action **Get an Agent** Retrieve the full configuration of a Retell AI voice agent. - Action **Get a Phone Number** Retrieve the details of one phone number in your Retell AI account, including its bound agents, nickname and webhook settings. - Action **Get a Retell LLM** Retrieve the details of a Retell LLM response engine, including its prompt, model, tools and states. - Action **Get a Voice** Retrieve the details of a single Retell AI voice: its name, provider, accent, gender, age and a preview audio link. - Action **Get Concurrency** Gets your Retell AI organization's current number of ongoing calls and its concurrency limits. - Action **Get Knowledge Base** Retrieve the details of a knowledge base, including its processing status and sources. - Action **Import Phone Number** Import a phone number from your own telephony provider (for example a Twilio elastic SIP trunk) into Retell AI and optionally bind agents to it. - Action **List Agents** Lists the voice and chat agents in the Retell AI account, optionally filtered by channel or by a name/id search. - Action **List Calls** List calls in the Retell AI account, newest first by default, optionally filtered by agent, status, direction, numbers, time range and more. Returns up to 1000 calls; transcripts and recording URLs are not included (use Get a Call for those). - Action **List Knowledge Bases** List all knowledge bases in the Retell AI account. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the phone numbers in your Retell AI account (up to 1000). - Action **List Retell LLMs** Lists the Retell LLM response engines in the account. - Action **List Voices** List all voices available to the Retell AI account. - Action **Make a Phone Call** Start a new outbound phone call from one of your Retell numbers, handled by a Retell voice agent. - Action **Register Phone Call** Register a phone call placed through your own (custom) telephony, so Retell issues a call id your telephony can connect the audio to. - Action **Update Agent** Updates an existing Retell AI voice agent's latest draft version. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Call** Update the metadata, data storage setting or custom attributes of an existing Retell AI call. - Action **Update Phone Number** Updates the agents, nickname, webhooks, country restrictions, SIP trunk and fallback settings of a phone number in Retell AI. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Retell LLM** Update an existing Retell LLM response engine's configuration (prompt, model, etc). ## Each app on its own - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) - [ **Retell AI** Retell AI is a conversation intelligence platform that turns customer calls into actionable insights.](https://apiant.ai/connections/retell-ai) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from The Old Reader - [ **The Old Reader to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-trello) - [ **The Old Reader to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-zoom) - [ **The Old Reader to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-twilio) - [ **The Old Reader to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-typeform) - [ **The Old Reader to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-webflow) - [ **The Old Reader to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-wix) ## More into Retell AI - [ **HubSpot to Retell AI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-retell-ai) - [ **Salesforce to Retell AI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-retell-ai) - [ **Slack to Retell AI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-retell-ai) - [ **Google Sheets to Retell AI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-retell-ai) - [ **Gmail to Retell AI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-retell-ai) - [ **Google Calendar to Retell AI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-retell-ai) Questions ## The Old Reader and Retell AI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from The Old Reader? 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 Retell AI when something happens in The Old Reader? Any of Retell AI's 27 actions, including Create Knowledge Base, Create Retell LLM, Update Agent and Update Call. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Retell AI to The Old Reader? Retell AI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in The Old Reader. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Retell AI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for The Old Reader or Retell AI? 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 The Old Reader and Retell AI 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.